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Synology is really high quality stuff and will pay for itself in reduced power usage. Any ancient rackmount gear you buy will guzzle electricity
by SteveNuts 6y ago
Synology is really high quality stuff and will pay for itself in reduced power usage. Any ancient rackmount gear you buy will guzzle electricity
- j45 6y agoA Synology or QNAP NAS is a good idea in that it will be an appliance type use, which is a big step from having to build and maintain it yourself, which isn't for everyone.
- j_walter 6y agoTheir hardware is great, but pricey. Used server can be had for a lot cheaper and you can get the same functionality with Xpenology. Not sure the electricity savings outweighs the upfront hardware costs.
- Tijdreiziger 6y ago> Is Xpenology Stable? > As a person interested using Xpenology you should keep in mind, that this is not an official Synology release. Although it’s based on the official Synology DSM which is the same as whats found on the actual Synology devices, it’s not officially supported by Synology. You could get support from the community for this software, but not from the company itself. Typically once you’re up and running things are very stable without any issues but just know that calling support is not an option when you’re not running on an official Synology device.
- j_walter 6y agoI'm sure everyone has different experiences, but it's been super stable for me. The biggest issues come with the software upgrades and certain configurations may have issues, however the Xpenology forums have massive support and everyone lists how their upgrade experience went across multiple platforms (VM and bare metal). It was worth it for me.
- lallysingh 6y agoAlso in reduced maintenance and suffering. They are designed to do the things we want. I say get a beefy Synology, maybe a tape drive, and rent whatever else you need in the cloud. Plus a desktop/laptop as you prefer.