Synology reversing its hard drive policy is good, but it might be too late

Synology is bringing back third-party drive support with DSM 7.3, but it might be too late. The competition has pulled much further ahead.
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Synology backtracks and adds 3rd-party hard drive support to its 2025 NAS lineup (Network Attached Storage)

The move was not popular, and half a year later Synology is reversing course. The company has released an updated version of the Linux-based operating system that powers its NAS hardware and while the ...

Synology caves, walks back some drive restrictions on upcoming NAS models

As of DSM 7.3, Synology no longer mandates validated drives in 2025 DiskStation Plus, Value, and J-series devices.

Synology Reverses Drive Validation Policy

Synology announced the release of DiskStation Manager (DSM) 7.3, adding several useful new features to its NAS OS.