Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Color me surprised, not only did the LincStation N2 hit 10 Gbps reads (and nearly so on writes), it's quiet and fits perfectly in a mini rack!

Maybe I need to reset my expectations for these Intel N100 mini NASes...

Mentioned in this video (some links are affiliate links):

- LincPlus website: lincplustech.com/products/lincstation-n2-network-attached-storage
- LincStation N2 on Amazon: amzn.to/46UgClk
- Crucial P310 4TB NVMe SSD: amzn.to/42eZzYK
- TrueNAS Community Edition: truenas.com/truenas-community-edition
- Forum post with eMMC fix: forums.truenas.com/t/reinstallation-of-truenas-fails-error-cant-find-partition-2-on-mmcblk0/49432/15?u=geerlingguy
- Hardware Haven's video on TrueNAS Setup: youtube.com/watch?v=67KtKoW4IM0
- Topdon TC004 Thermal Imager: amzn.to/46IyAG9
- How I control the LincStation N2's LEDs: github.com/SilverTux/lincstation_n2_truenas

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Contents:

00:00 - LincStation N2
01:02 - Mini rack fit check
01:40 - Plan and what's included
03:26 - System overview and a little surprise
05:03 - Toolless M.2 NVMe install
06:30 - Ports and doors
08:36 - Price, value, LincOS
10:30 - First and second try installing TrueNAS
13:34 - Yanking the surprise USB stick
14:27 - Thermals and TrueNAS setup
15:28 - Performance - huge file write over network
17:34 - The perfect mini rack flash NAS? And a warning
18:57 - More testing
20:45 - Value discussion and the reviewer's dilemma