There are many more of these really cool little network attached storage devices that are making their way onto the market with some pretty cool use cases. The CWWK X86-P6 pocket NAS is no exception to that. It features an Intel i3-N355 or N150 and has multi-gig 2.5 i-226V network adapter, DDR5 memory and 4 x M.2 slots for NVMe.
It also has a pretty neat top cover that has 70*70 fan lock holes and 4 M3 20mm screes are provided by default to install a 7015 USB fan for extra cooling on the passive fins.
The let down with this device is that it is limited by 9 lanes from the Twin Lake processor options. If you want to install and use four NVMe SSDs you will be limited to PCI-e 3.0 x1 speeds..
ntel Twin Lake processors only have 9 lanes of PCIe 3.0.
You can get PCIe 3.0 x4 speeds if you remove the breakout board that gives you four M.2 2280 slots and just use a single SSD. But if you want to use four SSDs you’ll be limited to PCIe 3.0 x1 speeds.
However, it still has pretty compelling I/O and connectivity options for such as small package:
- You get 2 x 2.5 GbE LAN (Intel i226-V)
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (10 Gbps)
- 2 HDMI ports
- M.2 B-Key slot for WiFi 6/WiFi7 + Bluetooth modules
You can see this little device on Ali Express here: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808263442034.html
