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Halcyra NS-1697 SE 5-Bay NAS (2.5GbE, M.2 Cache)

NAS Systems · Halcyra · SKU NS1697-SE · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,469 (NAS Systems scale)
Category rank#16,068
Street price$1,349
Power53 W
Performance per dollar4.05
Released2025

Specifications

BrandHalcyra
ModelHalcyra NS-1697 SE
Drive bays5× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable
Max raw capacity140 TB
Processor6-core x86, up to 3.3 GHz
Memory32 GB DDR5 ECC
Network2× 2.5GbE
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 2 (10Gbps)

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