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Novexa NS-8689 Plus 5-Bay NAS (1GbE, M.2 Cache)

NAS Systems · Novexa · SKU NS8689-PLUS · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index4,212 (NAS Systems scale)
Category rank#29,111
Street price$909
Power50 W
Performance per dollar4.63
Released2020

Specifications

BrandNovexa
ModelNovexa NS-8689 Plus
Drive bays5× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable
Max raw capacity120 TB
Processor6-core x86, up to 3.1 GHz
Memory8 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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