I upgraded a couple of months ago. My 414 is still running with all four HGST also from 2014. But I was afraid one of the components would die any day so I got 923+ with 2 16TB Synology drives so far. And I’m very happy with it. Have not upgraded anything yet and it is snappy and quiet enough.
I upgraded my 1513+ about 6 years ago with an 1618+. I run 4 drives in both. I kept the 1513+ and use that to back up the 1618+. I swap in new, larger drives into the new NAS, then put the replaced drives into the old NAS. The main reason for upgrading to the 1618+ was that I had maxed out the CPU/memory on the 1513+ (2 cores / 4GB) and I wanted to have more functionality like that for running Docker, VMs as well as video transcoding that the older NAS couldn't handle. Also, at the time, the 1513+ didn't support BTRFS, although I think Synology has since included support for that model.
Thanks for another great video! I've been running a DS1019+ since it came out, filled with 12TB Ultrastar drives which are still going strong. I have two 512Gb NVMe drives installed, but no other upgrades (networking not available, but came stock with 8Gb of RAM, so that's been nice). My application has just been backing up local NVMe arrays and accessing the NAS remotely, so I haven't needed that much horsepower. I'm waiting for the 1825+, but if it's a unit that "officially" only supports Synology drives, I'll just buy the 1821+ and the network upgrade (hopefully at a discount). I use GoodSync to back up the NAS to an old OWC Thunderbolt-3 72TB (60TB RAID5) array which is backed up via Backblaze. Not elegant, but it works...
Excellent presentation. Thank you. I still have a DS2413+ from 2013 with 4g memory and 12 4tb Seagate Enterprise drives in it at RAID-6 with BTRFS volumes and plenty of snapshots. It works perfectly and I use it daily mostly as a unit for storing backups of systems. I wish it had 10g network interfaces. Doubt I would buy a new Synology with all of the proprietary drive/memory/card issues now.
Still using a Synology DS1815+ but as a backup for a QNAP TS-653D both of which are data duplicated on a new UGreen DXP8800 Plus. The DS1815+ has been very reliable (RMAed for new manufactured model in 2017 with the C2000 errata fix). The real issue with the DS1815+ is its DSM 7.x.x limited upgrades and its anemic C2000 series SoC. Still works great though.
Just getting started with my first NAS, but I looked into the hardware/features to cost and I went with the UGreen NAS. $599 for a six bay with dual 10Gbe network ports, 12th GEN 10-CORE INTEL Core i5 Processor and 8GB ram standard (expandable to 96Gbe) was an excellent deal. I was waiting and waiting and waiting for a new a new six bay unit from Synology, but it's been 3+ years that I have been looking, so I just pulled the trigger on the UGreen Unit. I filled it with 24TB drives and 16TB NVMe ram, so I'm hoping this will buy me a few years of future proofing.
I had a DS 1512+ that I finally decided to upgrade after Synology dropped support for DSM 6.2. This time around I built my own and put Truenas on it. It supports 16 drives, 64gb ram and dual 10gbe network ports for about half the cost and no worries about being unable to upgrade hardware/software down the road.
I too am considering dumping Synology lackluster hardware. I may be following your lead and move to another platform. Do you find yourself missing any of the Synology software now ?
@@pfitz4881 Not really, I didn't use a ton of the Synology apps. I'm sure if you have a few that are critical you can search and see if there is a truenas or unraid equivalent before picking an OS. My use case is infrequent large data transfers when I have a video editing/compositing project, so I focused on expandability and fast transfer speed.
@@anaesthetics I got a new power supply but the rest was used equipment and I built it in a old Fractal Design Define R4 case I had. Eventually I'll get a rack mount case like a Sliger CX3702. Supermicro X11SSM-F MB with a Xeon E3-1260L V5 for lower wattage and 32gb ECC ram to start. It's got 8 SATA connectors I'm using for SSDs and I added an LSI 9207-8i HBA for 8 SAS HDDs. The SAS drives are 15-30$ cheaper than SATA so the first couple of HDDs covered the $30 cost of the HBA card. Its connect to my main PC with a 10GB SFP+ Dual Port X520-DA2 Supermicro NIC and 2 DAC cables.
Synologys are amazing for SMB type of projects. My first unit is a DS216j....That bad boy is still in service TODAY and its only used as hyperbackup vault and a secondary location for my xcp virtual machines if the primary nas fails.
Been running a DS920+ for 3 years at 42tb and love it. Only have used 5tb total so far. Only issue I have is the OPENVPN won't let the mail plus app on my phone to connect since 7.2 but am working on it. I hope to see a video on the new ones coming out soon!!
I'm perfectly happy with my 920+... drives in it are relatively small 8tb, so I can start swapping in larger drives and gain a ton of space if I start getting too low. CPU usage is very low, RAM is medium, (due to my main VM) but RAM can be added easily. The one thing that kills me is networking speed, capped out at 1G. (Ok 2G-ish, since I bonded them, but still not the same). For my next leap I'm thinking of getting some less expensive hardware (like Terramaster) with more bays, and putting UnRaid or TrueNAS on it, and then keep this one to backup the new one, adding an Expansion unit if needed, and it can continue running my VMs. (Home Assistant and a couple Docker containers I need 24/7, since it does just fine with those). Then the new one can just be pure storage.
A year ago my trustworthy old DS415+ died. Tried the resistor fix which didn't solve the problem. So I bought a DS1522+, migrated the 4x8TB drives in RAID-5 configuration to the new nas, which worked without a problem. I then decided to convert the volume from RAID-5 to RAID-6 after adding a fifth 8TB drive into the DS1522+. The process went fine, but took almost two weeks. I now have 24TB of usuable storage, but the volume is now 81% full. I'm looking into what's best to do now: 1). Buy the new DS1825+ when it's available, migrate the disks and buy new ones as the volume fills up, and sell the DS1522+, or 2). Buy five new 16-20TB disks to replace the current ones one keep the DS1522+.
Greetings. If it was me, I'd probably go with the drive upgrades. Then you would have new drives with good life moving forward and as Rex said, the Synology should last a long time. Even if you get the new Synology, you still have the HD decision. Good luck. 🇨🇦
Functionality has turned out to be more important to me than storage in my NAS. The new DSM update where I lose H.265 support was the last nail in the coffin for me. I have purchased licenses for two additional cameras, but I am now considering switching to something else.
@@thy25138 h.265 has been a concern for me as well, in addition to them pulling DS video. Feels like they are moving more towards corporate users than home/smb/photo-video users.
I given up waiting for DS1825+. So I have upgraded my trusted DS1813+ with 8 x 4TB HGST that still working perfectly for 24/7 for last 11 years. Gone for DS1821+ and 4 off EXOS x24 20TB + add 4GB RAM module = 8GB.
I’m running a ds918+ with 4x 12tb ironwolfs. Was mainly using it for photo work and as a media server, but as I get more and more into shooting and editing video, I’m realizing its limitations in size and network speed. Thinking either the 6 or 8 bay when the 25s come out, and also rebuilding my network to either 2.5 or 10g.
i just picked up a ds916+ 4 bay it was used and fairly cheap as an off site backup for my Proxmox/ truenas scale box of my main nas. I only reason for Synology nas was their shr vs just making a random trecenas build to store the data.
Greetings. One thing you did not mention when deciding to upgrade/replace is this... I have a DS412+ 4 x 4TB drives. Working fine as file server etc but, short on space so decided to upgrade drives. Turns out it will only support a maximum drive capacity of 4TB each drive so upgrading drives is not an option. So, I got a DS1522+ and put 5 4TB drives as I had them already. Works far better and will support larger drives (although I cannot find info on how large per drive). Much better CPU. Wish they had a 2.5G network upgrade instead of the 10G available. Old DS412+ used for backups, Drive images etc and central data server for programming etc accessed from multiple machines so works fine. The DS1522+ is basically for Media server. 🇨🇦😀
I'm still messing up my RS815RP, I've had a problem with the C2000 processor for two years, I did a repair and now it works fine with 5TB, 7 days 24 hours. I recently purchased a DS119J, just to backup remotely to another location.
I am in the situation of looking at upgrading, I am running a DS220J, which whilst I have not run out of space ( and only using 4TB drives) yet. But I am looking at using the nas as a Multi Media Server, but I doubt the cpu will cope with it. So I am looking at like a 4 bay to see me clear in the future, but even like a DS723+ or a DS224+ (2 bay units) with larger drives would possible do .
I run at home DS1515+ with firmware flashed to DS1517+ version and RAM expanded to 16GB. It's fine for my needs. At work we just bought DS1522+, it definitely is faster. Once I finish setting it up, I'm sure it will run for a long time without any major updates needed. Maybe sometime later we will upgrade the RAM, or add 10G networking.
Greetings, Rex mentioned in an earlier video that he recommends a 2.5G or 5G network because the 10G is older and requires more power and creates more heat and is more costly. I have a DS1522+ as well and wish they would make a 2.5G update available instead of the 10G. Regards. 🇨🇦
i just replaced my 215j cuz i thought it went bad. ended up being the drive but i already had the 224+. i love it, so much snappier. space isn't an issue for me. upgraded ram and am gonna try to do the multi channel smb thing. perfect nas for me. glad they offer smaller options no one thinks anyone needs.
Still using my DS415+ from 2014. I've had 3 drives fail over that time and have not lost any files. Use it everyday for work and personal files. updated RAM a while ago. trying to wait for DS1825+ to come out or just get the DS1821+
I totally agree with the cpu, optimum is to have barely the cpu you need for the throughput (as long as we are just using it as a file server), probably more reliable and using less power. My DS918 is still running fine but is starting to think that 2,5 GBe or 10 GBe would be nice to have now when those switches are getting affordable.
I'm been using my old NAS' as backups to newer NAS units. I might be a little crazy, but i have 2 online NAS and 2 "external drive" backups. Two are old enough not to have any latest DSM updates, so I blocked them from Internet access and for internal backups only.
Great video.. I have 1815 plus.. Ten years ago.. Still working good but running out of space 8 4tb red drives. By this being an older system. What's the biggest hard drive I can use with it? Appreciate your time
My first NAS is the DS720+ I'm still using it but I regret not getting a 4 bay off the bat. I spend too much time checking diskspace.. making adjustments to my backup schedule. Pulling movies on and off for Plex.. Life would be so much better If I could just slip another drive in.
As always very informative videos. Thank you! I do have a question - if I am upgrading to a bigger hard drive, what should I do with the older one if it is still good?
Yeah. It's about figuring out how much space you'll use in a hdd normal service life which is roughly 7 years. Just did an upgrade to a 923+ so I can reuse some older 8tb drives when also upgrading my off-site. Any suggestions handling 512byte and 4k drives? I know you can't mix and match.
Can I create a database of stock images like: Shutterstock, Storyblocks, Envato on a NAS? And be able to give people access and know what footage was downloaded, and who downloaded it?
Do NOT buy a "j" model, it's just pure pain. You get something like 20MB / sec with quality NAS drives, even getting a directory listing is very slow, "Synology Drive" is NOT usable, any kind of indexing makes it crawl to a halt. I really regret it and now purchased a DS723+ as a replacement, can't wait for it to arrive.
in a simple home environment with principally 2 Linux PCs, I use a DS220j with 2 x 4TB drives in a SHR raid formatted EXT4 and I use Synology Drive. It performs well enough for my purposes - file storage and videos.
@@grahamlees4394 I have a single Macbook Pro with 2 x 18TB NAS drives and it is painful for just file storage on the 1 single laptop. Maybe because there are many tens of thousands of files and I'm trying to use "Synology Drive" for remote access , but even for a single user I find it unusably slow personally. Forget about Synology Photos or anything else.
I tend to agree, I do think that the way they're marketed is pretty misleading. That being said, the worst of the performance issues I've had with mine went away when I swapped cables, but it remains a significant challenge at times just logging in because the 2FA is so slow that it can miss the window by the time the code gets sent to me and I respond.
@@grahamlees4394 For me even for a single user with a MacBook Pro and Synology Drive app for remote access, I found it cripplingly slow. You get about 10% of the performance the drives get connected directly to the laptop.
Yes. I started with a j model and it was so painfully slow, and it would just lock up for hours at a time because it couldn’t process the photos being dumped from my phone, I ended up upgrading pretty quickly to a 920+.
hello , today iam selling my DS923+ and i want to get ds1821+ because i need more bays and it has faster cpu, do you think it good or do i get xs version with 10gbe port ? will i get alerts for sedagate drives or idk can i do redundant cache nvme like ds923+ ? thank you
I'm ready to upgrade my ds718+, but find Synology hardware offerings lacking. Though Synology software is awesome the dismal hardware offerings have me considering other vendors.
I just got a DS1522+ to replace my DS412+ (which still worked fine for what I used it for). The DS1522+ is excellent. Faster CPU, RAM etc. I would recommend it. I was thinking of a DIY PC as a file server with multiple drives etc as I have been building PC's for decades but, decided I didn't feel like all the work. However, if Synology continues down the current road and then only allows their 'approved' drives etc then it's bye-bye Synology. We don't need another Microsoft dictating our NAS hardware like Windows 11. But I digress. Regards. 🇨🇦
My 918+ ran daily for 7 years and just died. Now I'm considering waiting for the 1825+ to come out before trying to touch the 40TB of data sitting there. I'm hoping I can just put the old drives in the new machine and everything will work...? Also, hope the release is soon!
My NAS ironwolf drives are not for sale anymore. What should I do if one of them fails ? There are other similar models.. would they work in the same raid array ?
Marketing most likely but, supposedly tested brands/models are supported if problems. If they start putting in the O/S that will not accept certain drives (that are fine anyway) then drop Synology. 🇨🇦
Good point. In my case I'd build a dedicated PC as a file server. There are numerous NAS O/S available, some free. Then you have more choice in the hardware. However, I just got a new DS1522+ so I suspect I won't need to worry about it for some time. 🇨🇦
if only there was a way to upgrade the main board and keep all the rest... just have to throw it all away because some components are dated. planned obsolescence at it's finest
My 4x bay synology is 11yro. It's been maxed out with 98% full for years.
Nice, but NEVER fill HD/SSD above 80% threshold. It significantly decreases drives lifetime, as well as R/W ops.
I upgraded a couple of months ago. My 414 is still running with all four HGST also from 2014. But I was afraid one of the components would die any day so I got 923+ with 2 16TB Synology drives so far. And I’m very happy with it. Have not upgraded anything yet and it is snappy and quiet enough.
I upgraded my 1513+ about 6 years ago with an 1618+. I run 4 drives in both. I kept the 1513+ and use that to back up the 1618+. I swap in new, larger drives into the new NAS, then put the replaced drives into the old NAS. The main reason for upgrading to the 1618+ was that I had maxed out the CPU/memory on the 1513+ (2 cores / 4GB) and I wanted to have more functionality like that for running Docker, VMs as well as video transcoding that the older NAS couldn't handle. Also, at the time, the 1513+ didn't support BTRFS, although I think Synology has since included support for that model.
Thanks for another great video! I've been running a DS1019+ since it came out, filled with 12TB Ultrastar drives which are still going strong. I have two 512Gb NVMe drives installed, but no other upgrades (networking not available, but came stock with 8Gb of RAM, so that's been nice). My application has just been backing up local NVMe arrays and accessing the NAS remotely, so I haven't needed that much horsepower. I'm waiting for the 1825+, but if it's a unit that "officially" only supports Synology drives, I'll just buy the 1821+ and the network upgrade (hopefully at a discount). I use GoodSync to back up the NAS to an old OWC Thunderbolt-3 72TB (60TB RAID5) array which is backed up via Backblaze. Not elegant, but it works...
My first synology is still running... DS115 😁
It still has it's purpose
Excellent presentation. Thank you. I still have a DS2413+ from 2013 with 4g memory and 12 4tb Seagate Enterprise drives in it at RAID-6 with BTRFS volumes and plenty of snapshots. It works perfectly and I use it daily mostly as a unit for storing backups of systems. I wish it had 10g network interfaces. Doubt I would buy a new Synology with all of the proprietary drive/memory/card issues now.
Still using a Synology DS1815+ but as a backup for a QNAP TS-653D both of which are data duplicated on a new UGreen DXP8800 Plus. The DS1815+ has been very reliable (RMAed for new manufactured model in 2017 with the C2000 errata fix). The real issue with the DS1815+ is its DSM 7.x.x limited upgrades and its anemic C2000 series SoC. Still works great though.
Just getting started with my first NAS, but I looked into the hardware/features to cost and I went with the UGreen NAS. $599 for a six bay with dual 10Gbe network ports, 12th GEN 10-CORE INTEL Core i5 Processor and 8GB ram standard (expandable to 96Gbe) was an excellent deal. I was waiting and waiting and waiting for a new a new six bay unit from Synology, but it's been 3+ years that I have been looking, so I just pulled the trigger on the UGreen Unit. I filled it with 24TB drives and 16TB NVMe ram, so I'm hoping this will buy me a few years of future proofing.
I had a DS 1512+ that I finally decided to upgrade after Synology dropped support for DSM 6.2. This time around I built my own and put Truenas on it. It supports 16 drives, 64gb ram and dual 10gbe network ports for about half the cost and no worries about being unable to upgrade hardware/software down the road.
I too am considering dumping Synology lackluster hardware. I may be following your lead and move to another platform. Do you find yourself missing any of the Synology software now ?
What hardware did you use?
@@pfitz4881 Not really, I didn't use a ton of the Synology apps. I'm sure if you have a few that are critical you can search and see if there is a truenas or unraid equivalent before picking an OS.
My use case is infrequent large data transfers when I have a video editing/compositing project, so I focused on expandability and fast transfer speed.
@@anaesthetics I got a new power supply but the rest was used equipment and I built it in a old Fractal Design Define R4 case I had. Eventually I'll get a rack mount case like a Sliger CX3702.
Supermicro X11SSM-F MB with a Xeon E3-1260L V5 for lower wattage and 32gb ECC ram to start.
It's got 8 SATA connectors I'm using for SSDs and I added an LSI 9207-8i HBA for 8 SAS HDDs. The SAS drives are 15-30$ cheaper than SATA so the first couple of HDDs covered the $30 cost of the HBA card.
Its connect to my main PC with a 10GB SFP+ Dual Port X520-DA2 Supermicro NIC and 2 DAC cables.
@@johnc_canada that's awesome thanks for responding.
Synologys are amazing for SMB type of projects. My first unit is a DS216j....That bad boy is still in service TODAY and its only used as hyperbackup vault and a secondary location for my xcp virtual machines if the primary nas fails.
Been running a DS920+ for 3 years at 42tb and love it. Only have used 5tb total so far. Only issue I have is the OPENVPN won't let the mail plus app on my phone to connect since 7.2 but am working on it. I hope to see a video on the new ones coming out soon!!
Same here been using my DS920+. My only upgrade is RAM and higher capacity NAS HDD.
@@mredizon00 I only put in the ram upgrade, had cache but one stick failed so i disabled the other.
Been running mines since 2016..8 bay.. 😊😊
I'm perfectly happy with my 920+... drives in it are relatively small 8tb, so I can start swapping in larger drives and gain a ton of space if I start getting too low. CPU usage is very low, RAM is medium, (due to my main VM) but RAM can be added easily. The one thing that kills me is networking speed, capped out at 1G. (Ok 2G-ish, since I bonded them, but still not the same). For my next leap I'm thinking of getting some less expensive hardware (like Terramaster) with more bays, and putting UnRaid or TrueNAS on it, and then keep this one to backup the new one, adding an Expansion unit if needed, and it can continue running my VMs. (Home Assistant and a couple Docker containers I need 24/7, since it does just fine with those). Then the new one can just be pure storage.
A year ago my trustworthy old DS415+ died. Tried the resistor fix which didn't solve the problem. So I bought a DS1522+, migrated the 4x8TB drives in RAID-5 configuration to the new nas, which worked without a problem. I then decided to convert the volume from RAID-5 to RAID-6 after adding a fifth 8TB drive into the DS1522+. The process went fine, but took almost two weeks. I now have 24TB of usuable storage, but the volume is now 81% full. I'm looking into what's best to do now: 1). Buy the new DS1825+ when it's available, migrate the disks and buy new ones as the volume fills up, and sell the DS1522+, or 2). Buy five new 16-20TB disks to replace the current ones one keep the DS1522+.
Greetings. If it was me, I'd probably go with the drive upgrades. Then you would have new drives with good life moving forward and as Rex said, the Synology should last a long time. Even if you get the new Synology, you still have the HD decision. Good luck. 🇨🇦
@ Yes, I’ll probably get a bunch of 16TB Exos or Ironwolf Pro drives. 🇸🇪
Functionality has turned out to be more important to me than storage in my NAS. The new DSM update where I lose H.265 support was the last nail in the coffin for me. I have purchased licenses for two additional cameras, but I am now considering switching to something else.
@@thy25138 h.265 has been a concern for me as well, in addition to them pulling DS video. Feels like they are moving more towards corporate users than home/smb/photo-video users.
@@thy25138 what would be a good alternative?
I given up waiting for DS1825+. So I have upgraded my trusted DS1813+ with 8 x 4TB HGST that still working perfectly for 24/7 for last 11 years. Gone for DS1821+ and 4 off EXOS x24 20TB + add 4GB RAM module = 8GB.
All four X24 Exos 20TB dead on arrival they've not detected by DS1821+, one of them beeps the others make strange noises.
I’m running a ds918+ with 4x 12tb ironwolfs. Was mainly using it for photo work and as a media server, but as I get more and more into shooting and editing video, I’m realizing its limitations in size and network speed. Thinking either the 6 or 8 bay when the 25s come out, and also rebuilding my network to either 2.5 or 10g.
If the 1825 is like the 1821+ just better, then its going to be a great time to update
You can add a USB 2.5gb nic for really cheap.
i just picked up a ds916+ 4 bay it was used and fairly cheap as an off site backup for my Proxmox/ truenas scale box of my main nas. I only reason for Synology nas was their shr vs just making a random trecenas build to store the data.
Greetings. One thing you did not mention when deciding to upgrade/replace is this... I have a DS412+ 4 x 4TB drives. Working fine as file server etc but, short on space so decided to upgrade drives. Turns out it will only support a maximum drive capacity of 4TB each drive so upgrading drives is not an option. So, I got a DS1522+ and put 5 4TB drives as I had them already. Works far better and will support larger drives (although I cannot find info on how large per drive). Much better CPU. Wish they had a 2.5G network upgrade instead of the 10G available. Old DS412+ used for backups, Drive images etc and central data server for programming etc accessed from multiple machines so works fine. The DS1522+ is basically for Media server. 🇨🇦😀
my 920+ is humming right along but i do wish it had 10gbe networking. my 2.5gbe switch and network port in my pc would be much happier lol!
I'm still messing up my RS815RP, I've had a problem with the C2000 processor for two years, I did a repair and now it works fine with 5TB, 7 days 24 hours. I recently purchased a DS119J, just to backup remotely to another location.
I have a J model NAS & I’m going to upgrade to the UniFi NAS for my system. I think for the long run it will work for me.
@@Kjaywest it’s a shame unify don’t make a small/quiet desktop form factor for those that don’t want a rack unit.
I am in the situation of looking at upgrading, I am running a DS220J, which whilst I have not run out of space ( and only using 4TB drives) yet. But I am looking at using the nas as a Multi Media Server, but I doubt the cpu will cope with it. So I am looking at like a 4 bay to see me clear in the future, but even like a DS723+ or a DS224+ (2 bay units) with larger drives would possible do .
I run at home DS1515+ with firmware flashed to DS1517+ version and RAM expanded to 16GB. It's fine for my needs.
At work we just bought DS1522+, it definitely is faster. Once I finish setting it up, I'm sure it will run for a long time without any major updates needed. Maybe sometime later we will upgrade the RAM, or add 10G networking.
Greetings, Rex mentioned in an earlier video that he recommends a 2.5G or 5G network because the 10G is older and requires more power and creates more heat and is more costly. I have a DS1522+ as well and wish they would make a 2.5G update available instead of the 10G. Regards. 🇨🇦
Please make a video on how you maintain your beard! Hands down, it’s my favorite!
thanks
i just replaced my 215j cuz i thought it went bad. ended up being the drive but i already had the 224+. i love it, so much snappier. space isn't an issue for me. upgraded ram and am gonna try to do the multi channel smb thing. perfect nas for me. glad they offer smaller options no one thinks anyone needs.
Still using my DS415+ from 2014. I've had 3 drives fail over that time and have not lost any files. Use it everyday for work and personal files. updated RAM a while ago. trying to wait for DS1825+ to come out or just get the DS1821+
I totally agree with the cpu, optimum is to have barely the cpu you need for the throughput (as long as we are just using it as a file server), probably more reliable and using less power. My DS918 is still running fine but is starting to think that 2,5 GBe or 10 GBe would be nice to have now when those switches are getting affordable.
I'm been using my old NAS' as backups to newer NAS units. I might be a little crazy, but i have 2 online NAS and 2 "external drive" backups. Two are old enough not to have any latest DSM updates, so I blocked them from Internet access and for internal backups only.
Great video.. I have 1815 plus.. Ten years ago.. Still working good but running out of space 8 4tb red drives.
By this being an older system. What's the biggest hard drive I can use with it? Appreciate your time
My first NAS is the DS720+ I'm still using it but I regret not getting a 4 bay off the bat. I spend too much time checking diskspace.. making adjustments to my backup schedule. Pulling movies on and off for Plex.. Life would be so much better If I could just slip another drive in.
Is there any news or rumors about new NAS Synology
all said well, upgraded from RS2211 to RS3621 at work :))
As always very informative videos. Thank you! I do have a question - if I am upgrading to a bigger hard drive, what should I do with the older one if it is still good?
Perhaps get an external USB drive case and at least still usable. 🇨🇦
Is there a vendor (or holiday time) that sometimes has discounts. The 1821+ has been about $1k for awhile. Any discounts anywhere?
My DS101 is still running...
Still Rocking a DS218+ with 2x WD Red 3TB since 2019 no signs of slowing down
Yeah. It's about figuring out how much space you'll use in a hdd normal service life which is roughly 7 years. Just did an upgrade to a 923+ so I can reuse some older 8tb drives when also upgrading my off-site.
Any suggestions handling 512byte and 4k drives? I know you can't mix and match.
Can I create a database of stock images like: Shutterstock, Storyblocks, Envato on a NAS? And be able to give people access and know what footage was downloaded, and who downloaded it?
My desktop has been copying (Windows SMB) from DS413j to DS923+ for a week now.
Do NOT buy a "j" model, it's just pure pain. You get something like 20MB / sec with quality NAS drives, even getting a directory listing is very slow, "Synology Drive" is NOT usable, any kind of indexing makes it crawl to a halt. I really regret it and now purchased a DS723+ as a replacement, can't wait for it to arrive.
in a simple home environment with principally 2 Linux PCs, I use a DS220j with 2 x 4TB drives in a SHR raid formatted EXT4 and I use Synology Drive. It performs well enough for my purposes - file storage and videos.
@@grahamlees4394 I have a single Macbook Pro with 2 x 18TB NAS drives and it is painful for just file storage on the 1 single laptop. Maybe because there are many tens of thousands of files and I'm trying to use "Synology Drive" for remote access , but even for a single user I find it unusably slow personally. Forget about Synology Photos or anything else.
I tend to agree, I do think that the way they're marketed is pretty misleading. That being said, the worst of the performance issues I've had with mine went away when I swapped cables, but it remains a significant challenge at times just logging in because the 2FA is so slow that it can miss the window by the time the code gets sent to me and I respond.
@@grahamlees4394 For me even for a single user with a MacBook Pro and Synology Drive app for remote access, I found it cripplingly slow. You get about 10% of the performance the drives get connected directly to the laptop.
Yes. I started with a j model and it was so painfully slow, and it would just lock up for hours at a time because it couldn’t process the photos being dumped from my phone, I ended up upgrading pretty quickly to a 920+.
hello , today iam selling my DS923+ and i want to get ds1821+ because i need more bays and it has faster cpu, do you think it good or do i get xs version with 10gbe port ? will i get alerts for sedagate drives or idk can i do redundant cache nvme like ds923+ ? thank you
I'm ready to upgrade my ds718+, but find Synology hardware offerings lacking. Though Synology software is awesome the dismal hardware offerings have me considering other vendors.
I just got a DS1522+ to replace my DS412+ (which still worked fine for what I used it for). The DS1522+ is excellent. Faster CPU, RAM etc. I would recommend it. I was thinking of a DIY PC as a file server with multiple drives etc as I have been building PC's for decades but, decided I didn't feel like all the work. However, if Synology continues down the current road and then only allows their 'approved' drives etc then it's bye-bye Synology. We don't need another Microsoft dictating our NAS hardware like Windows 11. But I digress. Regards. 🇨🇦
any issue running nvme and enclosure for hyper backup?
My 918+ ran daily for 7 years and just died. Now I'm considering waiting for the 1825+ to come out before trying to touch the 40TB of data sitting there. I'm hoping I can just put the old drives in the new machine and everything will work...? Also, hope the release is soon!
I think it would work. At least if the drives were SHR raided. I think Rex covered that in an earlier video. Regards 🇨🇦
The day you realized hmmm my VM is running like a 486 and you made a Jbod instead of raid 5-10 and have 78TB of data 🤣
My NAS ironwolf drives are not for sale anymore. What should I do if one of them fails ?
There are other similar models.. would they work in the same raid array ?
perhaps the Iron Wolf Pro series would work for you but check into it first. 🇨🇦
OFF Topic BUT....why is Synology only receommening Synology HDs, expecially with their latest DSM updates. ???
@@raycruz1787 I want to know too. Seems like a shameless cash grab as they don’t manufacture them do they…
Marketing most likely but, supposedly tested brands/models are supported if problems. If they start putting in the O/S that will not accept certain drives (that are fine anyway) then drop Synology. 🇨🇦
I started with an 1821 so I wouldn’t have to
I think my current Synology is my last unless they undo the recent problems and feature losses.
Good point. In my case I'd build a dedicated PC as a file server. There are numerous NAS O/S available, some free. Then you have more choice in the hardware. However, I just got a new DS1522+ so I suspect I won't need to worry about it for some time. 🇨🇦
not a synology when 32TB comes out, even a 4bay unit caps out at the 108 limit
DS1512+ ...it's time (12 years...).
No how's it going y'all 💔
Goin' good ... ave' a good one 😁🇨🇦
if only there was a way to upgrade the main board and keep all the rest... just have to throw it all away because some components are dated. planned obsolescence at it's finest
Yeah, interesting idea from a DIY maker point of view. 🇨🇦
Nope i should not
if they release ds1825+ with 1gbe im done with synology. 1gbe needs to die its insulting