If for some reason you think the recently announced DiskStation DS1621+ doesn’t have enough storage space, Synology has something new for you. The NAS vendor announced today the availability of the DS1821+ that has an additional two more drive bay …
Read MoreSynology Unveils 8-Bay DS1821+ AMD-Powered NAS Server
If you’re a fan of Synology NAS server, you’re well aware of the software that powers your storage machine, the DiskStation Manager (DSM). Here’s some great news, the NAS maker announced today the beta availability of the latest DSM, version …
Synology today announced the DiskStation DS1621+ as the replacement to the DS1618+ that came out two years ago. Among other things, this is its first home NAS server that features an AMD Ryzen chip, instead of one from Intel. A …
Read MoreSynology’s Latest Six-Bay DS1621+ Server: First AMD-Powered NAS
For a couple of years now, I’ve been asking Synology when it’d release a DiskStation server that comes with 10 Gbps network capability. Finally, today, it’s here. The NAS maker announced just now the DS1621xs+ that, among other things, has …
Read MoreSynology’s Latest DS1621xs+ Makes the 10Gbps NAS Dream Come True
Synology today announced the availability of its latest 2020 5-bay NAS server, the DiskStation DS1520+. Per the NAS maker’s naming convention, this is a new high-end server for homes and SMBs that can house up to 15 drives. Five on …
Read MoreSynology’s Latest 5-bay NAS Server of 2020 is a Beast
If you’re in the market for a robust network-attached storage (NAS) server, there are now a couple of new and exciting options. Synology announced today its latest 2020 lineup of the Plus series that includes four brand-news servers, the DS220+, …
Read MoreSynology’s 2020 Plus NAS Gets NVMe Caching and Speed Boost
Chronologically, the DiskStation DS220+ — one of the four new servers Synology announced today — is the defacto upgrade to the previous model, the DS218+, that came out some two years ago. In reality, it’s more of a variant. Indeed, …
Read MoreSynology DS220+ Review: Slightly Underwhelming but Still Excellent
Once upon a time, somebody asked me about my most important piece of tech and was surprised when I said it was my Synology NAS server. But that’s true! Despite the not-so-sexy name, that NAS box has been my most …
Read MoreNAS Explained: Why You Probably Want a (Synology) Server, Too!
If you don’t know what ransomware is, check out this post, or take my word for it: It’s really bad. Recently, there has been a wave of attacks that make Synology NAS ransomware susceptible, which has caused a lot of …
Small but potent, the newly-released Synology DS620slim is my type of NAS server. You know, the Asian type. Stereotyping aside, this server is an all-new offering from Synology, in terms of design. Maybe that’s why it’s a 620 and not …
Read MoreSynology DS620slim Review: It’s Not the Size that Matters
The Synology DS419slim is the latest in Synology’s “slim” line of NAS servers which use 2.5-inch standard (laptop) hard drives instead of the 3.5-inch standard (desktop) drive. As a result, the new server is super compact despite the fact it …
Read MoreSynology DS419slim Review: A Little Server that Could
If you have a Synology NAS server, you probably know that there are so many things you can do with it, besides the host for backups and file sharing. One of those things is the ability to build your own …
Read MoreSynology Surveillance Station: DIY Security at Its Best
The DS1019+ is Synology’s latest NAS server. Not that this means much since by later this year or the early next, there will likely be new ones. But right now, this new five-bay machine makes a formidable alternative to the …
I first tested the Synology RT2600ac back in early 2017 and found it cool for geeks and nerds. Now, almost two years later, Synology manages to make it cool again — probably for everyone this time around. So, I decided …
Synology released its third Wi-Fi router, the MR2200ac, early last month. While this is a great standalone router in many ways, its ability to be part of a Synology mesh Wi-Fi system is most noteworthy. Effectively, you now have another …
The Synology MR2200ac, released earlier this month, changes almost everything you know about Synology home Wi-Fi routers, including the company’s first two, the RT2600ac and RT1900ac. And that’s fantastic news. By itself, the MR2200ac is a fast Wi-Fi router with …
[media-credit name=”Synology” align=”alignnone” width=”760″][/media-credit] If you’re thinking of dabbling into home network storage, Synology has something for you. The NAS server maker today announced the DS119j NAS server that costs just $99.99 (diskless), one of the most inexpensive NAS servers …
Read MoreSynology DiskStation DS119j: Low-cost Home NAS Server
If you’ve been using the Surveillance Station feature of a Synology NAS server, here’s some good news. The NAS maker today announced version 8.2 of its Surveillance Station that adds a host of new features, including LiveCam and Live Broadcast. …
Read MoreSynology Surveillance Station 8.2 Gets LiveCam and More
There have been plenty of backup apps on a Synology NAS server. And today, the NAS maker released two more, the Active Backup for Office 365 and the Active Backup for Business. Both are for business users or those using high-end …
Read MoreSynology NAS Servers Get Two New Business Backup Apps
The Synology DS1618+ is a massive upgrade to the dual-bay DS218+ I reviewed a while back. It’s more than double the width in physical size, has many more options in redundancy and data safety, and was faster in my tests. …
Read MoreSynology DS1618+ Review: The Only NAS Server You’d Ever Need