NAS selection

[Enquiries]

I am setting up my architectural firm at the moment having worked in various offices for the last couple of decades. I currently have one external hard drive 5TB and one SSD 4TB connected to my computer and utilise various files sporadically but quickly. Both of these have a separate Time Machine external hard drive (4tb each). Most of the files I access are images, pdfs, photoshop and drawing files. There will be just myself using the setup to begin with but will likely have a couple of employees within the next 5 years.
I've always had a Synology Drive in mind because all my previous workplaces have had them but now I watched a few of your videos I want to ask what you recommend. I'm not drastically nerdy, I'm conscious of sizes of files I send but all I need is the thing to work reliably and need to be able to easily recover a file if it gets freakishly deleted etc.
Could you please let me know what your thoughts are?
Thanks,
Ned

[ed]

Thanks for your message! For your needs, any of Synology's Plus series models would be a great choice. The DS224+ is an excellent option within your budget, but if you're looking for a bit of room to grow, the DS423+ would be a great choice as it has two empty bays for future expansion.

If, down the line, you ever need faster network speeds (especially if you plan to handle larger files or need 10GbE support), the DS923+ could be an option to consider. However, for smaller files, this might not be necessary just yet.

Both the DS224+ and DS423+ would work well for you, so it's really about deciding whether you want to plan for a bit more growth with the DS423+.