Synology has backtracked on one of its most unpopular decisions in years. After seeing NAS sales plummet in 2025, the company has decided to lift restrictions that forced users to buy its own Synology hard drives.
I think Synology forgot that NAS devices are used exclusively by power users and the NAS segment is extremely competitive (I’ve been using various Raspberry Pi SBCs and a pair of 7TB external HDDs since ~2018).
Synology does not have anywhere near the market power and propaganda resources of Apple/Google/Amazon etc.
I think Synology forgot that NAS devices are used exclusively by power users and the NAS segment is extremely competitive (I’ve been using various Raspberry Pi SBCs and a pair of 7TB external HDDs since ~2018).
Synology does not have anywhere near the market power and propaganda resources of Apple/Google/Amazon etc.