Guides
Storage advice without the sales pitch
Short, specific answers to the questions people ask before buying a NAS. Written by people who set them up for a living.
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What is RAID, and which level should your NAS use?
RAID explained in plain English: how SHR, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6 and RAID 10 protect your data, what you lose in capacity, and which to pick for a 2, 4 or 8 bay Synology.
Read8 min readHow to choose a Synology NAS
A buyer's guide to Synology DiskStation and RackStation: how many bays, Plus versus Value versus xs+, how much memory, and which drives to pair with each model.
Read5 min readSynology drive compatibility: what changed and what to buy
Synology's 25-series Plus and rackmount NAS only build storage pools on listed drives. What that means, which Synology HAT and HAS drives fit each model, and how to migrate.
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