I did some research and I was going to buy the DS423+. Now that Synology is planning to lock down hard drive options for 2025 Plus models, I'm wondering if it is still wise to buy a Synology NAS. Even though the DS423+ is not affected by the hard drive limitation, it is missing the upgrades from the 2025 version and Synology might potentially pull off some retroactive cripple hammer.
My use case would be mainly for backing up my photos and videos and editing photos. I might stream media via Plex, and perhaps run some servers through Docker, though these are not as critical. The main thing I would be missing is editing videos off of the NAS - the 1 Gbps ethernet and the lack of USB-C/Thunderbolt access means that I would have to copy the files off the hard drive before I could edit them.
I did some research on hard drive enclosures and the consensus seems to be that they are unreliable and may potentially corrupt my files. Also, they are barely any cheaper than a NAS and are hard to find in my region. I am not considering the 2025 Plus versions since I can't find a Synology hard drive in my region and they are expensive anyway.
So, should I just buy the DS423+ while I still can, or are there any other options? I would prefer not to build my own if possible since I am pretty busy and might screw up but might consider it if it's the only option.