[sam_bristow]

Yes. Synology introduced the requirement to use first-party drives earlier this year and it was such an unmitigated disaster for them that they rolled it back just a couple of days ago.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/synology-caves-walks...

[anonymars]

Discussion here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45513485