Can this BIG NAS do EVERYTHING?

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Today I'm taking a look at a really big NAS! In theory this could replace all of the servers in my homelab, but is it worthy of that title? Specs: SL-R12: 12x 3.5" Hot Swap Drive Bays w/ SATA SL-D12: 12x 3.5" Hot Swap Drive Bays w/ SATA SL-R12 Pro: 12x 3.5" Hot Swap Drive Bays w/ SATA+SAS, 4 support U.2/U.3 NVMe SL-D12 Pro: 12x 3.5" Hot Swap Drive Bays w/ SATA+SAS, 8 support U.2/U.3 NVMe Included HBA is SATA (not SAS) for all models, Pro models include separate PLX card for NVMe Case is short-depth (14"/355mm) x 6 rack units tall Intel i5-13500 CPU w/ 6 P-cores and 8 E-cores for 20 total threads 40 total PCIe lanes, of which 16x are gen 5, 16x gen 4, and 8x gen 3, and all slots in separate IOMMU groups Includes 16G (non-Pro) or 32G (Pro) ECC DDR5, supports up to 128G Crowdfunding campaign: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/opnnas-slate-series-fully-customizable-storage--2#/ Main website: https://opnnas.com/ Support me on Ko-Fi if you enjoy my content and find it useful: https://ko-fi.com/apalrd Feel free to chat about my upcoming projects on Discord! https://discord.gg/xJsaEukAr4 Follow me on Mastodon: https://hachyderm.io/@apalrd Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - Unboxing 02:35 - Chassis 05:32 - Storage Bandwidth 10:25 - System 18:09 - Power 21:11 - Noise and Cooling 22:01 - Thoughts 31:29 - Ketchup Chips