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.
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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 & allows all hard drives in 2025 NAS range - for now

Synology has backed down from only allowing certified hard drives that it conveniently sells in its 2025 network attached ...

Synology Reverses Drive Validation Policy

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

Synology Allows Third Party Drives Again : NAS Users Rejoice

Synology DSM 7.3 brings third-party hard drive support to 2025 NAS models. Discover how this update changes storage flexibility forever.
Android Authority

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

After months of silence and community frustration, Synology has finally decided to loosen the grip it tightened on its rather loyal following of NAS users. And I, for one, couldn’t be happier.

Synology backtracks on its third-party drive ban after backlash - but there's a catch

ZDNET's key takeaways Synology will again allow third-party drives in its NAS boxes.Users will need to upgrade to DSM 7.3 to ...
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Synology only partially removes drive restriction for Plus NAS

Synology is softening the restrictions for drives in its Diskstation network-attached storage (NAS) of the current Plus series. With the update to DSM 7.3, SATA SSDs in 2.5-inch format are no longer ...