inkvisible 🍁Apr 17, 2025

It's shameful how #Synology decided to take HP's path (and among other printers companies).

Somehow, their "proprietary hard drives" are "more trustworthy", or that is more "secure" or whatever...

In the excellent article, @kevinpurdy also wrote that "Synology does not manufacture its own hard drives but instead certifies and rebrands drives from Toshiba and Seagate (...)"

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/synology-could-bring-certified-drive-requirements-to-more-nas-devices/

I think that would be an interesting topic for @pluralistic

Synology could bring “certified drive” requirements to more NAS devices

German press release suggests expansion of the company’s “integrated ecosystem.”…

Ars Technica
Show threadJoakim ForsApr 17, 2025
@inkvisible @kevinpurdy @pluralistic I’m in the market for some racked lowish-end NAS equipment. List just got shorter. ”Good”.
Show threadMidniteMikeWrites

@joakimfors @inkvisible @kevinpurdy @pluralistic

Got a Supermicro CSE-826 with an decent backplane from a local shop selling enterprise equipment for $150. I’ve been trying my darnest to get as comfortable as I can with a variety of standards/hardware so I can avoid stuff like this. Still have a lot to learn though and it is a challenge.

Apr 17, 2025 at 8:22pmWeb
Show threadJoakim ForsApr 17, 2025
@MidniteMikeWrites @inkvisible @kevinpurdy @pluralistic Yeah. I’ll probably get some supermicro stuff and put Rockstore or plain Debian on them