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| Industry = | | Industry =Network-attached storage | ||
| Official Website = | | Official Website =https://www.synology.com/ | ||
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}}Synology is a Taiwanese corporation that specializes in network-attached storage (NAS) appliances. | }}'''[[wikipedia:Synology|Synology]]''' is a Taiwanese corporation that specializes in network-attached storage (NAS) appliances. | ||
==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
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==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | |||
For the Plus Series of NAS systems, Synology required the use of their own rebranded hard drives in order to obtain full functionality.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Morales |first=Jowi |date=16 Apr 2025 |title=Synology requires self-branded drives for some consumer NAS systems, drops full functionality and support for third-party HDDs |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/nas/synology-requires-self-branded-drives-for-some-consumer-nas-systems-drops-full-functionality-and-support-for-third-party-hdds |url-status=live |access-date=18 Apr 2025 |website=Tom's Hardware}}</ref> | |||
Hardwareluxx reports that you’ll lose several critical functions, including estimated hard drive health reports, volume-wide deduplication, lifespan analyses, and automatic firmware updates. The company also restricts storage pools and provides limited or zero support for third-party drives.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 Apr 2025 |title=Synology weitet Nutzung auf Plus-Modelle aus |url=https://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.php/news/hardware/festplatten/65949-synology-weitet-den-zwang-zur-eignen-oder-zertifizierten-festplatte-auf-die-plus-modelle-aus.html |url-status=live |access-date=18 Apr 2025 |website=www.hardwareluxx.de}}</ref> | |||
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The 2024 Synology models and older are not affected by this change. Still, those upgrading to or purchasing the latest Plus Series device, set to be released this year, will have to buy their drives directly from Synology or its certified suppliers to maximize their system. Because of this, you won’t be able to pick from the best hard drives if you get Synology’s latest Plus Series NAS Systems.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==Products== | ==Products== | ||
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Revision as of 19:00, 18 April 2025
Synology
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Type | Private |
| Industry | Network-attached storage |
| Official website | https://www.synology.com/ |
Synology is a Taiwanese corporation that specializes in network-attached storage (NAS) appliances.
Consumer-impact summary
Incidents
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Synology category.
For the Plus Series of NAS systems, Synology required the use of their own rebranded hard drives in order to obtain full functionality.[1]
Hardwareluxx reports that you’ll lose several critical functions, including estimated hard drive health reports, volume-wide deduplication, lifespan analyses, and automatic firmware updates. The company also restricts storage pools and provides limited or zero support for third-party drives.[2]
The 2024 Synology models and older are not affected by this change. Still, those upgrading to or purchasing the latest Plus Series device, set to be released this year, will have to buy their drives directly from Synology or its certified suppliers to maximize their system. Because of this, you won’t be able to pick from the best hard drives if you get Synology’s latest Plus Series NAS Systems.[1]
Products
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Morales, Jowi (16 Apr 2025). "Synology requires self-branded drives for some consumer NAS systems, drops full functionality and support for third-party HDDs". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 18 Apr 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Synology weitet Nutzung auf Plus-Modelle aus". www.hardwareluxx.de. 16 Apr 2025. Retrieved 18 Apr 2025.
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