Yesterday, 03:46 PM
Thanks for reaching out again! Based on your requirements and the fact that you’re looking for a future-proof solution, the Synology DS923+ is an excellent choice. It offers great performance for streaming music, backing up photos, documents, and phone data. It will give you the software flexibility Synology is known for, especially when compared to your current WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra.
Regarding your existing WD30EFRX drives, they are compatible with the DS923+ as long as they are still in good working order. You will need to back up your data before moving it to the new NAS, as Synology typically requires reformatting drives during the initial setup. Transferring the data isn’t complicated, but having a backup beforehand is essential to avoid any risk of data loss.
As for new drives, if you're looking for something budget-friendly but reliable, you can go for WD Red Plus or Seagate IronWolf drives, both of which are designed for NAS environments and won’t break the bank. You could start with 2 x 4TB, which would give you 8TB total with redundancy in RAID 1 for future-proofing.
Regarding your existing WD30EFRX drives, they are compatible with the DS923+ as long as they are still in good working order. You will need to back up your data before moving it to the new NAS, as Synology typically requires reformatting drives during the initial setup. Transferring the data isn’t complicated, but having a backup beforehand is essential to avoid any risk of data loss.
As for new drives, if you're looking for something budget-friendly but reliable, you can go for WD Red Plus or Seagate IronWolf drives, both of which are designed for NAS environments and won’t break the bank. You could start with 2 x 4TB, which would give you 8TB total with redundancy in RAID 1 for future-proofing.