MaiYunda Y104A debuts as affordable NAS with support for up to 112 TB of storage

MaiYunda has introduced a new affordable NAS, the Y104A. Besides being budget-friendly for the maximum storage it has support for, the system comes with a sleek aluminum chassis. The company highlights that the body's front and back have an optimal number of vents for ensuring proper airflow.

This new NAS also has a four-bay design, and each of the bays can hold a 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch HDD. With support for up to a 20 TB drive in each (Toshiba N300 curr. $349 on Amazon), the four bays can hold up to 80 TB of storage. There are four additional 2280 M.2 slots, which can offer up to 32 TB of extra storage. So, with all the slots and bays equipped, the total storage support goes up to 112 TB.

Under the hood, the MaiYunda Y104A features the Intel N150 processor. It's from the Twin Lake lineup, and on the NAS, this CPU can be paired with up to 48 GB of DDR5 RAM running at 4800 MHz. However, it's worth noting that there's only one SO-DIMM slot available, which means that the memory will be limited to single-channel. The good part is that there's a decent selection of ports, including:

• 1x USB 3.0 Type-C
• 2x USB 3.0 Type-A
• 2x USB 2.0 Type-A
• 2x 2.5G Ethernet
• 1x DisplayPort
• 1x HDMI

Other highlights of this affordable NAS include status indicators on the HDD bays, a relatively compact form factor, and a screw-free bay design. The barebone configuration currently costs $345 on AliExpress, while config with 32 GB of RAM and 1 TB SSD goes for $504. Check out the full spec sheet attached below to learn more about this mini PC.