However, Synology's 2025-Plus Series NAS models now come with a catch — your drives need to be “compatible,” or DSM starts locking you out of core features like the ability to use your brand-new NAS.

I always recommend using drives designed for network-attached storage (NAS) inside such an enclosure to ensure you have the ...

Despite some compatibility restrictions, the Synology DiskStation DS925+ NAS maintains your home backups with little ...

Synology has recently released the DS1825+ and DS1525+, its latest compact yet powerful DiskStation NAS models crafted for ...

From the promise of smoother multitasking and SSD caching to the frustration ... controversy within the NAS community. Synology now mandates the use of drives from its official compatibility ...

Bad news for prospective Synology NAS buyers -- the company is now making its drives de facto mandatory for Plus-series NAS boxes launched in 2025 and onwards. Citing compatibility issues ...

I had hoped to leave for Seattle with a completely configured NAS, but life had other ideas. That's OK. It's in a pretty good ...

Synology has announced a significant policy change that will require all 2025 Plus series NAS models—and future iterations—to exclusively use Synology-branded drives. This marks a departure ...

Certified Overspending: Synology is known for its NAS appliances (network-attached storage) and other related products. While the company doesn't manufacture its own disk drives, it is now selling ...

If such non-approved drives are installed in the NAS, they will no longer be provided with automatic firmware updates, among other things. Synology's announcement does not mention that this also ...