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		immibis 74 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Synology reverses policy banning third-party HDDs IIRC it was official Synology-branded drives only. And they cost about twice as much as the exact same drives without the Synology brand.

rcxdude 74 days ago [–]

Yeah, the NAS wants to talk to a customised firmware. Which is what made it so transparently a money grab: they were reselling drives with a firmware modification at substantial markup.

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