Synology is just jumping on the “turn the screws” bandwagon. Looks like I’ll be finding another alternative with my next upgrade or recommendation, that or DIY. I don’t respond well to this kind of bullshit.
In my scenario- ~25 clients with onsite (and replicated) backups, a new Truenas machine every time isn’t a feasable thing, so fingers crossed they don’t start increasing the markup on their “branded” drives. Ugh.
According to this article, that linked a German press release from Synology as their source, it will impact 2025 “+” models.
Synology is just jumping on the “turn the screws” bandwagon. Looks like I’ll be finding another alternative with my next upgrade or recommendation, that or DIY. I don’t respond well to this kind of bullshit.
In my scenario- ~25 clients with onsite (and replicated) backups, a new Truenas machine every time isn’t a feasable thing, so fingers crossed they don’t start increasing the markup on their “branded” drives. Ugh.