Sunday, 20 April, 2025

Synology Limits Third-Party Hard Drive Support in 2025 NAS Models

Starting in 2025, Synology's new Plus Series NAS devices will restrict full functionality to Synology-branded or certified third-party hard drives. This change affects features like storage pooling and drive health analysis. Existing NAS models and drives migrated from older systems remain unaffected. Synology cites improved reliability and performance as reasons, though users may face reduced flexibility and higher costs.