Network-attached storage devices have seen adoption among power users and IT professionals for long enough that some are finding themselves ready for an upgrade. Let's check out a model from Synology that packs a lot of features, and also offers expandability into the future.

Synology DS1821+ product page: https://www.synology.com/en-global/pr...

My standard review disclaimer: Synology provided the unit and upgrades as part of this review, but has had no editorial input into this video, nor was I paid to produce it. The opinions expressed here are exclusively my own. My responsibility to you, the viewer, is paramount. This video has the "includes paid promotion" setting enabled simply because YouTube does not discern product reviews from other forms of paid content.

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00:00 - Introduction
01:06 - Hardware overview
02:31 - Initial setup
03:39 - Software features
04:15 - CPU, RAM and M.2 SSDs
07:25 - Network file copy performance
07:59 - 10 gigabit network upgrade
09:57 - Upgrading from another NAS
12:06 - Drive array expansion
13:21 - Who this NAS is for

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