GMKtec G9: Ultra mini PC that doubles as network storage

GMKtec is well established in the mini PC niche; we have reviewed several of its products here at Notebookcheck. The company recently announced a new mini PC, namely the G9, a dual system that serves both as a classic PC and as a NAS device. The CPU installed is an Intel N150, a computing chip that is quite limited in terms of performance, but the G9 is not intended for video gaming nor demanding multimedia applications. Rather, it is designed for network transfer and data-intensive operations. 12GB of 4800MHz LPDDR5 RAM is on board in addition to 64 GB of EMMC memory.

Looking at the photos, it is clear that classic magnetic hard drives cannot be installed in the G9. Instead, the model only uses flash memory, which is much more compact and so allows for a more compact NAS device. The use of flash memory also allows for considerably higher data transfer rates, which is not necessarily an advantage when storing compressed media files, but it is if uncompressed raw data needs to be processed during video production. 

Two HDMI ports, two USB-C ports and two 2.5G Ethernet ports can be seen in the photo. Information on price or availability is still pending.