Network Attached Storage

Synology has increasingly been promoting its own line of hard drives ( HAT53xx enterprise and HAT33xx Plus) . They have strict compatibility enforcement on many models, limiting support for third-party drives. This article helps you quickly identify which Synology NAS model...

Synology just revealed the DS925+, the successor to the popular DS923+ 4-bay NAS. At first glance, both models look nearly identical — same chassis, same number of drive bays, and the same 4 GB ECC RAM by default. But under the hood, Synology has made some bold chan...

Synology’s ActiveProtect Manager (APM), which powers the ActiveProtect appliance (similar to DSM on other Synology NAS devices), introduces an innovative Read more

Choosing the right storage medium for your data is- challenging: You are looking to balance the speed of expensive flash storage with the affordability of slower HDDs. The key challange is not to decide which one to choose ( you can offcourse choose both), but rather how to en...

Synology have been showcasing their ActiveProtect DP series in recent months. We saw it most recently in Gitex in October. The anticipated rele...

This guide is designed for end users who are considering a Synology NAS for personal use. It covers the basics of NAS, essential terminology, practical things you can do with a NAS, tips on selecting the right mod...

TL;DR Both Synology F1 RAID and QNAP QSAL implement uneven writing patterns on SSDs to minimize the potential risk of multiple SSDs failing simultaneously within a RAID configuration. While they adopt different methods, the ultimate goal is th...

Synology is well known for their Network attached stroage and Routers and now with BeeDrive they have their own personal backup hub drive too. Hardware wise , BeeDrive is comparable to an external SSD with a USB 3.2 Gen2 Type C interface, however the BeeDrive offers ...

After the success of the Synology HAT5300, Synology has now launched the HAT3300. Synology HAT5300 compared to HAT3300 While the HAT5300 is an enterprise hard drive, the HAT3300 is a NAS hard drive. The industry standard is 3 years for NAS drives (1.0M - 1.2...

In 2023, Synology is launching DS723+, DS1823XS+, SA6400, SA3410, SA3610 , RS2423RP+ and DS923+. Here are the early  specifications on DS1823XS+ and DS723+ Synology DS1621XS+ vs Synology DS1823xs+ DS8123xs+ will have AMD Ryzen V1780B  instead of Intel ...