ZimaBoard2: The Full Review

The ZimaBoard 2 is a great, low power NAS for enthusiasts, DIYers, hobbyists, and folks looking to start dabbling with self-hosted at home. I've been playing around with it for quite some time (thanks to IceWhale for sending it over to me to review) and I'm happy to note that it's a very fun device to play with!What's in the box?Specifications CPU x86 Intel N1504 cores 4 threads 2.9GHz RAMDDR5 @ 6,400 MHz8GB or 16GB Storage Dual native SATA32GB or 64GB eMMC Networking Dual 2.5GbE Expansion PCIe & USB I/O USB 3.0 & Mini DisplayPort Setup ZimaOS GUI Power Fanless, ~6W idle Cost 8GB RAM/32GB eMMC - $33916GB RAM/64GB eMMC- $399 ZimaBoard2's Device Info screenThis particular model is the 8GB RAM/32GB eMMC variant which I feel is quite reasonably priced for what you get.The Intel N150 is fitting for this class of NAS. With 4 cores and 6MB of cache, you're not going to be doing extremely heavy stuff (like a local AI chat bot without a GPU/ASIC to assist) but it's still more than enough to…