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Halcyra NS-8296 Prime 12-Bay NAS (10GbE, M.2 Cache)

NAS Systems · Halcyra · SKU NS8296-PRIME · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index5,954 (NAS Systems scale)
Category rank#33,661
Street price$1,609
Power95 W
Performance per dollar3.70
Released2019

Specifications

BrandHalcyra
ModelHalcyra NS-8296 Prime
Drive bays12× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable
Max raw capacity288 TB
Processor4-core x86, up to 3.4 GHz
Memory16 GB DDR4 ECC
Network1× 10GbE + 2× 2.5GbE
M.2 NVMe slots2× (cache or storage pool)
PCIe expansion1× PCIe 4.0 x4 slot
RAIDRAID 0/1/5/6/10, JBOD
File systemZFS
USB2× USB 3.2 Gen 1

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