[giobox]

This NAS board is only for the Pi CM4 "Compute Module" - that is aimed at enterprise/embedded solutions, not education like the standard Pi boards.

I think for this, it's absolutely appropriate to compare to other solutions on market. Even the official Pi foundation data sheet describes CM4 as for "deeply embedded applications".

https://datasheets.raspberrypi.org/cm4/cm4-datasheet.pdf

I would also recommend to carefully examine low-cost x86 options, they often do come out ahead given they usually include all the stuff the Pi Foundation don't supply you - a boot volume, case, power supply etc.

[PragmaticPulp]

Yes, I know, and I've used it in a project already. The CM4 still operates within the same Raspberry Pi ecosystem. Anyone familiar with the Raspberry Pi software will feel right at home on a CM4.