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A Guide to the Best 4-Bay NAS Drives to Buy Right Now For professionals moving from cloud storage to private servers, 4-Bay NAS devices have become the go-to choice in 2024. Offering large storage capacities of up to 24TB per drive and enhanced redundancy for data protection, these systems stand out for their reliable hardware and ample space. As NAS technology has advanced, the quality of 4-Bay NAS systems designed for prosumers and small businesses has improved significantly, all while maintaining competitive pricing. After years of reviewing NAS devices, it’s clear that 2024 is a particularly competitive year, with significant innovations shaping the market. Key developments include the integration of M.2 NVMe SSDs for both caching...

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While this year was less exciting in terms of refreshed models by Synology, it was a year of brand-new devices. Starting with BeeDrive last year and the BeeStation at the start of 2024. Because of this, we will finish this year with a Black Friday giveaway event, that will allow one lucky single winner a chance to take home a brand new 4TB BeeStation along with 1 year of 500GB C2 Backup service! So welcome to the "Synology BLACK Friday 2024 Giveaway"! Continue reading...

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Since its rollout, the BeeStation has had a decent acceptance rate, but the main reason users have an issue with this device is its limiting functionality. To be fair, the BeeStation was always designed as a sync, backup, and share device with a turn-key principle in mind. Continue reading...

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This year was quiet for Synology in terms of new and refreshed devices, routers, and NAS alike. Continue reading...

Taipei, Taiwan—November 05, 2024—Synology today announces an official collaboration with Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 (October 22-25) and recognizes the contr Continue reading... - - - Source: synology.com

Synology vs UniFi NAS Comparison UPDATE – The UniFi UNAS Pro NAS is now available and can be found HERE In the world of Network Attached Storage (NAS), Synology has been a dominant player for over two decades, recognized for its extensive range of products, robust features, and seamless user experience. UniFi, by contrast, is a newcomer in the NAS market, having built a reputation for excellence in networking solutions under the umbrella of Ubiquiti. With the recent release of the UniFi UNAS Pro, the company is entering a highly competitive space dominated by established NAS providers like Synology. This article takes an in-depth look at both Synology’s NAS solutions and UniFi’s first NAS system. It compares the two across key aspects...

New Synology BeeStation BST170 Model with Intel x86 Architecture Leaked For those that have been a pinch concerned fo late that Synology was starting to move out of the Intel-powered home NAS market, there has seemingly been something of a flicker of good news appearing inadvertently on the official Synology Download pages. Eagle-eyed Reddit User Gummibando managed to spot that a new DSM system firmware image appeared very briefly, before it’s removal shortly after it was shared online. Namely ‘BSM_BST170-8T_65371.pat ‘ – which reveals that Synology have a new Beestation model (denoted by the BSM_BST model ID) that, upon even further digging into the official pages, revealed that alongside this new model IS, that a newly specced out...

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A few days back on Synology's archive site there was a new BSM package under the name BSM_BST170-8T_65371. Shortly after Synology removed the PAT file and I was not quick enough to download it and inspect it as last time to try and decipher a bit more about this new potential model. Continue reading...

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Guide: Using the Wavlink USB-to-5GbE Adapter on a Synology NAS If you’re looking to upgrade your Synology NAS’s network speed without investing in expensive native solutions, you can connect a Wavlink USB-to-5GbE adapter. While this adapter isn’t officially supported by Synology, users have developed workarounds to make it function. This guide will walk you through how to set up the adapter and get faster speeds on your NAS. Important Warning: Proceed with Caution! Continue reading... - - -

If Not Synology? Which Other NAS Brand Should You Choose? It’s an odd question, but with Synology arguably making some rather higher business and enterprise decisions in recent years, there have been increasing queries about who would fill the void if they moved onwards and upwards. As Synology holds such a powerful position in the NAS market, their absence would certainly lead to quite the battle of strength from other players. The obvious answer would be QNAP, a brand that has a similar history to Synology (over two decades in the business, Taiwan-based, in-house OS, numerous 1st-party tools, home and business solutions, etc.), but in 2024, the reality is nowhere near as clear-cut. Younger established brands that have jockeyed for...

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Just over a year ago, we saw the new Synology operating system as somewhat of a surprise appearing on their download site under the name BSM. Continue reading...

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