Synology BeeStation Desktop NAS 4TB GbE LAN USB-C

NOT A NETWORK DRIVE This is not at all what I wanted. I wanted a 4TB hard drive I could plug into a switch and map to the computers on our home network. INSTEAD you have to take open an account. Even if you want to use the drive locally you have to set up a password, etc. Overly complicated and misleading. I don't want another cloud backup. I want a simple hard drive I can access through Explorer. I will be factory resetting and returning for a refund.

Warning - This produce comes from the US, without a UK 3pin Mains adaptor

It comes without a three pin mains plug only two pin for the USA. Still waiting for refund.

Exactly same as described in Amazon. Super easy to setup and worth buying for those who are new to network attached storage (NAS) product.

Not a super fast NAS but it gets the job done with super easy setup. Of course there is limitation when it comes to configuration but for the price it’s worth it

So far I've found it very good, with various connections to cloud services, an external hard drive, the installation was super simple, and access to my files from anywhere. The only observation is that in the 4Tb model, only 3.5Tb of free space came with it. I got a lot of 500GB of internal storage, why? Apart from that, it's excellent.

Sehr zu empfehlen. Habe dieses Gerät angeschafft um Downloaden für iCloud zu minimieren. Und es funktioniert hervorragend. Ob Fotos oder Dateien, alles ist via App vom Smartphone oder über den PC zu handhaben. Ein absoluter Cloud Ersatz.

This is a great backup device for simplicity. The instructions are extremely clear into how to set everything up with scanning a QR code. Everyone complaining that they can't get the device to work is likely just impatient from the slightly long initial startup time. This additionally works with Mas OS Sequoia. Everything was seamless during the update. If someone says it doesn't work with an OS update, they likely did something else to cause their issue. The BeePhotos and BeeFiles app are great. BeeFiles is similar to google drive, where it can sync to a folder on your device. BeePhotos is basically a toned down version of google photos. There is unfortunately no dark mode on these apps. It is extremely easy to share files and albums between users. My one complaint is the link will open up the album in the web, versus in the beephotos or beestation app. Hopefully this will get addressed, but it is not a huge issue. Time Machine works great, which is the primary reason I got this machine. While this doesn't work with a Plex Server, you can view the files locally on a device and a tool, such as VLC and such. This is useful for viewing home videos and photos. The one downside to this device is that it only runs off 1 drive, where many NAS drives will have 2-bays. I recently purchased an external drive to act as a backup device so I don't solely rely on the beestation and the one drive. I will try and update my review after I report how my solution works.