Flex your best idea "enthusiasts in India"— Win the ultimate Synology NAS

[purvika.m]

Synology isn’t just for storing data — it’s how you build smarter workflows, protect your memories, and unlock real tech potential.

Whether it’s your dream Plex server, a secure cloud-free workspace, or the ultimate connected home hub — we want to help you build it.

We’re teaming up with Synology to give 5 creative tech enthusiasts in India the Synology DS925+ with two (2) 4TB Synology drives.

This isn’t a paid campaign. If selected, you get to keep the unit — just test it out and share your honest experience with the community.

From media creation to hybrid work, self-hosted apps to edge AI — this little box can do a lot more than you think.

Contest open only to Indian residents.
Last submission date: Sunday, July 27, 2025 (Bookmark this and set a reminder!)

Details on how to apply below. Let’s build something cool.

The Prize:

• 5x Synology DS925+ units, one for each winner
• Each kit includes two (2) 4TB Synology HDDs

How to Enter (It’s Easy!):

• Step 1: Dream Big & Post a Reply! To enter, just reply to this thread and answer this one question:

“If a brand-new Synology DS925+ magically appeared on your desk, what’s the FIRST awesome project you would launch with it?”

• Step 2: After you’ve replied, fill out the short application form so we know how to contact you: https://forms.gle/kNqeZyXytgdYRYvy7
  
• Step 3: Share this post across your social media.

Contest Timeline

• Now until July 27, 2025: Submit your project idea and application.
• First week of August 2025: 5 winners announced in this thread and email. Kits shipped.
• Until August 31, 2025: 3-week build and test period.
• First week of September: Share text and video reviews (YouTube/Instagram/others) in a new forum thread.
• Forever: Keep the Synology DS925+ and HDDs after review.

Terms & Conditions

• Eligibility
  • Open only to Indian citizens residing in India, aged 18 or more.
  • One entry per person/household.
  • You must have an account on this forum and reply to the thread to be eligible.
  • Entries must be respectful and adhere to community guidelines; inappropriate or off-topic content may be disqualified.
  • The contest runs from July 16 to July 27, 2025.
• Selection & Participation
  • Entries will be evaluated by Synology and Qomma based on creativity, relevance, and feasibility of the proposed project.
  • Synology and Qomma reserve the right to determine the final list of winners at their sole discretion.
  • Selected participants will get to keep the hardware after they post their review within the stipulated timeline.
• Rights & Usage
  • By submitting an entry, participants grant Synology the right to use their submitted ideas, content, and any resulting reviews for promotional and marketing purposes across channels (digital, print, social media, etc.).
  • By participating, all entrants agree to allow Synology to contact them regarding future events, product promotions, and related campaigns.
• General Conditions
  • The campaign is backed by Synology and run by Qomma.
  • Synology and Qomma also reserve the right to adjust, postpone, or cancel the contest, or modify the rules and timeline without prior notice.
  • Standard forum rules apply.
  • We reserve the right to make changes to the T&Cs.
  • For any queries, email at p.mishra (at) qomma (dot) co

[vivante]

Don’t know if you are a bot, but this whole post stinks of ChatGPT.

“It’s not just X, it’s 1,2 and 3”, sprinkle in some m dashes — and you get yourself a strong ChatGPT stench… tech enthusiasts can smell that a mile away.

[johney_iron]

I wont dispute that it feels like chatGPT – but you can take my emdashes from my cold dead hands.

[darkmann]

Quick check with mods: small community giveaway (NAS involved)

Hey folks, Hope this isn’t out of place. I’m working with a small team that’s trying to set up a community-first giveaway for a NAS brand. The idea is to give active forum members a chance to win a unit — not for marketing or ads — but in exchange for sharing a genuine review based on their personal setup or workflow. There’s no payment, no spons…

not a bot (probably)… that isn’t saying much, though

[anon21802893]

Skigedy scam

[anon94159786]

“I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for some Personal Data and Intellectual Property today …”

[purvika.m]

Hi folks, I can see that many of you have a few concerns about the contest’s authenticity. And I’d love to clear any confusion.

1. I am certainly not a bot. I am an account manager working with Qomma, a small brand studio based in India. We’re working with Synology India to run this campaign within the country, and wanted to reach out to local enthusiasts on L1. I explicitly asked the admins for their permission to post this contest here.

2. Twitter does say that em dashes automatically imply ChatGPT, but we are a team of professional writers, and we absolutely love our em dashes! I have seen my colleagues use them in handwritten notes too

3. While sharing internal documents may not be possible, I have attached a screenshot of a Synology executive sharing this very contest post on LinkedIn, just to show you that the contest is indeed in partnership with Synology.

I hope this clears up any confusion, and we can expect more participants to fill out the form, so that we can quickly ship them their units!

For any other query, feel free to email me at p.mishra (at) qomma (dot) co

[anon94159786]

Bot or not is not really the issue. The farming of ideas, social media posts, and other personal data is what I’m betting most folks here have issue with.

[Exard3k]

Extensive use of bullet points, very formal writing…

• I guess we will face a lot of our own turing tests in the coming years,

• to the detriment of people writing legit stuff and forum community in general.

• It’s just nextgen-spambot we know for decades and the arms race just has to catch up to then enter the next round eventually.

I don’t need a f****** vendor-locked-drives-NAS btw.

see the difference?

[anon94159786]

It’s interesting that the one like on the clarification post is an account that was created here to solely like that post (judging by timestamps and activity). Could that be a coincidence … sure. Either way this whole thread is sketchy at best and predatory at worst.

There’s no such thing as a free lunch.

[wendell]

This user did ask if it was okay, and I okayed it for two reasons:

1. we have a LOT of audience in India (hey, hows it going!?)
2. it is actually affiliated with synology

It might seem a little sus, but for givaway-in-India, it seems fine to me. Do we know for sure if these models are locked down to just synology hardware? I thought at first it was just the higher-end and enterprise gear, but it might be everything now. I get it on the enterprise side, but have trouble understanding why there is not a “known okay” list for the less-than-enterprise stuff.

[anon94159786]

According to the Synology website the DS925+ do require synology branded drives now as well.

edited to add LINK