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Halcyra NS-8856 Ultra 2-Bay NAS (2.5GbE)

NAS Systems · Halcyra · SKU NS8856-ULTRA · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index3,311 (NAS Systems scale)
Category rank#41,757
Street price$579
Power29 W
Performance per dollar5.72
Released2022

Specifications

BrandHalcyra
ModelHalcyra NS-8856 Ultra
Drive bays2× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable
Max raw capacity48 TB
Processor4-core ARM, 1.7 GHz
Memory8 GB DDR4
Network2× 2.5GbE
M.2 NVMe slotsNone
PCIe expansionNone
RAIDRAID 0/1, JBOD
File systemBtrfs, ext4
USB2× USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)

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