This Tiny NAS Packs 24TB! Beelink ME Mini NAS Review for Home Labs

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In this video, we take a deep dive into the Beelink ME Mini NAS—a tiny but powerful NAS device that fits in the palm of your hand. Although it is super small, it delivers serious performance and flexibility for home labs, media servers, and compact virtualization setups.

🧠 We’ll explore:

Hardware specs, including the Intel N150 CPU & 12GB LPDDR5 RAM
6x NVMe M.2 slots with up to 24TB of flash storage
Network connectivity with dual 2.5GbE ports
Real-world use cases for TrueNAS, Proxmox, and more
PCIe lane limitations and network bottleneck insights
Power consumption metrics for 24/7 home lab use

📦 Whether you’re a home labber, content creator, or just looking for a quiet and energy-efficient NAS, this little box might be exactly what you need!

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https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2025/05/beelink-me-mini-nas-review-ultra-compact-storage-with-24tb-potential/

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Introduction – 0:00
Size of the Beelink ME Mini – 0:50
Intel N150 – 1:20
Memory – 1:58
Storage – 2:36
Operating systems – 3:11
Onboard storage – 3:16
Network – 3:32
Active cooling and thermals – 4:18
Getting inside the unit – 4:46
Supported hypervisors and NAS OS’s – 5:15
VMware ESXi is supported due to Intel networking – 5:43
Installing TrueNAS – 6:11
Discussing the PCIe lanes available in this NAS – 7:29
The bottleneck? 8:18
Use cases for this NAS – 8:48
Power efficiency – 9:18
Wrapping up my thoughts on the Beelink ME Mini – 9:52