Germany, Düsseldorf - 16.04.2025 - Following the success of the high-performance series, the company is now also increasingly relying on Synology's own storage media for the Plus series models to be released from 2025. As a result, users will benefit from higher performance, increased reliability, and more efficient support.
"With our proprietary hard disk solution, we have already seen significant benefits for our customers in various deployment scenarios," says Chad Chiang, Managing Director of Synology GmbH and Synology UK. "By extending our integrated ecosystem to the Plus Series, we aim to provide all users - from home users to small businesses - with the highest levels of security, performance, and significantly more efficient support."
For users, this means that starting with Plus Series models released in 2025, only Synology's own hard drives and third-party hard drives certified to Synology's specifications will be compatible and offer the full range of features and support.
Plus models released up to and including 2024 (excluding XS Plus series and rack models) will not change. In addition, the migration of hard disks from existing Synology NAS to a new Plus model will continue to be possible without restrictions.
The use of unlisted hard disks will be subject to certain restrictions in the future, such as the creation of storage pools and support coverage in the event of problems caused by the use of incompatible storage media.
The tight integration between Synology operating systems and drives enables advanced functionality, such as more accurate lifespan analytics on SSDs, built-in firmware updaters, and volume deduplication on Synology high-end models.*
For detailed information about Synology drive compatibility policies, please refer to
this article.
*This press release was updated on April 28 to enhance content accuracy. Advanced features have always been exclusively supported on Synology storage media, and their availability remains unchanged by the recent policy update.