Synology NAS Died – What to Replace It with?

After shutting down my 2-bay DS218+ for a week, it won’t power on anymore. I’ve gone through troubleshooting and tried a few fixes, but nothing worked. Time to replace it.

I’m thinking about sticking with Synology since I know the software and everything is already synced with other devices at home. The DS224+ seems like the obvious choice, but this failure has made me question how reliable Synology really is.

Has anyone here moved from Synology to another brand? When I first bought mine, it was basically between Synology and QNAP. Not sure if there are any solid new options now.

I’ve also seen some build-your-own NAS setups on sale, but I don’t have much technical knowledge, so I’m not sure that’s a smart move.

For reference, I use it to back up photos and documents, download from Usenet, and run Plex—including 4K streams.