Synology has backtracked on its data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/nas/synology-requires-self-branded-drives-for-some-consumer-nas-systems-drops-full-functionality-and-support-for-third-party-hdds” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/nas/synology-requires-self-branded-drives-for-some-consumer-nas-systems-drops-full-functionality-and-support-for-third-party-hdds”>controversial self-branded drives-only policy, restoring the ability to use third-party and certified HDDs and SSDs on its 2025 Plus series NAS units. With the launch of its latest DiskStation Manager 7.3, users can once again use 3.5-inch hard drives and 2.5-inch SATA SSDs from brands like data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/western-digital” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/western-digital”>Western Digital and data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/seagate” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/seagate”>Seagate, without losing out on crucial features.
Earlier this year, the company had restricted core functionality for third-party and non-certified drives,…
