Synology NAS or is their an alternative

[sx_turbo]

Hi all,

Talking to. Guy at work and he mentioned he has a server, the chap in question isn't a tech guy perse so I asked him about it, he said he had a Synology NAS setup and it sounded amazingly easy way to store and access photos and videos. He says he just opens an app and adds content off his phone, when on his computer he transfers files to the Nas.

It sounded so easy thought I might look at getting one,.till I saw the price of them.

I'm not really clued up on Nas setups, I've heard of them mentioned but stayed clear of it, but now my curiosity has peeked,

Is there other Nas setups that allow as easy an access as the Synology setup?

 

[sx_turbo]

Thanks for the replies,

I'm tech savvy but not as tech savvy as I was in my youth, think it's just life ant time, so the easiest option to setup and use would be best.

It looks like I've got some research to do.

I was thinking of getting a 4 bay NAS, but that was for future upgradability more than anything, but maybe dropping to the 2 bay would be sufficient.