In today's video we'll take a look at the Beelink ME Mini which is a tiny and affordable mini PC that packs in space for up to six M.2 NVMe SSDs making it a perfect option for people looking to build a power efficient and quiet NAS that wouldn't look out of place in a living room! We'll talk about the device and my thoughts on its target market, take a tour of the hardware, install some SSDs, run some performance tests and then try out both TrueNAS and Unraid!
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00:00 - Introduction
01:25 - Who is this for?
02:00 - Hardware Tour
05:38 - M.2 Slot Specs
07:08 - Replaceable WiFi card but don't get caught out!
10:37 - Installing SSDs
15:20 - First Boot
16:28 - Disk Throughput Benchmarks
18:55 - Power Consumption & Noise Under Windows
20:19 - Installing TrueNAS
22:13 - TrueNAS Demo
25:00 - Power Consumption under TrueNAS
25:31 - Can it Transcode Video?
27:34 - Testing with UnRAID
28:51 - Secure Boot Weirdness!
32:54 - Auto-Unlocking Disk Encryption under Ubuntu!
35:26 - Conclusion
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