I was telling a friend that I was thinking to improve my data storage solution and he gave me his used DS218j for free. This is an older model and because it only has two bays, I would prefer to put a bigger hdd in it.
Looking at the synology site's compatibility list I can see that the biggest listed drives are 16TB and the selection is quite limited.
I am not too familiar with NAS systems but often laptop compatibility specs
represent only what was tested with the model and a higher spec part could be installed and work just fine. Is the situation similar for NAS or should I limit myself to only those exact models listed as compatible?
I'm waiting for hdds to go on sale and it'd expand my options if I could put a 16TB WD or even Toshiba in there. Actually is there any reason a 20TB drive would be incompatible?