I'm looking at the differences between SHR and RAID5, and trying to figure out what the "catch" is if I went with SHR. As far as I can tell, it's basically "You can't move SHR drives to a non-Synology ...

Let's put this project into context. The whole purpose of a RAID is that if a drive fails, you can recover with no data loss. In this series, I'm pounding on each NAS to see how (or if) it recovers.

Once you have disks installed and the device set up, RAID options include Synology Hybrid RAID, Basic, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, and RAID 10. For more on RAID, read RAID Levels Explained.

Just a few days ago we took a deep dive into Synology's new Diskstation Manager software, version 4.1. Given the increasing complexity of NAS products the software plays a significant role, but ...

When it comes to reviews, I am mostly doing hardware based reviews, and while my regular NAS reviews show a lot of the software too, they don’t go into that much detail. Today is different as I’ll be ...

Intended for home-office and small-office data sharing, surveillance center management, and data backups, the Synology DiskStation DS425+ is a four-bay network-attached storage (NAS) device that ...

As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. TweakTown may also earn commissions from other affiliate partners at no extra cost to you. Synology's RS217 isn't the best performing two-bay ...

Setting up and managing your own personal cloud server is easy with Synology's DiskStation DS220j ($169.99). This two-bay network attached storage (NAS) deviceoffers a user-friendly OS and numerous ...

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Designed for homes with power users or small-to-midsized business (SMB) users, the Synology DiskStation DS920+ ($549.99) is a four-bay network attached storage (NAS) device that is easy to expand and ...

If you want to avoid fooling around with overly complex software or settling for simple hardware, the Synology DiskStation DS224+ gets you up and running with a highly capable but straightforward NAS.