Isn’t synology basically a Linux system with lots of slots for storage? Can’t you just… buy a pi?
Synology could bring “certified drive” requirements to more NAS devices
Submitted 1 day ago by otter@lemmy.ca to selfhosted@lemmy.world
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hddsx@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
In regards to performance? Probably yes.
In regards to IO connectivity? It depends.
Maybe with something like a PCIe to SAS/SATA backplane?
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I had been considering upgrading, my current 4 bay Synology is physically full, and running out of space. Moving that to a larger Synology box and adding drives is easiest.
But now instead I’ll probably just switch to a more traditional NAS instead. Run TrueNAS, or maybe give HexOS a look. If I’m going to have to convert from my current proprietary Synology filesystem anyway I might as well rebuild from scratch. As it is I’ve shifted all the services off the Synology and Docker to a dedicated Proxmox box.
mbirth@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Once my DS415+ (with the C2000 fix) finally dies, I’ll most probably go with a Terramaster F4-423. They have an internal USB-port with their OS which you can replace and install a custom OS to it. And it’s basically just an Intel NUC with a storage controller in a nice package. So, pretty much compatible with the usual OSes and NAS softwares.
AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Grab one of the 8 bays now, this won’t affect anything currently released. I don’t see me having to retire my 1813+ or 1819+ (both 8bay) anytime soon and both are 4+ years old without a hiccup.
halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Why bother with that? That’s gonna be $1000 just for the box alone, and still lock me into the Synology ecosystem.
I can build a NAS with more capability for less than that. Like taking a Jonsbo NAS case and have the freedom to do whatever I want with it, with plenty of space to move everything else I’m running over to that as well. Even their N5 would likely be less expensive, and I’d have room for 12 HDDs and 4 SSDs then.