Synology reverses policy banning third-party HDDs
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#2FA ... FO
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#3Thank god they reversed course. I’m coming up on needing another NAS and I was not looking forward to digging through alternatives.
I’ve run raw Linux servers, I’ve run UnRaid, and now I have Synology and it’s been the best “set it and forget it” solution yet. Yes, the hardware is overpriced but it works and I’m willing to pay a premium for that.
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#4However, now we know the direction their leadership would like to take, I can't see much of the tech savvy crowd returning to them, given we know they'll find another revenue screw to turn.
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#5Thank god they reversed course. I’m coming up on needing another NAS and I was not looking forward to digging through alternatives. I’ve run raw Linux servers, I’ve run UnRaid, and now I have Synology and it’s been the best “set it and forget it” solution yet. Yes, the hardware is overpriced but it works and I’m willing to pay a premium for that.
If you just want storage and not apps, Ubiquiti's UNAS line is a much better choice, especially if you're in their ecosystem.
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#6It was a bald strategy move, but market was just not ready for the innovation
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#7But their hardware is also terrible. Their disk stations for consumers had 1G NICs until recently, and still underpowered CPUs. The sales had to decline for them to be convinced to upgrade to 2.5G in 2025. But then they removed an optional slot for 10G in 923+ model (they still would have made money from it, as it costs +$150), so when the industry moves to 10G, you can’t upgrade the component and should buy the whole unit. The construction is plastic.
I have a 920+, and it’s too slow, frequently becomes unresponsive when multiple tasks are run.
They lag, and need to be constantly forced to improve?
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#8> According to some reports, sales of Synology’s 2025 NAS models dropped sharply in the months after the restriction was introduced.
What did NAS customers purchase instead?
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#9Good, but I lost my trust in them, so my next NAS will be something else.
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#10I'm pretty sure Synology does not manufacture hard drives.
So you can't buy 3rd party HDDs --- but Synology can?
Looks likes a blatant FU to the customer was returned in kind.