Synology has a reputation for having very reliable and easy to use software (Synology DSM). But, is it worth the premium in price over other brands? Today I'm exploring some of the features of Synology DSM, including their very easy high availability setup, to see if this is true.
Buy the DS224+ (diskless): https://amzn.to/4cSJ5bp
On sale on Amazon Prime Day (July 16th-17th 2014)
Also 20% off from July 15th-18th 2024 at B&H Photo Video (US), Newegg (US+CA), Memory Express (CA), and Canada Computers (CA).
If you don't need high availability, there is a lower cost model available which removes that feature. I didn't review this one, but here's the link, and it's also on sale the same times:
Buy the DS223j (diskless): https://amzn.to/4bwCm69
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:57 - Unboxing & Hardware
02:45 - Software Setup
10:01 - Replication
11:09 - High Availability
15:01 - Failure Testing
18:38 - HA vs RAID vs Backups
20:35 - My Thoughts
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