Review on DS420 Synology 4Bay NAS by Adam Pietras ᠌

Name: DS420 Synology 4Bay NAS
Item: DS420 Synology 4Bay NAS
Rating: 5

May 13, 2023

One of the best deals, glad I bought this.

At one time, the toad pressed to go broke. The decisive trigger was the urgent need to get files from home without starting the PC using anydesk or teamviewer. Also, oil was added by the ever-ending places in the clouds and the unwillingness to pay for them monthly.
I don't see any noise issues. I set the profile to quiet and only occasionally you can hear the operation of the screws during loading (depending on the models of the screws themselves).
Bottom line: the device is strongly recommended for purchase. After a while, you will not imagine how you got along without it.

 (05/2022): larger disks have been replaced, a 4GB RAM chip has been added, two Samsung 970 EVO plus 1TB+1TB SSDs have been added. Synology branded firmware has been ated. Flight is normal.
During operation, there were 4 power outages - I survived without loss (I thought about buying a UPS for it).

Pros

In fact, a reliable friend and data protector. If you want privacy, organize your own cloud and you can no longer leave personal data on a network like Google Cloud or Drive. Ease of use. It was important for me to have access to the necessary files from anywhere in the world, if I'm not at home, as well as to save them to myself when I'm away. Toy for adults. I have been using it for more than a year and I am still discovering new features and at the same time learning the basics of online security. The machine will teach you basic knowledge of protocols, building a network, setting up a router, protecting against attacks and vpn. Used for a home media server, backups, file sharing, cloud, personal (!) vpn node, library, surveillance cameras, personal mail server, virtual machine, and so on. About the plastic case, about which they wrote in neighboring models - I don’t know why people need to make the already difficult cube heavier with excess metal. He has a metal skeleton (disassembled to clean the valves) and he does not suffer from fragility.

Cons

The machine, of course, works from the socket, but. For correct stable operation, you will have to drink a hundred liters of tea or smoke a block of cigarettes if you are not well-versed in the IT field. Personally, I am not a techie (medicine), although I like to pull up knowledge from different areas. One more thing - you need to be prepared for the fact that in the middle of the night (if all strategic ports are not blocked) they will knock on you. And they will knock persistently, for a night of requests 250-400 ran. There is no firewall in NAS. It is sad. Yes, and the firewall is lame on both legs. I had to put a more modern and secure router in front of it.