Synology DS1522+ 5-Bay DiskStation NAS (AMD Ryzen R1600 8GB Ram 4xRJ-45 1GbE LAN-Port) 5-Bay 20TB Bundle with 5X 4TB Seagate IronWolf

I ahve used Synology now for years.. this is my 4th purchase.. same as all the reast.. works great out of box. easy to use and setup.. make great NAS storages for Scans and Cameras.. All kinds of apps available to install.

Setup as a home storage device with media streaming capabilities. Does not disappoint and very easy to setup and manage (even on a MAC).

Excellent Product

Solid, amazing performance. Lots of great features. I use these primarily for backing up servers, workstations, Microsoft 365, and Google Workspace. And the DSM backup is awesome to use for offsite backups of the entire NAS!

Great little device. If you're unfamiliar with Linux you'll have some trouble. I'm not an expert on business networking; however, there was enough documentation for me to get this set up properly.

I have had my unit for over a year and it has been solid. I updated my OS from DSM6 to the current DSM7.2 flawlessly. Every update perfect.I have since expanded my NAS with 2 5 bay units and have had no problem.I have even expanded my unit memory to get 20GB out of it with no ill effects.I have not had to deal with tech support. Everything has just worked from day one. I wish this unit's memory could be expanded more, but this is the price point I wanted to get in, so it is to be expected.I love the raid. Even after my raid was set up, I was able to add an expansion bay and increase the size of the raid volume on the fly.Aces by me!

Synology’s Own Apps Don’t Work With DSM 7’s “modern” security selected. One of the reasons I went with Synology was their supposedly superior software. Surveillance station's functionality was severely hampered with the recent update to DSM 7.2.2 (removed h.265 codec support). DS Video has not been updated in two years and will not work if the NAS security is set to modern. DS video has other interface and CODEC issues, but it is pathetic that Synology hasn’t even updated the ciphers used in its software so that “modern” security cannot be used on Synology’s NAS. Now Synology is deleting applications and core functionality (h.265 codec support) for "performance." Never buying another Synology. The whole point of paying a premium for Synology is their software, not their years old sub-par hardware. Synology removing h.265 support over a ~$1 per device license fee is unacceptable.Turning to Synology photos, despite 30,000+ images, the AI only recognized the subjects in less than 500 photos, and then much of the recognition was wrong. It did much better with faces, but leaves much room for improvement.

If you are literate and technically sound, don't buy any synology NAS. Outdated hardware, limited features.Buy QNAP, updated hardware and surprising features.