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Synology reverses policy banning third-party HDDs after sales allegedly plummet  Hacker News Synology comes to its senses, removes all HDD limitations from 2025 DiskStation models  Android Central Synology reversing its hard drive policy is good, but it might be too late  Android Authority Synology launches DSM 7.3 with advanced AI & security tools  SecurityBrief Asia NAS vendor Synology changes its mind on blocking third-party …

I tested the DiskStation DS925+ when it debuted earlier this year, and while I liked the changes to the hardware, Synology’s HDD limitation — where it disallowed any WD and Seagate drives from being used in the NAS — ultimately made it a non-starter. The move meant that you couldn’t use the best NAS HDDs with the DS925+, and this …