[dbeley]

The hardware is basically the same as self-hosted NAS, the motherboard could even be of a lower quality. The software though is closed source and most consumer NAS only get support for 4-5 years which is outrageous.

[dannyw]

You're not buying from the right brand.

Synology supports their hardware for about 10 years since release. They are the "Apple"-like of NAS.

[j45]

I think the average # of years between buying a NAS could easily be 5-10 years.