Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Marius Bogdan Lixandru is a highly experienced content creator from Romania with a background in biology, chemistry and computer programming. He loves writing technical guides that are accessible for non-technical people. Born in 1984, he has always expressed interest in technology. Beyond technology and biology, he has a passion for agriculture, the science and beauty of which have encouraged him to start his own vegetable garden and plant dozens of fruit-bearing trees with fragrant and succulent, sweet and sour fruits. When he’s not losing nights uncovering the deepest hidden secrets of the latest tech devices, he’s likely enjoying a refreshing slice of juicy, honey-sweet watermelon, sluggishly lying on the grass in his orchard, sitting in the shade under the trees he himself has planted. Torpid summer days accompanied by cicada sounds and greeted by his smiling wife and happy, tail-wagging presence of his two mioritic shepherd dogs are some of the simpler pleasures in life that help him recharge his batteries to take on the latest tech challenges. Support My Work and Feel free to contact me.

Synology: Which LAN Cable Should I Buy?

23 April 20243 March 2022 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

If you, like me, have a Synology NAS with two bays or more, it’s almost certain your NAS came with two CAT5e cables. Cat5e is the most common type of cabling used for deployments due to its ability to support Gigabit speeds at a cost-effective price. Aside from your RAM, have you ever thought about … Read more about Synology: Which LAN Cable Should I Buy?

Synology: How to Benchmark Your Disks

20 August 20222 March 2022 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Did you know DSM 7 offers the possibility to benchmark your HDD disks, your SSD disks and your NVMe disks? Today I’m going to teach you how to automatically benchmark your disks yourself from home, and find out which disks are better than others. STEP 1 Please Support My work by Making a Donation. STEP … Read more about Synology: How to Benchmark Your Disks

Synology: Which NAS Supports Data Deduplication

10 August 20222 March 2022 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Did you know some NAS models support Data Deduplication? What is Data Deduplication? Data Deduplication allows you to store more data in less volume space and achieve better storage efficiency in virtualized environments. Data Deduplication is only supported on Synology SSD disks and Btrfs volumes. You need to create a storage pool consisting entirely of … Read more about Synology: Which NAS Supports Data Deduplication

Synology: Discord Channel Reaches 1.5K Members

10 August 20222 March 2022 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Hello, my followers! Marius, your Internet friend here! Hope you are all well. I wanted to say thank you so much for your support. I’m here to let you know that our Synology Discord Channel now has 1500+ active members. You can say it’s the largest Synology NAS community on Discord dedicated entirely to the … Read more about Synology: Discord Channel Reaches 1.5K Members

Synology: How to Disable Device Analytics

10 August 20221 March 2022 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

The first time you install the DSM operating system on your Synology NAS you will be prompted to activate an option called “Device Analytics“. Once the screen prompting you to activate Device Analytics appears, you will have three options to choose from: Yes, Remind me later or No Thanks. If you, like me, don’t want … Read more about Synology: How to Disable Device Analytics

Which Is Better for Synology NAS: HDD or SSD?

20 August 20221 March 2022 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

When we hear others’ opinions on Synology NAS and the type of disks we should get for it, our first instinct is to go buy the hard disks that offer us the most storage space (from 2-4-6-8-10-12-14 terabytes). But this often leads to overlooking performance. Synology supports 2.5-inch SSDs perfectly but few people will tell … Read more about Which Is Better for Synology NAS: HDD or SSD?