Synology

A Guide to How Each Synology NAS Performs in Plex Media Server Using a NAS as a Plex Media Server is something that seems to grow in popularity with each passing year! Perhaps it is the constant bickering between streaming platforms such as Disney+, Netflix and Prime as they fight over TV show streaming ownership, maybe it’s the rapid increase in costs – or perhaps it is simply that alot of users these days actually want to OWN the media they watch (as well as WATCH the media they own). Whatever the reason, many users look at Synology NAS solutions...

Turnkey NAS Brands in 2023 – Get it Right, FIRST TIME! If you have been looking to purchase your first NAS drive, or are looking at upgrading the system that you have been using in your home/office for the last few years, then it is understandable that it is ALOT to get to grips with. Network Attached Storage has evolved incredibly over the last few years and has gone from a rather niche area of the I.T industry into something that pretty much all users can benefit from in their daily lives. With the monthly/annual subscription costs of cloud storage...

Best Alternative to WD My Cloud NAS? Which Brand Should You Buy Next? Although Western Digital still is an absolute powerhouse in the world of general storage media for several decades, I think it would be fair to say that in the last few years, their NAS systems (My Cloud, My Book Live, etc) have taken something of a PR beating. They were one of the very first ‘highstreet’ brands that provided affordable NAS solutions to home/business users alike, giving them a much more accessible and higher performing alternative to growing 3rd party clouds like DropBox, Google Drive and more....

Synology DSM 7.2 Release Candidate Confirmed for End of April 2023 An example of a question we have received regularly in the NASComapres free advice section these last 2-3 months: “When is the expected release date for DSM 7.2? I’m eagerly waiting to upgrade my Synology NAS and take advantage of the latest features. Can you provide any insights or predictions on when the official release will be available? Thank you!” The release date for DSM 7.2 has not been officially announced by Synology. That said, a Release Candidate (RC) for DSM 7.2 has been indicated as arriving in the...

Synology Certified Refurbished NAS – DS920+ and More Made Available Again I think it would be fair to say that some Synology NAS hardware ends up being more popular than others.  Despite the bulk of Synology Diskstation and Rackstation solutions arriving with the same DSM software onboard, there is definitely a few items in Synology’s old/new portfolio that are more popular than others. This can be for reasons of price point, hardware, scalability or just that they arrive on the scene at JUST the right time! Probably one of the best examples of this is the Synology DS920+ 4-Bay NAS...

Synology Certified Refurbished NAS – DS920+ and More Made Available Again I think it would be fair to say that some Synology NAS hardware ends up being more popular than others.  Despite the bulk of Synology Diskstation and Rackstation solutions arriving with the same DSM software onboard, there is definitely a few items in Synology’s old/new portfolio that are more popular than others. This can be for reasons of price point, hardware, scalability or just that they arrive on the scene at JUST the right time! Probably one of the best examples of this is the Synology DS920+ 4-Bay NAS...