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Mini NASes marry NVMe to Intel's efficient chip

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432 points ingve | 1 comments | 04 Jul 25 15:21 UTC | HN request time: 0.422s | source
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whatever1 ◴[04 Jul 25 16:59 UTC] No.44466112[source]▶
Question regarding these mini pcs: how do you connect them to plain old hard drives ? Is thunderbolt / usb these days reliable enough to run 24/7 without disconnects like an onboard sata?
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michaelt ◴[04 Jul 25 17:24 UTC] No.44466332[source]▶
Would you not simply buy a regular NAS?

Why buy a tiny, m.2 only mini-NAS if your need is better met by a vanilla 2-bay NAS?

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projektfu ◴[04 Jul 25 17:32 UTC] No.44466388[source]▶
Good question. I imagine for the silence and low power usage without needing huge amounts of storage. That said, I own an n100 dual 3.5 bay + m.2 mini PC that can function as a NAS or as anything and I think it's pretty neat for the price.
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asalahli ◴[04 Jul 25 18:16 UTC] No.44466736[source]▶
This sounds exactly like what I'm looking. Care to share the brand&model?
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1. projektfu ◴[04 Jul 25 20:31 UTC] No.44467656[source]▶
AOOSTAR R1