Congrats to the winners

Good for you folks. I was not allowed to enter.

PeterReader:

Good for you folks. I was not allowed to enter.

freitasm:

 

And here are the winners!

 

First prize, the DS920+ goes to @bazzer

 

Congratulations all! Please send me a PM ASAP with your address for delivery. I will post these between Christmas and New Year for those who reply early, and after New Year to the others.

 

I'm so stoked, thanks geekzone and Synology! I almost forgot to enter!

I'd better start thinking about what disk configuration I want to get. Anyone have drive recommendations for this thing? I've only had 2 bays to play with before, so not sure if it's worth filling them all. I don't have massive demands on storage but would like reliable redundancy. Is it worth getting NAS drives? I don't think it will be running in a very stressful environment.

Maybe I should make a thread or do a search! 😄

Congratulations to all you winners! 

Big thanks to frietasm & Geekzone & Synology for the awesome comp! 

Yes I learned a lot more about what they offer.

All the best for the holiday season and the coming year!

And thanks to @freitasm for running the competition and Synology for donating the prizes. Great gesture for the holidays!

Cheers all

I am getting things sent tomorrow - I am missing details from @mintsauce, @spacedog and @yggdrasil

My Personal Prize was a Synology 220+ on Boxing Day!

I just checked the winners list, and my name isn't on it

Congrats to all the winners 😁

freitasm:

 

I am getting things sent tomorrow - I am missing details from .., @spacedog and ...

 

 

 

Sorry - holiday distractions @freitasm - DM sent!

I have sent all prizes out now (the big one yesterday) so all of you should have yours mid-week.

My cap arrived at the end of last week, so thank you very much!

Gooz:

 

My cap arrived at the end of last week, so thank you very much!

 

Ditto. Even the Mrs likes it!

:-)

bazzer:

 

I'm so stoked, thanks geekzone and Synology! I almost forgot to enter!

 

I'd better start thinking about what disk configuration I want to get. Anyone have drive recommendations for this thing? I've only had 2 bays to play with before, so not sure if it's worth filling them all. I don't have massive demands on storage but would like reliable redundancy. Is it worth getting NAS drives? I don't think it will be running in a very stressful environment.

 

Maybe I should make a thread or do a search! 😄

 

Honestly, the type of drive you want really depends on the workload. If you're planning on running Surveillance Station with some cameras though, fork out the extra for Surveillance drives - they'll last longer with the constant writes.

Other than that, learn about the difference between CMR and SMR drives - and make sure when you purchase a drive it is CMR (some manufacturers have been caught lying about this!)