Why I Walked Away From Synology After 15 Years!
In this week's video I decided to share why I moved away from Synology to UGREEN when upgrading to my next NAS!
I'll talk about pricing, specs, policy restrictions, compatibility challenges, software ecosystems and much more!
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Chapters:
0:00 intro
0:14 My Synology NAS models
1:00 Why I needed to Upgrade my DS920+
1:22 This is NOT a review of Ugreen :-)
1:44 The Synology 1525+
2:02 No Hardware Transcoding on the 1525+
2:45 Synology’s new storage policy
3:38 Enter UGREEN’s DXP6800 Pro
4:40 The DXP6800 Pro i5 CPU and bench mark comparison
5:10 Ugreen’s NVME offers storage pools AND cache!
6:04 Synology’s hardware gap
6:48 The DS225+ specs /pricing compared to the Ugreen Dx2800
8:14 The Synology Tax
8:40 Synology still rules with their DSM and apps
9:10 Ugreen’s maturing ecosystem and software support
9:33 I still miss Synology’s familiarity and ecosystem!
9:57 Ugreen’s stellar mobile app!
10:14 Everyone’s needs are different!
10:45 Conclusion
Websites/Sources:
Ryzen V1500B vs Core-i5 1235U: https://technical.city/en/cpu/Ryzen-E...
Synology’s HDD compatibility policy change in April 2025: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-compo...
CPU Bench Marks: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/...
Purchase Links:
Ugreen Dxp6800 Pro:https://nas.ugreen.com/products/ugree...
UGREEN DXP6800 Pro Amazon: https://amzn.to/49D5qLl
DS1525+ Amazon: https://amzn.to/45svciV
DS925+ Amazon: https://amzn.to/3L9bbXT
UGREEN DXP6800 Pro MicroCenter: https://www.microcenter.com/product/6...
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