The Mini NAS has arrived! (mini homelab)

Mini NASes are coming out at a rapid pace. Do any of them have the right balance between IO, power, and noise to fit in my mini homelab?

Mentioned in this video (some links are affiliate links):

- Aiffro K100: https://www.aiffro.com/products/all-ssd-nas-k100
- Beelink ME mini: https://amzn.to/4lvu6Zv
- GMKtec G9: https://amzn.to/3Tb9Kso

Equipment I used for testing / measurement:

- Kingspec NX 2TB NVMe SSD: https://amzn.to/46e83BW
- ThirdReality Zigbee Smart Outlet: https://amzn.to/4emI25t
- Reed Instruments R8050 Sound Level Meter: https://amzn.to/4nmHsZB

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Contents:

00:00 - Three mini NASes
00:50 - Fast NVMes and a hot G9
01:22 - Aiffro K100
03:12 - K100 BIOS, performance, thermals
04:39 - Beelink and inside baseball
06:22 - Beelink ME mini
09:02 - ME mini BIOS, performance, thermals
11:39 - Comparisons and final benchmark results

Видео The Mini NAS has arrived! (mini homelab) канала Jeff Geerling