I didn't expect this mini NAS to hit 10 Gbps! (LincStation N2)

Duration: 22:40

Color me surprised, not only did the LincStation N2 hit 10 Gbps reads (and nearly so on writes), it's quiet and fits perfectly in a mini rack!

Maybe I need to reset my expectations for these Intel N100 mini NASes...

Mentioned in this video (some links are affiliate links):

- LincPlus website: https://www.lincplustech.com/products/lincstation-n2-network-attached-storage

- LincStation N2 on Amazon: https://amzn.to/46UgClk

- Crucial P310 4TB NVMe SSD: https://amzn.to/42eZzYK

- TrueNAS Community Edition: https://www.truenas.com/truenas-community-edition/

- Forum post with eMMC fix: https://forums.truenas.com/t/reinstallation-of-truenas-fails-error-cant-find-partition-2-on-mmcblk0/49432/15?u=geerlingguy

- Hardware Haven's video on TrueNAS Setup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67KtKoW4IM0

- Topdon TC004 Thermal Imager: https://amzn.to/46IyAG9

- How I control the LincStation N2's LEDs: https://github.com/SilverTux/lincstation_n2_truenas

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Contents:

00:00 - LincStation N2

01:02 - Mini rack fit check

01:40 - Plan and what's included

03:26 - System overview and a little surprise

05:03 - Toolless M.2 NVMe install

06:30 - Ports and doors

08:36 - Price, value, LincOS

10:30 - First and second try installing TrueNAS

13:34 - Yanking the surprise USB stick

14:27 - Thermals and TrueNAS setup

15:28 - Performance - huge file write over network

17:34 - The perfect mini rack flash NAS? And a warning

18:57 - More testing

20:45 - Value discussion and the reviewer's dilemma