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Re:Synology Lost the Plot with Hard Drive Locking Move by Melatonic on Tuesday April 22, 2025 @03:42PM (#43765563)
So basically buy one of the older models now ?

Will new firmware updates to everything before this require the Synology branded drives ?

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Re:Synology Lost the Plot with Hard Drive Locking Move by sokoloff on Tuesday April 22, 2025 @05:15PM (#43766381)
Seemingly not, at least not for the moment, based on the experiences of people migrating arrays [successfully] from older units and the massive backlash that would result if they trashed currently working arrays.

If you’re going to buy a DSM unit, I’d definitely buy a 2024 or earlier model. But even as an overall happy user under their old go-to-market approach, I can’t recommend them now.

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