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
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@inkvisible @kevinpurdy @pluralistic another formerly good corporation commits suicide by enshitfication.

RIP Synology. The model I have already has some limitations on non-branded SSDs and I was mad when I found out about that.

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@retrovg @inkvisible @kevinpurdy @pluralistic I know this isn't a "promote the alternatives" thread, but I was in the market for a home NAS, tried a Synology, was disappointed in how locked-down it was out of the gate. I returned the Synology and picked up a Ugreen 4-bay NAS for cheaper. Similar, if not better hardware specs, it doesn't lock down the hardware at all, and in fact let me install my own OS unlike Synology. Now let's hope Ugreen sees the advantages of being as open as they are and doesn't start locking down their NAS products too.
Apr 17, 2025 at 9:45pmWeb