+1 to Synology. Love their hardware and software. Another advantage is that they're reasonably open (modules, plugins, etc), and the base operating system is G

+1 to Synology. Love their hardware and software. Another advantage is that they're reasonably open (modules, plugins, etc), and the base operating system is GPL (but unfortunately not the UI / modules), so you can play with it when needed. I had to play with the source code a few times over the years, and having the ability to understand what the operating system is doing [1][2], or be able to do some hardcore recovery through the serial console [3] is pretty remarkable for a consumer storage product. (note: I wrote these posts 5-6 years ago, and the software has evolved a lot since them. I haven't checked the source code or used the serial console recently, so would love to hear thoughts if anyone has done it recently) [1] https://wrgms.com/reverse-engineering-synology-openssh/ https://wrgms.com/reverse-engineering-synology-openssh/ [2] https://wrgms.com/synologys-secret-telnet-password/ https://wrgms.com/synologys-secret-telnet-password/ [3] https://wrgms.com/recovering-a-failed-synology-diskstation-ds2xx-serial/ https://wrgms.com/recovering-a-failed-synology-diskstation-d...