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Best US 4-bay NAS deal: Synology DS925+ if you want the current expandable Plus-series option. Best larger US NAS deal: Synology DS1525+ if 5 bays and easier future capacity planning matter more than the lowest price. Best budget US NAS deal: Synology DS223j if you need simple backup/private cloud rather than heavier apps. Best non-US caution: UK and Germany shoppers should check whether the visible price drop is truly better than normal local street pricing before buying. Best Canada caution: The visible Canadian Synology deal labels in our check were drives, not NAS enclosures, so compare co

The 007revad Synology Package Source is a community package source for Synology DSM. According to the project’s GitHub description, it adds DSM packages that are available from GitHub to Package Center, allowing users to install compatible packages and receive updates when newer versions are released. The project notes that it does not host the SPK files itself; instead, it provides the information required for DSM Package Center to display available packages for the NAS model’s DSM version and CPU architecture. That distinction matters. This is not a new official Synology app store and it doe

The DiskStation neo+ Series is a new set of Synology desktop NAS models designed to coexist with the current DS Plus Series. Synology’s announcement describes the range as a response to memory market dynamics: instead of forcing every buyer into the higher-memory ECC configuration immediately, the neo+ models start with 4GB non-ECC DDR4 SODIMM and allow users to scale hardware later. That makes the neo+ lineup an interesting middle ground. It does not remove DSM, M.2 slots, 2.5GbE, DX525 expansion or business/home-office software features, but it changes the starting point of the hardware bund

Dave Russell, known as 007revad on GitHub and within the wider Synology community, develops and maintains open-source scripts and packages for Synology NAS systems, alongside several projects for Asustor and Plex users. His work covers areas including drive compatibility, M.2 storage pools, hardware transcoding, network adapter support, drive health information, DSM configuration, data recovery and package management. Many of these projects were created in response to limitations within DSM or to make information and functions more accessible to users. Dave estimates that he has spent hundreds