{"id":13127,"date":"2025-04-17T22:54:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T20:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/?p=13127"},"modified":"2025-04-17T22:54:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T20:54:35","slug":"it-will-not-be-a-synology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2025\/04\/17\/it-will-not-be-a-synology\/","title":{"rendered":"It will not be a Synology!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Synology Locks Key NAS Features Behind Proprietary Drive Requirement<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Synology\u2026 I’m going to buy a NAS. Now I’m sure it will not be a Synology!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Synology Locks Key NAS Features Behind Proprietary Drive Requirement<\/a> (tomshardware.com)<\/a> 38<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Synology’s upcoming Plus Series NAS systems will restrict full functionality<\/a> to users who install the company’s self-branded hard drives, Tom’s Hardware is reporting, marking a significant shift in the consumer NAS market. While third-party drives will still work for basic storage, critical features including drive health monitoring, volume-wide deduplication, lifespan analysis, and automatic firmware updates will be disabled, the publication said.

The restriction doesn’t apply to Synology’s 2024 and older models, only affecting new Plus Series devices targeted at SMBs and advanced home users. Synology itself doesn’t manufacture drives but rebrands HDDs from major manufacturers like Seagate, Western Digital, and Toshiba, often with custom firmware that functions as DRM. According to Synology, the change follows successful implementation in their enterprise solutions and will deliver “higher performance, increased reliability, and more efficient support.” A workaround exists: users can initialize a non-Synology drive in an older Synology NAS and then migrate it to a new Plus model without restrictions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Synology Locks Key NAS Features Behind Proprietary Drive Requirement Dear Synology\u2026 I’m going to buy a NAS. Now I’m sure it will not be a Synology!<\/p>\n

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