7 hours ago
The DS225 Plus is the most affordable option that still gives you enough power for Jellyfin, Immich and backups. It supports Synology’s Btrfs filesystem, has hardware transcoding, and works perfectly as a secure private cloud replacement.
If you want something that will genuinely last 10 years and handle heavier workloads without ever feeling slow, go for the DS925 Plus. You get more CPU cores, more RAM capacity, NVMe storage options, and much more flexibility for running extra apps in the future. It is a system you buy once and forget about for a very long time.
Maintenance on Synology is simple. Turn on automatic updates for security, enable SMART tests for your drives, set up two backups: one to an external USB drive monthly and one to cloud or a second NAS for disaster recovery. Everything else runs quietly in the background.
If you want to compare pricing, here are Amazon search links for both options:
DS225 Plus
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Synology+DS22...=ncmail-20
DS925 Plus
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Synology+DS92...=ncmail-20
WD Red Plus drives
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=WD+Red+Plus+8...=ncmail-20
If you want something that will genuinely last 10 years and handle heavier workloads without ever feeling slow, go for the DS925 Plus. You get more CPU cores, more RAM capacity, NVMe storage options, and much more flexibility for running extra apps in the future. It is a system you buy once and forget about for a very long time.
Maintenance on Synology is simple. Turn on automatic updates for security, enable SMART tests for your drives, set up two backups: one to an external USB drive monthly and one to cloud or a second NAS for disaster recovery. Everything else runs quietly in the background.
If you want to compare pricing, here are Amazon search links for both options:
DS225 Plus
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Synology+DS22...=ncmail-20
DS925 Plus
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Synology+DS92...=ncmail-20
WD Red Plus drives
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=WD+Red+Plus+8...=ncmail-20