Is NAS Dead in 2026? (RAID Room)
NASCompares just covered the question of whether NAS is dead in 2026, and the range of hardware they looked at is pretty wild. The list includes a wide variety of setups, from the AOOSTAR WTR MAX with its AMD R7 processor and five M.2 NVMe slots to the mobile-focused UnifyDrive UT2. It is an interesting mix of devices, spanning from the budget-friendly Beelink N95 mini PC to the LincStation N2 and the MINISFORUM N5 Air. Seeing how these desktop NAS units compare to more compact or mobile options makes for a fun look at where home storage is headed.
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AOOSTAR WTR MAX AMD R7 8845HS（up to 5.1 Ghs 6+5 Bays Desktop NAS(Barebone),2 * 10GB SFP+ LAN Ports，USB4&Oculink Port，Support ECC RAM, 2*DDR5 5600Mhz Slots，5* M.2 NVME Slots
All-in-One AI DIY NAS:Fueled by the AMD R7 PRO 8845HS processor (Zen 4 architecture), this NAS delivers exceptional performance for AI tasks, multitas...
MINISFORUM N5 Air 5-Bay Desktop NAS, AMD Ryzen 7 255(8C/16T) CPU, Barebone, 64GB SSD, 1x 10GbE, 1x 5GbE, 2x USB4(8K), 8K HDMI, OCuLink, 3x M.2 Slots, PCIe x16 Slot, Network Attached Storage (Diskless)
【Unparalleled Processing Performance】MINISFORUM N5 Air desktop NAS has an AMD Ryzen 7 255 processor (8 cores, 16 threads, up to 4.9GHz). It also comes...
Beelink Mini PC Intel 12th N95(Up to 3.4GHz), 8GB DDR4 256GB SSD, Micro PC 4K Dual HDMI Display/2.5Gbps LAN/WiFi5/BT4.2/USB3.2/WOL Home/Office Mini Computer
【Beelink MINI S Mini PC】Beelink Mini Pc comes with 12th Gen Intel Alder Lake N95 Processor(4C/4T, 6M Cache, up to 3.4GHz) and Intel UHD Graphics 16EUs...
LincStation N2 6-Bay NAS Storage - Intel N100 4-Core Processor, 10GbE, 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, 128G eMMC, 2x2.5 SATA HDD + 4xM.2 NVMe Slots, 2-Year Warranty, 4K HDMI | Network Attached Storage (Diskless)
Unmatched Performance with Intel Alder Lake-N N100: Experience fast, efficient data handling with a modern 4-core, 4-thread Intel processor (up to 3.4...
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