Alternative N100 board
I’ve been enjoying the discussion about building a NAS system recently in these pages, and two possible N100 motherboards were mentioned. In doing research on the components in the system, I came across a third possibility, the IKuai OS N100 ITX motherboard. Looking at the specifications, it seems like a much better fit for a NAS build. Some advantages are that the IKuaiOS has six SATA ports, four Ethernet ports, and two M.2 ports built into the motherboard. It does lack audio output, but I don’t think this is a problem for a NAS server. Using the iKuai OS board would seem to eliminate the need for the M.2 SATA card, the Ethernet card, and the SATA SSD drive (an M.2 SSD would replace it and there’d still be another M.2 slot available). An extra SATA port would be available for an optional SATA SSD drive if desired.
Currently, the iKuai OS N100 ITX motherboard is available from AliExpress for $175. IKuai also
