The UGREEN NAS - SO MUCH POTENTIAL!

Update on the use of 3rd Party OS on UGREEN NAS with hardware, with regard to warranty*: "The Ugreen team confirms that whatever is promised in their warranty policy will not change, which only covers the hardware. They also mention that there is a risk of damage if you install a third-party OS, including data loss and compatibility issues, etc." - Ugreen Representative, 26/3/24

Just release a SDK and let the community help, they will have more apps than Synology in no time.

Probably more eloquently stated by others, but I have to say that the OG NAS companies were churning out under-powered (3 generation old CELERONS) in some expensive products. Suddenly, some new challengers are coming in with products based on much more modern and capable hardware, and the OG teams are going to have to respond in kind. It is nice to see that new NAS options will be based on something with more modern hardware, better upgrade options, and active competitors to keep them all from just resting on their laurels.

Thanks for the review. The hardware looks great, and the price is nice. I'm in the market for a new NAS this year.

The moment i realized that i didn't put the play speed to 2x ....and you were talking so fast.... But I want to thank❤ you so much for all your Nas compares Videos!🎉 I watched so many in the last weeks (because of thinking to buy a new one) and i learned a lot and had some great AHA Moments. You explain everything very well and it's fun to watch them🎉😂 thx for all your efforts.

You are awesome man! I love the reference to Dodge Ball!!!!!! "I am SHOCKED, Cotton!" You helped me a lot to decide on a NAS. Thank you!

I've been a beta tester since mid February. They sent me a unit to beta test the software, specifically to report bugs and help them to develop the OS. It definitely needs more time in the oven. I agree with all of your other videos; there is definitely potential. But right now, you are essentially buying into a beta platform where a lot of the fundamentals are broken. I will say though that I also have access to the mobile app, and I think it's the best way to interact with the NAS. My main NAS is a DS920+, so my standards are quite high. I also understand that most people don't need all of Synology's bells and whistles -- that's why I want this to succeed. But right now, I cannot in good conscience suggest that people buy this unless they want to flash a 3rd party OS, or they're okay with paying to participate in a beta in exchange for a discount. Things have improved, but just barely. I don't think first-time NAS buyers should be buying this, especially (right now). Edit: And if you flash a 3rd party OS, you lose mobile app support. The mobile app is one of the best ways to interact with the NAS currently.

Thanks a lot for the content! Pledged, and will follow reviews and worst case will cancel my pledge again. Something to consider for other peeps as well: You don't get charged until ~10th may and can cancel no questions asked before that

Please more coverage on this. Just ordered the 8 bay nas

Thank you You have answered all my questions.

Totally agree with everything, love your passion on the matter btw.

Thanks for the update. I'm cancelling my early bird payment and buying Synology sd1821+.

I really had to laugh at how fast you were talking and I couldn't keep up :D. So thanks again for your videos. I'm still wavering between the DXP4800 Plus and the DXP480T Plus. If this really happens that you can put 3rd party software like Unraid or Truenas on it without voiding the warranty then I think it's a deal breaker for Synology and Qnap. :D

Am I the only one who appreciates John Philip Sousa Semper Fidelis cut music? No one else? Maybe because it appeals to our rebellious past😂

12:59 I can see the purpose of doing a region limited beta (especially for concentration of tech support) considering that the software is still far more dough than cookies at this point (even though it still sucks). There's expectations that a crowdfunding product is rarely feature complete (much less has all the major kinks worked out) when it ships and thus is priced accordingly compared to when that product is launched at retail. I hope that they eventually decide on not only opening up support for third party OSes, but when these units eventually hit EOL they open source the firmware Coreboot/Libreboot style.

Yeah, great potential! I'm really got my fingers crossed they'll make it coz there's new NASes look and feel very premium, but needs slightly more love on the software side :) I'm gonna a be late with my vid, coz only shot it today :)

I just started syncing the drives in my uGreen. Although the software is clearly early stage, it does seem very promising, given that it doesn’t seem That far behind ADM, which has been in development for Much longer, and as you’ve said, the hardware is Ready … just the software needs a lot more work to match that hardware. Fingers crossed!

Thank you for being an advocate for the 3rd party OS support . Hopefully enough push from the community will make them reconsider their stance and allow anything to be installed easily.

Amazingn video! I was actually considering getting this but after seeing the crowfund status, your reviews and some comments here seems im not the user for this product right now.

I really want that hardware but not to lose my warranty if I put truenas on it .. i'd probably end up turning the watchdog off in the bios, replacing the SSD with a new one to preserve the original OS, putting truenas on a new one. But I don't want to support a company that would do that either. Others have gotten truenas to work. (Not this model) Thank you as always for giving us a open honest review and opinion. I will wait to see what else comes out.