Synology DiskStation DS223J Network Storage Drive (White)

I am a newbie when it comes to network attached storage systems as my old Iomega NAS was as basic as they can get back in the day. I decided to bite the bullet with this Synology NAS as an upgrade and was happily surprised of its capabilities. It’s certainly more advanced than my old NAS and exceeded all expectations for what I need it to do. I am still figuring out most of its features, but the setup is quite easy. I would say that if you wanted to install twin drives, please plan ahead and ensure you use two internal HDD of same sizes and formats to avoid conflicts. Also be prepared to embrace new technology and maintenance involved. Scrubbing HDD is new to me! The apps was also a game changer which allowed mobile/remote control. Great kit.

Switched from QNAP to Synology and haven't looked back. Simple to setup. Easy user interface Great for management of Photos, Videos and Music. The mobile APPS make access to my media collection simple and easy and accessible from anywhere. Small and compact Silent running My QNAP died after 9 years of great use. Now it is the turn of Synology.

Great drive by Sinology Good speeds and simple to use interface Does what it is supposed to do and thats all you can ask Pricey though

Good deal on warehouse. Went for own reused disks (probably not recommended) and went with Synologys recommended raid. Worked fine. Basic apps don't get installed which is stupid. Eg "Synology drive" or whatever it's called. One disk has already died but rebuilding the array was simple. Not using the device 24/7 and use scheduling which works fine (whether good for disks or not). Mainly using windows files histories to generate backups and seems reliable. Next job will be to increase the size of the disks to get a bigger pool. Better read the manual for that one.

I love it.

Set up but wont load the OS. Fails with "site cannot be reached" - no explanation or diagnostics in the manuals. Rubbish