The key component of the Synology is the Software. You can buy cheaper NAs devices if you just want a network storage device. Honestly, the price justification is almost entirely in the software, though the Hardware RAID (as opposed to Software RAID) is a partial factor as well. The box itself isn’t all that sophisticated … [Read more…]
So I’ve been sitting on my Synology NAS for not quite a month now. I had already stuck a spare 250gb drive in it just for the sake of using the thing some and getting to play around with some of the software. I’ll touch on the software more in a future post, though the … [Read more…]
I finally got something I’ve wanted for a while, a sexy new NAS box. Unfortunately, I don’t have drives for it yet. I went ahead and ordered the box because in helps discourage me from accidentally spending the money I’ve been saving if it’s not there to spend. I plan to stick a pair … [Read more…]