When we reviewed Synology’s DiskStation DS1522+ a few years back, it earned high marks for its expandability, performance, ...

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.

If you’re building or upgrading a gaming PC in 2025, a powerful graphics card is more essential than ever. Modern titles demand serious GPU horsepower, whether you’re chasing smooth 4K performance, ...

Realtek introduced the RTL8127 10GbE to PCIe NIC at Computex 2025 last May as a low-power, low-cost 10Gbps Ethernet solution for PCIe and M.2 networking cards with an estimated price of around $30 to ...

It’s been five years since the last time I reviewed a Synology DiskStation, and at the time, the model I had in my lab was the one that currently serves as my personal NAS, the DS920+. For the last ...

2025 was going to be the year I upgraded my Synology to a newer model with 10GbE support. But I will not support their enshittification plans, even if there are viable workarounds. Guess it's time to ...

Synology DS1819+ DSM 7.2.2-72806-3 Synology E10M20-T1 PCIe card, detected,, 10Gbe in use with no issues. Crucial P3 2TB M.2 NVMe (CT2000P3SSD801) I fitted a Crucial P3 2TB M.2 NVMe (CT2000P3SSD801) in ...

A recent launch was made by Synology. Introducing the new 3U 18-bay RackStation RS2821RP+, a versatile large-scale infrastructure backup, business-level file serving, and private cloud services. The ...

Almost two years ago, we wrote it was possible to add 10GbE to your system with a M.2 network card based on a Marvell AQC113 chip for about $170. But I’ve now been made aware prices may have come down ...

Few pieces of technology I’ve used in my escapades as Gadget Hunter have been as transformative as a network-attached storage device. My previous favorite NAS was Synology’s DiskStation 1520+, but the ...

Allows using E10M20-T1, M2D20, M2D18 or M2D17 cards in Synology NAS models that aren't on their supported model list. Enables E10M20-T1, M2D20, M2D18 and M2D17 for DS1823xs+, DS1821+, DS1621+. Enables ...