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Halcyra NS-1296 Core 4-Bay NAS (1GbE, M.2 Cache)

NAS Systems · Halcyra · SKU NS1296-CORE · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index4,744 (NAS Systems scale)
Category rank#277
Street price$1,139
Power45 W
Performance per dollar4.17
Released2019

Specifications

BrandHalcyra
ModelHalcyra NS-1296 Core
Drive bays4× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable
Max raw capacity96 TB
Processor8-core x86, up to 3.2 GHz
Memory8 GB DDR4
Network2× 1GbE
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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