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Halcyra NS-2685 Core 12-Bay NAS (10GbE, M.2 Cache)

NAS Systems · Halcyra · SKU NS2685-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index6,976 (NAS Systems scale)
Category rank#32,960
Street price$2,369
Power98 W
Performance per dollar2.94
Released2020

Specifications

BrandHalcyra
ModelHalcyra NS-2685 Core
Drive bays12× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable
Max raw capacity288 TB
Processor8-core x86, up to 3.5 GHz
Memory32 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 systemBtrfs, ext4
USB2× USB 3.2 Gen 1

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