NAS hardware
Every NAS, single-board computer, and mini PC we recommend for running self-hosted apps at home – with power draw, price, and what each one is best at.
AOOSTAR WTR MAX
A barebone NAS built around a Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS, with six SATA bays, five M.2 slots, ECC memory and dual 10GbE.
AOOSTAR WTR Pro
A barebone 4-bay NAS with a Ryzen 7 5825U, dual 2.5GbE and two NVMe slots, for a home server you assemble yourself.
Beelink EQi 304
A quiet Intel mini PC with 10GbE and 2.5GbE that sips about 5W at idle.
Beelink ME mini
A palm-sized all-flash NAS with six M.2 slots and dual 2.5GbE that idles at 7W. Put photos and Docker on it and leave it on a quiet shelf.
BOSGAME E6 ECO
A small, low-power Intel mini PC with dual Gigabit LAN, for a light Docker or Plex server.
GMKtec G3 Ultra
A small, cheap mini PC with Intel Quick Sync, 2.5GbE and a free NVMe slot, for a first home server.
Minisforum MS-01
A compact Proxmox or VMware node with two 10GbE SFP+ ports, three NVMe slots and a PCIe 4.0 slot.
QNAP TS-464
A ready-made 4-bay NAS with an Intel Celeron, Quick Sync transcoding and two 2.5GbE ports, for Plex and backups.
Synology DS925+
Synology's DSM on a four-bay NAS with dual 2.5GbE and RAM up to 32GB, for photo libraries, file shares and backups.
TerraMaster F4-425 Pro
An 8-core Intel N305 in a four-bay NAS with dual 5GbE and three M.2 slots. Quick Sync handles Plex, and the M.2 slots take Docker.
UGREEN DXP4800 Pro
A four-bay NAS with an Intel Core i3, 10GbE and two M.2 slots, for Docker, VMs and Plex.
ZimaBoard 2 832
A palm-sized Intel N150 board with dual 2.5GbE, two SATA ports and a PCIe 3.0 x4 slot, for a small NAS.