After testing IceWhale's ZimaBoard 2, I found a good personal NAS platform for home servers
The issue with the ZimaBoard 2 is that you can buy two N150-powered mini PCs for this money, and they come with WiFi included. While the flexibility of an external PCIe slot and passive cooling will attract some customers, there are some big limitations to these options.
Pros
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- +Intel N150 is a good upgrade
- +PCIe 3.0 x 4 is useful
- +Dual 2.5GbE
- +Runs full x86 OS without caveats
Cons
- -No upgrade paths
- -Only two USB ports
- -WiFi is not included
- -Extra costs for HDMI adapter and ZimaOS+
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ZimaBoard 2: 30-second review
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