Halcyra NS-8501 Prime 4-Bay NAS (2.5GbE, M.2 Cache)
NAS Systems · Halcyra · SKU NS8501-PRIME · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-22
Key facts
| Benchmark index | 4,194 (NAS Systems scale) |
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| Category rank | #21,976 |
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| Street price | $929 |
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| Power | 44 W |
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| Performance per dollar | 4.51 |
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| Released | 2023 |
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Specifications
| Brand | Halcyra |
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| Model | Halcyra NS-8501 Prime |
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| Drive bays | 4× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable |
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| Max raw capacity | 96 TB |
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| Processor | 8-core x86, up to 3.1 GHz |
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| Memory | 8 GB DDR5 |
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| Network | 2× 2.5GbE |
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| M.2 NVMe slots | 2× (cache or storage pool) |
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| PCIe expansion | None |
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| RAID | RAID 0/1/5/6/10, JBOD |
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| File system | Btrfs, ext4 |
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| USB | 2× USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) |
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Cite this page: Hardware Spec Index, “Halcyra NS-8501 Prime 4-Bay NAS (2.5GbE, M.2 Cache)”, https://vextor7.com/item/22019387 (accessed 2026-10-22).