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Pre-order Helios64 NAS $285

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I was looking for a personal NAS and saw this. Really cool design and good specs. Pre-order is very likely to open next week.

Specifications List
  • ARM 64-bit Hexacore SoC RK3399(K) (2x Cortex A-72 and 4x Cortex-A53)
  • LPDDR4 - 4GB
  • eMMC 5.1 - 16GB
  • 5x SATA 3.0
  • M.2 SATA Slot (shared with one SATA 3.0)
  • 2.5 Gbe Ethernet
  • 1 GB Ethernet
  • USB Type-C (DP and DAS mode)
  • 3x USB3.0
  • microSD
  • On-Board HDD Power
  • Built-In UPS (battery in option)
  • Dual DC Input
  • Rich IO Interfaces (i2c, spi, uart, gpio and more…)
  • 2x PWM Fan
  • Nano-ITX Form Factor (120 x 120mm)
The full kit bundle includes :
  • Heliso64 board
  • Helios64 case
  • UPS battery pack
  • PSU 12V / 10A

https://blog.kobol.io/2020/01/02/...noucement/
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peaceman17
01-03-2020 at 02:00 AM.
01-03-2020 at 02:00 AM.
Looks really interesting! Cheaper than a Synology NAS but with more features. I don't think it would be as plug-n-play as a Synology though.
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HIDDENsheltem01-03-2020 at 02:25 AM.
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Stan-O
01-03-2020 at 02:52 AM.
01-03-2020 at 02:52 AM.
While this is insanely cool new product, if you're in a hurry to get something now, before this is actually released, do have a look at HP Proliant MicroServer. Gen 7 is definitely outdated, but Gen 8/9 are nice contenders and sometimes can be had for around $300 used.
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square_one
01-03-2020 at 03:09 AM.
01-03-2020 at 03:09 AM.
Quote from peaceman17 :
Looks really interesting! Cheaper than a Synology NAS but with more features. I don't think it would be as plug-n-play as a Synology though.

Hardware looks good but what about software? That's part of what you pay for with synology.
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chrisebay1435
01-03-2020 at 03:43 AM.
01-03-2020 at 03:43 AM.
Quote from square_one :
Hardware looks good but what about software? That's part of what you pay for with synology.
Exactly. Love my Synology, but it is expensive!
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mrdizle
01-03-2020 at 04:30 AM.
01-03-2020 at 04:30 AM.
Any idea about the processor here compared to the Celerons in qnap and syn?
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pixovation
01-03-2020 at 04:55 AM.
01-03-2020 at 04:55 AM.
Quote from square_one :
Hardware looks good but what about software? That's part of what you pay for with synology.

Looks like Free NAS
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bjbm
01-03-2020 at 05:24 AM.
01-03-2020 at 05:24 AM.
Quote from pixovation :
Looks like Free NAS

Used freenas several years ago. Definitely not a fan. It was so jnstable and fixing problems was total PITA.
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Stan-O
01-03-2020 at 05:50 AM.
01-03-2020 at 05:50 AM.
Quote from square_one :
Hardware looks good but what about software? That's part of what you pay for with synology.
Manufacturer claims Ubuntu and Debian availability at launch. Hopefully, more consumer-friendly distros would follow like it happened with Pi.
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danb35
01-03-2020 at 06:03 AM.
01-03-2020 at 06:03 AM.
Quote from pixovation :
Looks like Free NAS
FreeNAS doesn't run on ARM, so no chance of it being that. There are a number of Linux-based NAS OSs, though, that would seem likely to run fine.
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doughnet
01-03-2020 at 06:07 AM.
01-03-2020 at 06:07 AM.
Wonder if it's possible to install other OS versions on the Emmc chip. If so; might get away with xpenology but I'd think OMV or FreeNAS would be sufficient.
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phdeez
01-03-2020 at 06:17 AM.
01-03-2020 at 06:17 AM.
Looks like RAM isn't expandable... 4gb? Oof Frown

Between running Plex and the number of Docker containers to get media to plex, I'd imagine you'd kill that pretty quickly, which means running any additional services (NextCloud, etc) would be slim.

Manufacture looks like they will test ARM version of Plex in a few months to give transcoding info. I'm sure it'll run Plex, but you'll likely have to pre-re-encode depending on your media device (ie: Apple TV vs Xbox vs Firestick).

I doubt the ARM SoC will support heavy re-encoding, which is really only a problem for LiveTV and media being streamed outside of your house. As mentioned above, you can get the media to whatever format you need for in-the-house streaming and you probably don't have the same bandwidth restrictions.
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