[FredFS456]

There are some new NAS boxes hitting the market (UGreen being one of the brands that are cheaper, but also Minisforum) which have solid hardware but aren't locked down at all. They're just x86 boxes with bog-standard hardware so you can just run whatever OS you want, and they support that use case.

[lostlogin]

Thank you.

To save some clicks:

https://nas.ugreen.com/ https://www.minisforum.com/pages/n5_pro

[mosselman]

Thanks for the links.

What do you guys think about security concerns around minisform and ugreen being Chinese companies?

[2OEH8eoCRo0]

You couldn't pay me to put them on my network. From just a few days ago:

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/china-used-three-priva...

[dsr_]

Regardless of source:

- your NAS should not be allowed to talk to the outside world

- you should wipe any pre-installed software and install your own OS

[lan321]

Add to that Aoostar. It's quite comparable to the Minisforum n5 Pro, a bit cheaper

- Max 48GB*2 DDR5 ECC

- 8 core PRO 8845HS

- 25W with nothing, doing nothing, realistically 50W

- 25G combined network

- 5 M.2 (3x2 and 2x1 lane) and 6 HDDs

- Oculink

https://aoostar.com/blogs/news/the-aoostar-wtr-max11bay-is-a...

[Marsymars]

> It adopts the enterprise-level PRO 8845HS processor instead of the ordinary consumer-grade 8845hs, which enables this computer to run stably even when it remains powered on for an extended period without being shut down.

Well that's certainly a claim.

[M95D]

Like I said, I'm still waiting for 10+ SATA bays...