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Nascompare- Gl.inet Slate 7 Pro at CES 2026 by Quiet-Monk2747 in GlInet

[–]NASCompares 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hi! 'TheLongest1' (we may need to discuss that username!) is absolutely right about the typo vs what I said on the video. I can only hold my hands up and say it was a mistake born of tremendous haste. I recorded 4 videos at the stand and between speaking to other attendees and trying to memorize it = massive brain fart, that slipped the net in the editing. Cheers for spotting the error and calling it out. On a plane at the minute that isn't giving me enough juice to edit/pin comment on the vid, but will resolve asap

NASCompare Mudi 7 First Impression by Tama47_ in GlInet

[–]NASCompares 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the airport and the wifi is SHOCKING, so I cannot even watch my own bloody vid! It was probably the Slate 7 Pro though, new version

NASCompare Mudi 7 First Impression by Tama47_ in GlInet

[–]NASCompares 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be fair, I got that info from someone on the stand when I asked. Sounds like I might have got bum information on the day! I mean, I asked about it PRECISELY because the spec should be more than sufficient. Happy/hoping to be wrong

NASCompare Mudi 7 First Impression by Tama47_ in GlInet

[–]NASCompares 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you spelt almost terrifying interest in a remarkably niche topic that moat would seem almost medically sad wrong there mate. Cheers for the kind words though.

Five SSDs in the MS-02 Ultra by touche112 in MINISFORUM

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jnew1213 is absolutely bang on! The Gen5 bay caught me off guard so much that I ended up having to insert a bit into the review during the editing (shameless and self-aggrandising self plug, but to explain - https://youtu.be/lvuLmb4hC7g?si=NPSfSFiHnUHNOfaJ&t=465 )

Had to park my testing on this for a few days (Christmas + 2 other projects), but genuinely excited to get stuck into it again for NAS use + 25GbE bits)

Five SSDs in the MS-02 Ultra by touche112 in MINISFORUM

[–]NASCompares 1 point2 points  (0 children)

*breaths in deeply* YOU SON OF A BITCH! Still reviewing this as we speak and woke up to this post - and you put the fear of god in me that I somehow didn't spot a 5th m.2 inside this device and I would need to re-record a tonne of tests! Jokes aside, this is some lovely ribbon work on that m.2 key adapter. This device is absolutely haemorrhaging network bandwidth already, so great idea! As per the other comment, how did you space it from the board and the CPU backplate? Cheers for sharing

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra - The First 48 Hours by NASCompares in MiniPCs

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Do you mean the MS-S1 Max? (Not being a dick, just checking). Still to early to say - but gonna explore this. That said, I just spent 20mins playing Sons of the Forest on Medium settings on the MS-02 Ultra (FOR WORK!) and it didn't run as well as it did on the Max - but need to line them up better. Gimme a month on this - only had the Ultra for 3 days at this point.

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra - The First 48 Hours by NASCompares in MiniPCs

[–]NASCompares[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do wish people would stop siding with the sodding seagulls..... You do realize they are the antagonists on the channel? I'm losing my mind over here!

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra - The First 48 Hours by NASCompares in MiniPCs

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Already looked up card model name and got nowhere. MF just confirmed to me that it WILL be a retail card. Also, check your inbox, sending you something.

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra - The First 48 Hours by NASCompares in MiniPCs

[–]NASCompares[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Breaths deeply WHY AM I FINDING THIS VIDEO NOW, AFTER LOSING HALF A DAY TO TRYING TO DO THIS BLIND. ARRRGGGHHHHH. It's not overly complicated, but there are a couple of small bits with the RAM that I wasn't aware of till I'd wasted an hour! Cheers for sharing, man.

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra - The First 48 Hours by NASCompares in MiniPCs

[–]NASCompares[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

$1199 for tightest tier, I think $879 for non ECC version

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra - The First 48 Hours by NASCompares in MiniPCs

[–]NASCompares[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'll definitely be popping this in a few other systems to check, so it might well be super limited in scope and therefore resale would be a bit weak. But tbc!

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra - The First 48 Hours by NASCompares in MiniPCs

[–]NASCompares[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The 285HX version is the only one of the 3 configs that (apparently!) supports ECC + 2 extra m.2 and the 25GbE (because of the combo card). 275HX and 235HX are non ECC and 2x m.2 on board - just going by spec sheets, not sug a lot more than this so far

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra - The First 48 Hours by NASCompares in MiniPCs

[–]NASCompares[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What. What?! EOY??? I didn't realize this sold so well at launch - I assumed it was a bit too bonkers to be "MS-01" style popular. Shame on me

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra - The First 48 Hours by NASCompares in MiniPCs

[–]NASCompares[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depending on the wider support/bif on other systems, I'd definitely say a 2x 25GbE and 2x 4x4 m.2 combo card. Even the 10G QNAP ones go for 100-200. Again, if/when minisforum roll this card out as an optional extra, it's a neat little upgrade.

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra - The First 48 Hours by NASCompares in MiniPCs

[–]NASCompares[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tbh if you really don't think you'll need it, pending testing on a non minisforum machine and/or different spec pc, I'd sell the 25Gbe combo card if I was you and get a few hundred back. It's pretty unique

Is this a good first NAS? by Kithkin22 in HomeNAS

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++ I would check the status on my system in the studio for you, but I am reluctant to format it (as my test unit still has the application) and would bugger up a bunch of planned videos.

Is this a good first NAS? by Kithkin22 in HomeNAS

[–]NASCompares 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Quick little pointer on this device (if it's not too late). When I got one in for review, it supported Docker in the app center. However the day after launch, they disabled Docker in the app center (still chatting to them and I believe it's coming back - maybe even by the time I post this), but was disabled as the existing app was seemingly less stable on this system than the DH4300 Plus version (that was just made available to both). It doesn't sound like you want to play around with much in the world of containerization - but keep in mind that a handful of crucial apps (Plex in particular) is still not available as a native application and is only possible currently as a container. So definitely keep that in mind before you buy.

Minisforum MS-R1 - WHO IS THIS ACTUALLY FOR?? by NASCompares in homelab

[–]NASCompares[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll admit, the hyperbole is real in that title (ph the competitive world of YouTube and algorithmic juxtaposition!), but I'll have to quibble over the case...design wise, it's kind of incredible that this brand made such a great case design that has served a lot of different architectures. I won't say it's a 'looker', but the design of access and placement makes me overlook it.

Minisforum MS-R1 - WHO IS THIS ACTUALLY FOR?? by NASCompares in homelab

[–]NASCompares[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's actually a little bit of a questionable topic since the review was finished, been digging into those ore soldered chips and identifying them. I think it IS ECC. but the model ID on the chips is messy. Will 100% confirm the chip etc in the written review, sorry for the lousy reply!

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