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Chatreey NAS (Intel N100, 2x SATA, M.2 NVMe, 2x 2.5G LAN, DP/HDMI/USB-C/PD) US$153.87 (~A$232.26) Shipped @ Chatreey AliExpress

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On sale is another Intel N100 (4 core, 4 thread) Mini PC and this one is quite different to others in that it's a dual bay NAS supporting two 3.5"/2.5" SATA drives and a single M.2 NVMe SSD. Making it perfect for use as a DIY NAS, home server, media player and more, as well as running Win10/11, UnRAID, Promox etc.

Another really big bonus is that the USB-C port can be used to power the NAS itself instead of the DC port (65W PD charger required), as well as providing video output alongside HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4.

The price in the title is barebones so you need to supply your own storage and DDR4 SODIMM RAM (single slot, up to 32GB). Alternatively you can get the more powerful Ryzen 5700U version here for US$273.26 (~A$412.47) with the same coupon with the main differences being two M.2 NVMe SSD slots and two DDR4 SODIMM RAM slots instead of one.

Other features include dual 2.5GbE Intel LAN ports, WiFi 6, USB 3.2 Gen2 x2, USB 2.0 x2, 3.5mm audio jack, microSD card slot and dual fans (bottom and side) for cooling.

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  • TheFreaK on 01/06/2024 - 20:58
    +11

    Man I'd love something like this but with 3/4 bays

      • TheFreaK on 02/06/2024 - 00:17
        +1

        I just wished they were cheaper, can build a NAS with off the shelf parts that’ll out perform and have a lot more flexibility than one of those for cheaper

        • Hornpub on 02/06/2024 - 00:28
          +5

          hi bro, do you have a guide for those? really new to NAS and have no idea where to start, also looking for budget pathway

          • knk on 02/06/2024 - 18:27
            +4

            @Hornpub: NAS / Servers are just desktops made to run long term. In reality most business grade systems make great NAS boxes, but these little N100 aliexpress boxes are nice in the sense they'll consume next to no power by comparison.

            I'd just jump on ebay or look at the deals on here for refurb business grade computers that have enough grunt / ram / storage slots to suit your needs.

            Personally for the average person I think this N100 would do the job, surely good enough for plex, sharing some files around etc. I could probably replace my server with one of these once I simplify things (moving out of IT so don't need too much available) but it would be more manageable if they had 2 SSD slots or more 3.5" bays so I could have a mechanical + SSD raid1 at the same time.

            Once you've got your hardware sorted you need to work out what kind of software you want to run and how to go about it. I use proxmox, so I can run a bunch of different stuff on the one machine but if you're not as into it as I am there are a few off the shelf distributions that will make life easier.

            OMV is pretty light on resources: https://www.openmediavault.org/
            Truenas is a bit of a beast but might give more flexibility , more complex though.
            I haven't personally used it, but some people rave about unraid and from what I gather it's idiot proof and really easy to use:
            https://unraid.net/
            Or if you truly can't be bothered and just want something simple you could just run windows on it, as much as I don't love that idea personally :)

    • rumblytangara on 02/06/2024 - 11:18

      There are SBC options that have 4-5 SATA expansion slots. You'd probably have to design your own casing though.

    • RiseAndRuin on 02/06/2024 - 15:37
      +2

      You can add a DAS like the TerraMaster D6-320 connected through usb-c.

    • ColonialBoy on 02/06/2024 - 16:05
      -1

      I'm sure there is a minipc with 4 X M.2

  • Nom on 01/06/2024 - 21:14
    +5

    Now this is a Mini PC spec 😎

  • Munki Kundi on 01/06/2024 - 23:16

    Wow, what a brand name!!

    • bdl on 01/06/2024 - 23:43
      +1

      I reckon you're barking up the wrong chatreey

  • skittlebrau on 02/06/2024 - 00:25
    +1

    Pretty good option for an offsite backup system for your NAS.

  • Spendmore on 02/06/2024 - 00:48

    Do these come with any OS?

    • Lonewolf1983 on 02/06/2024 - 01:17
      +4

      considering they have no storage to put it on, i'd say not

    • ValouSydney on 02/06/2024 - 02:06

      Depends, lot of Chinese brands actually sell this one. I got the Aoostar r1 that was the cheapest at the time with a 1tb ssd and Windows but have used unraid anyway :)

    • fatbunn on 05/06/2024 - 12:50
      +1

      even if it does i would still want to format the drive and load my own os. some mini pcs shipped with malware because of the cracking tools they use loads malware onto your pc. eventhough they have addressed this issue i would still rather do it myself. also if u do get a NAS u would probably want to go for opensource OMV anyways which is free and u can flash it yourself.

  • ValouSydney on 02/06/2024 - 02:24
    +2

    Very happy with mine.
    Only issue is I had to take off the top cover otherwise it was cooking the HDD inside during any intensive work.
    You can also install a small fan if you want.

    I the bios, you can select 3 CPU profiles which affect power consumption (slow, balance and performance).

    Mine came with Windows pre installed on the ssd but you can install or download it anyway so not really important imo.

    Have a look at all the copy cat to ensure this one is the cheapest. I got mine on Amazon AU for $250 with the ssd.

    • parta on 02/06/2024 - 09:30

      What was the Amazon listing. I haven't seen that model on Amazon before.

      • ValouSydney on 02/06/2024 - 10:00
        +3

        Aoostar r1 but it's only available in the US as of today. Likely depends on stock…

  • hippo2s on 02/06/2024 - 09:53
    +4

    If only my old HP micro server was dead…but still going strong.

    • rumblytangara on 02/06/2024 - 11:17

      Microservers were amazing (up until the last gen which went way up in price).

      • hippo2s on 02/06/2024 - 16:26

        Yeah Gen 10 is like $1000+ crazy

        • knk on 02/06/2024 - 18:31
          +1

          These were great little boxes that I used to be able to buy for like $600-700 and tack on a 3 year onsite warranty. They had full OOB access and were in no way inferior to putting a larger server in outside of performance/storage + a single NIC.

          Now they're piss weak, crippled, don't have out of band access and are stupidly expensive. I really don't get why they went this way with them, as soon as OOB access was dropped I didn't sell another one and they were my go to option for small businesses back when everything was onsite.

          Pretty sure one I put in a decade ago is still running a newsagency, they really should replace it lol.

    • slothful on 02/06/2024 - 11:52

      Same. I bought my Gen8 microserver for around $250 10 years ago and it’s still going strong. After about $200 of upgrades (16 GB of ECC RAM, Xeon processor, 10 Gb SFP+ card, ILO advanced license) it’s still more than competitive with modern consumer grade options.

      • knk on 02/06/2024 - 18:32

        Did similar upgrades, although I didn't pay for the ilo license and skipped the SFP card.

        In the end I bit the bullet and upgraded, going all SSD for the most part where possible now. The microserver is still however kicking along as a PBS server with 4 rather mismatched 4TB drives lol.

    • Lonewolf1983 on 02/06/2024 - 13:53

      I've got 3 of the og n36 and they just don't die

      • hippo2s on 02/06/2024 - 16:27

        Yeah, I wish mine would! LOL. Have replaced the case fan and PSU fan with Noctua, because the originals were noisy, no issue at all not even the fans.

  • itscyanide on 02/06/2024 - 11:44
    +3

    Seems good value, would suggest adding a 3D-printed base like this and a 120mm fan to improve cooling though.

    While you might get away with the stock bottom fan, I personally wouldn't trust it with the health of 2x larger more expensive 3.5" drives, particularly at times when they're being worked hard and on hot days where ambient temp might be a bit higher.

    • Clear on 02/06/2024 - 11:55
      +1

      I had seen someone add a 92mm Thermalright fan and that made a huge difference. Better cooling and less noise.

      • ValouSydney on 02/06/2024 - 18:10

        I've just removes the top cover and it's fine now. But yeah a bit more prone to dust.

  • jizmo on 02/06/2024 - 16:26
    +1

    For just over $170 more you're getting 3x more power, 2x more ram NVMe slots. https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/5157vs4156/Intel-N100-v….

    Very tempting deal, Thanks for all your work Clear

    From another seller's comments.

    Bundle:R7 5700U Dual LAN
    D***i
    R7 5700U, running Proxmox with 2x32GB 3200mhz ram, 2 nvme drives. Runs cool and quiet, I have a Win11 VM runing blue Iris with 8 cameras, only using 24-28 watts. Very happy with it.

    • jasonxc on 04/06/2024 - 04:37

      I want less power, not more. Low idle power consumption is critical for these things. An Intel N100 will consume less than any AMD CPU.

  • OsakaBoi on 02/06/2024 - 17:39

    What is the N100 like vs Synology DS220+ Intel J4025, particular for use as Jellyfin/media streaming

    • ValouSydney on 02/06/2024 - 17:45
      +2

      Both will be fine for just jellyfin. N100 comes with quicksync, no issues transcoding whatsoever.

  • vicerum on 02/06/2024 - 17:53

    What sort of idle power usage do these N100 chips draw?

    • ValouSydney on 02/06/2024 - 18:15

      Mine is 6w/12w/15w depending on the CPU profile. Then you need to add a bit more for the HDD, ssd…so quite low as expected.

  • GordonD on 02/06/2024 - 18:13

    This thread is about a NAS.

    Someone tell me what the impact is going to be if "Windows 11 24H2 [blocks] connections to unsecured 3rd party NAS devices …"?

    https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/nas/windows-11-24…?

    I presume an "unsecured 3rd-party NAS device" is one not running Microsoft software?

    • Clear on 02/06/2024 - 19:09

      Yeah not the PC itself. Basically any other device that has a shared network folder using SMB1 won't work. It's been unsupported in Windows Server by default for years. Only really old NAS drives (10+ old) may use SMB1 only.

  • john676 on 02/06/2024 - 18:50

    It won't let me enter the code

    • Clear on 02/06/2024 - 19:10

      So you type in the code and it says?

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