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Halcyra NS-8494 Ultra 5-Bay NAS (1GbE, M.2 Cache)

NAS Systems · Halcyra · SKU NS8494-ULTRA · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index4,420 (NAS Systems scale)
Category rank#26,500
Street price$859
Power49 W
Performance per dollar5.15
Released2021

Specifications

BrandHalcyra
ModelHalcyra NS-8494 Ultra
Drive bays5× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable
Max raw capacity120 TB
Processor4-core ARM, 1.7 GHz
Memory4 GB DDR4
Network2× 1GbE
M.2 NVMe slots2× (cache or storage pool)
PCIe expansionNone
RAIDRAID 0/1/5/6/10, JBOD
File systemZFS
USB2× USB 3.2 Gen 1

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