ME Pro: Beelink releases new compact NAS globally with promise of future AMD and ARM modularity
Beelink has now released its latest network-attached storage (NAS) solution globally. Replacing the existing ME mini (curr. $359 on Amazon), the ME Pro initially launched at the end of last week in China with the low-powered Processor N95 from Intel's Alder Lake-N generation.
For the ME Pro's global release, Beelink has also decided to offer it with the nominally less powerful but newer Processor N150. Not only that, but Beelink sells 12 GB or 16 GB of RAM variants that can be complemented by 128 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB of storage. Regardless of the storage option chosen, the ME Pro also comes with the following ports:
- 1x 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet (Intel i226-V)
- 1x 3.5 mm jack
- 1x 5 Gigabit Ethernet (Realtek RTL8126)
- 1x HDMI 2.0 (4K/60)
- 2x USB 2.0 Type-A
- 1x USB 3.2 Type-A
- 1x USB 3.2 Type-C
Seemingly, this included storage takes up one of the ME Pro's three M.2 2280 slots. Please note that Alder Lake-N and Twin Lake limit SSD bandwidths to PCIe 3.0 x2 for one drive (1.97 GB/s) and PCIe 3.0 x1 for the other two (2 x 0.98 GB/s). Moreover, Beelink has equipped the ME Pro with a pair of 3.5-inch drive slots as well, which take the NAS' total storage volume to 72 TB in a housing that measures just 166 x 121 x 112 mm.
Beelink continues to mention that the ME Pro can house ARM and AMD-based boards, too. However, it has not elaborated further yet and is only accepting orders for Intel-based models at the time of publication. Currently, the ME Pro starts at $369 with a Processor N95, 12 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage, but can rise to $559 when opting for 16 GB of RAM, 1 TB of storage and the Processor N150. Beelink anticipates that it will start shipping pre-orders from the end of January 2026.
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