Synology & Hard Drive Compatibility - Where Are We At?

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WHY Synology Changed Support of 3rd Party Hard Drives in DSM? https://nascompares.com/guide/why-synology-changed-support-of-3rd-party-hard-drives-in-dsm/ How to Use Unverified HDDs and SSDs on a Synology 2025 NAS (COMPLETE GUIDE) https://nascompares.com/guide/how-to-use-unverified-hdds-and-ssds-on-a-synology-2025-nas-complete-guide/ Storage Newsletter article - https://www.storagenewsletter.com/2025/09/08/solution-day-london-2025-synology-to-showcase-enterprise-data-management-solutions/ Sponsor Dave Russell's Work HERE - https://github.com/sponsors/007revad Dave Russell's Synology HDD db Fix here - https://github.com/007revad/Synology_HDD_db Thanks again to the Synology reddit (posts and DMs) - https://www.reddit.com/r/synology/ The Synology HDD Support Changes here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbFEaCRoCBM Synology 2025 NAS Hard Drive and SSD Lock In Confirmed - Bye, Bye Seagate and WD https://nascompares.com/news/synolgoy-2025-nas-hard-drive-and-ssd-lock-in-confirmed-bye-bye-seagate-and-wd/ Video Chapters 00:00 Recap Synology and hard drive compatibility 00:32 Verification process still ongoing 01:12 Off-record insights and context 01:50 WD vs Seagate – who’s cooperating 02:34 Synology’s strategy and enterprise ties 02:57 Synology Solutions event statements 03:24 Official justification for validation 04:20 Positioning as reliability and accountability 05:01 Questioning the real motive 05:22 Three possible implementation paths 05:43 Option 1 – Full U-turn with warnings 06:42 Option 2 – Add WD/Seagate drives directly 07:30 Option 3 – DSM 7.3 integration 08:16 Challenge for multi-site admins 08:58 None of the options fix past damage 09:19 Six months of negativity cannot be erased 09:42 Potential warranty and support benefits 10:21 Current status and closing thoughts Synology NAS Pricing and Amazon Links: DS220j (Basic Backup), $189 - https://amzn.to/42HEQuQ DS223 (DSM Entry Point), $250 - https://amzn.to/3Wfx3C6 DS224+ (New Plex/Media 2-Bay) - https://amzn.to/449U1gR DS220+ (Plex Entry), $299 - https://amzn.to/3W8aFul DS723+ (Business/Video+Photo Editing), $449 - https://amzn.to/3obTECY DVA1622 (Dedicated AI Surveillance and Local Access), $629 - https://amzn.to/3oe7kNx Thinking of buying a product mentioned in today's video from Amazon? If this video has helped you make that decision, you can head to Amazon using this link and we will get a small % profit of whatever you buy, which goes directly back to NASCompares and allows me and Eddie to keep doing what we do here on YouTube and the Blog - https://amzn.to/3TjM0kj *Visit the Community Support forum 'ASK NASCompares' here if you need more help* - https://ask.nascompares.com/ Finally, if you need data storage/networking help NOW and the free advice/forum on NASCompares is not going to be quick enough for you, you can use the Ko-fi commissions page here - http://ko-fi.com/nascompares/commissions *NASCompares Free Advice Area* - https://nascompares.com/contact-us/ *Vulnerabilities And Exploits On Synology & QNAP NAS* – Stay Updated! - https://nascompares.com/2021/05/26/vulnerabilities-and-exploits-on-synology-qnap-nas-stay-updated/ *NAS Buyers Guide - Get It RIGHT First Time* - https://nascompares.com/guide/nas-buyers-guide-2022-2023-synology-qnap-asustor-terramaster-wd-buffalo-zyxel-netgear/ *Synology NAS DSM 7.1 NAS Software Review* - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqFa0WyxGJc Synology DSM 7.2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gNfviGVKz4