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On sale is the latest Mini PC from GMKtec and this one is offering a 4 Bay M.2 NVMe SSD NAS that ends up being a lot cheaper than other SSD NAS drives on the market. Given that it's using the new Intel N150 4 core, 4 thread CPU this one is a really good choice for media streaming and will work perfectly fine as a network storage devices or anything that requires faster transfer speeds.
Featuring 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x2 slots with official support for up to 4TB in each slot, 64GB eMMC storage with Windows/Linux dual boot, 12GB LPDDR5 RAM (soldered), 2x HDMI 2.0 4K@60Hz, 1x USB-C full feature with PD, Data & DisplayPort output, 1x USB-C PD, 3x USB 3.2 10Gbps ports and 3.5mm audio.
For connectivity it's using two Intel i226-V 2.5GbE network ports making it more suitable for TrueNAS and similar OS', as well as WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2. For cooling there is a CPU fan and two smaller fans for the SSDs. I recommend installing heatsinks on each SSD as they're not included.
As for downsides given the cheap price. Due to CPU limitations each PCIe slot is limited to 2 lanes (x2) instead of 4 lanes (x4), the included storage for the OS out of the box is eMMC and the RAM is soldered. It would have been nice to see a 10GbE network port too.
- Apply the coupon OZAU20 or ** AUNY30** at checkout
- Further US$9.24 discount applied automatically
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It's a fairly niche market I would have thought for those who would want 32T of m.2 SSD storage but also want this device given its other limitations.
Good to see it is available though and it has the N150 which would be nice to see in more of the NAS boxes.