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Synology could bring “certified drive” requirements to more NAS devices
Submitted 1 year ago by otter@lemmy.ca to selfhosted@lemmy.world
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heythatsprettygood@feddit.uk 1 year ago
Scrath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Welp, guess I definitely won’t be buying synology again in the future. I was planning to transition to a rackmounted NAS at some point and synology is overpriced in that category anyway but this puts the final nail in for me.
It’s a shame because I quite liked the simplicity of their UI.
AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The Unifi rackmount NAS looks pretty sweet imho.
Scrath@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
That thing looks almost too good to be true for 500. What’s the drawback?
Not available in europe? (It actually is available, I just checked)
Loud as fuck?
Bad Software?
Gibibit@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Lmao what is Synology smoking. I have used their hardware in the past, now I’m so glad that I chose a Nextcloud setup for my home storage solution.
Also why does the nonsense reasoning for these limitations always include “security”. That’s a rhetorical question btw, I know they are just making shit up.
This comment by Frodo Douchebaggins in the Ars Technica comments sums up my newfound opinion of Synlogy pretty well:
Suck a turd, you enshittifying sons of bitches.
ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
I remember arguing with some nerd that this overpriced shit was not fucking worth it and my build based on old server parts I got from a local computer recycler was infinitely superior in every way
I wish I saved that post so I could reply with this link. I feel so validated. Never trust companies. It’s why I say you should never fuck with plex, even if it is a bit easier to deploy than Jellyfin.
N0x0n@lemmy.ml 1 year ago
Yeah… Never had a specific “server” certified hardware and always repurpose my hold hardware stuff. Never failed me !!
However, there are some functions specific to NAS’ like low power and other stuff people mention but I already forgot.
IMO all this NAS and certified server stuff is good for Enterprise shit and the like… But homelabbing it’s probably overkill and way to much overpriced for the little gain…
Except maybe for the ease of use and plug and play function? Each one it’s own I guess !
marauding_gibberish142@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
There’s plenty of N100/N350 motherboards with 6 SATA ports on AliExpress, grab them while you can
ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
The only reason I even have “server” parts is because they were dirt cheap at the recycling center. Before I used this my rig was an old pc from a doctors office I worked at they were going to throw away from like 2009. It was awful spec wise but it did the job. My current build is overkill but I wanted to play with vms and local LLM stuff and the hardware was cheap, so why not?
low power is definitely something to consider though. That said there are some people that have made impressive builds out there. There are some low power builds on the unraid forums that use even less power than one of these things. It’s a bit more up front because it relies on some niche hardware but the power usage is so low it’s maybe worthwhile if you use it for years
I just fail to see the benefit of these. Ease of use for sure but assembling a pc is really not difficult and installing an OS is not hard either. And an os like unraid or truenas is pretty simple to use, they hold your hand a lot. Like I get that running Debian is something not everyone wants to do but then it’s like, just don’t do that then?
Frankly if you’re capable enough to configure the dockers you’d run on one of these, like plex or Jellyfin, I would think you could handle those things??
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The enshittification/rent seeking continues. Nothing is sacred.
justsomeguy@lemmy.world 1 year ago
If I had known how bad it’d get I would’ve chosen a different field to work in. Sure, I can avoid it in my private life but on the job it’s like I’m in some kind of hostage situation.
“Oh hi there customer! You know our product your users are accustomed to will only come as a subscription from now on and it’ll also be really bad and force full screen ads. We’ll push two updates per day because our unpaid interns are so agile. Bugs? Oh, no, we call those ‘micro disruptions’. They’re a feature but don’t cost extra! How much the license costs? Well, how much do you have? Yes, it’ll be that much.”
nerdschleife@lemm.ee 1 year ago
It’s like they don’t understand their demographic.
Xanza@lemm.ee 1 year ago
They absolutely do. But it’s a symptom of capitalism. They must seek higher and higher profits each year. And this is one of their ideas to seek higher profits…
BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
The worst is that it will probably increase profit or a quarter or too while running the brand to the ground.
stephen@lazysoci.al 1 year ago
Growth imperative. Greed will never be satiated.
alvvayson@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Yeah, I think their CEO might have QNAP stock or something.
It’s hilarious how dumb this is.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Hilarious and pathetic.
Like Brexit.
whodatdair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
Fuuuck that
root@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That would be my exit sign
shellington@lemmings.world 1 year ago
Mine too. Already priced a new build half the price just the data migration I’m not looking forward too.
moe93@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Curious as to what you are getting. Was planning to buy my Synology build some time later this year but not so sure about that anymore.
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 year ago
Can you migrate Synology data? I haven’t ever found a way.
ftbd@feddit.org 1 year ago
People who buy overpriced “solutions” instead of taking the time to configure a PC seem like exactly the crowd to enjoy a closed ecosystem (see apple)
AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The reason why Synology is great is their bulletproof reliability.
Sure you might be able to make a PC perform the same spec for spec but will it actually? And even with these devices, they are so far from Apple it isn’t funny, you have to set up a fair bit still to make the most of them.
Honestly HDDs/SDDs are a disposable part of the backup ecosystem, I get that they want some extra money but there are already scripts to overcome some of the existing compability checkers in these systems.
filcuk@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
Not everyone has time, skill, or desire to spend their nights learning how to build and configure a nas.
People have other hobbies than IT, so if a photographer wants to have a local storage for his portfolio without faff, I guess they can get fucked?
Really with your gatekeeping
ftbd@feddit.org 1 year ago
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t support this. But I can see how the suits at Synology could come to the conclusion that this is a great idea