The Mini NAS has arrived! (mini homelab)

Jeff Geerling July 4, 2025
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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 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/geerlingguy Sponsor me on GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/geerlingguy Merch: https://www.redshirtjeff.com 2nd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GeerlingEngineering 3rd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Level2Jeff 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

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