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Beelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PC vs TERRAMASTER F2-425

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The Beelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PC scores 6.2/10 overall, ahead of the TERRAMASTER F2-425 at 5.6/10.

The Beelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PC leads on storage capacity (bays, M.2), networking and openness.

The TERRAMASTER F2-425 leads on memory ceiling.

They score the same on CPU and transcoding and software and ecosystem.

The biggest difference is storage capacity (bays, M.2), where the Beelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PC scores 7/10 to the TERRAMASTER F2-425's 4/10.

Beelink ME Pro 2-Bay Hybrid NAS Mini PC, Intel N95/N150

Beelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PC

6.2/10verdict: good, not the best

The Beelink ME Pro suits homelabbers who want a small, quiet Windows-based NAS with fast networking and plenty of M.2 slots. It fits people who plan to run containers or a few services on 16GB of fixed memory. It is a poor fit for anyone who needs upgradeable RAM or a dedicated NAS operating system.

Typically about £419 in the UK when we researched itCheck price at Amazon UK (opens in a new tab, affiliate link)

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TERRAMASTER F2-425

TERRAMASTER F2-425

5.6/10verdict: good, not the best

The TerraMaster F2-425 is for people who want a two-bay NAS with 2.5GbE for file storage, backups and light media serving. It suits buyers who will add their own SATA drives and run a few containers or a Plex server. It is less suited to anyone who needs more than two bays, M.2 cache or a lot of memory headroom.

Typically about £252 in the UK when we researched itCheck price at Amazon UK (opens in a new tab, affiliate link)

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Scores, criterion by criterion

CriterionWeightBeelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PCTERRAMASTER F2-425
Storage capacity (bays, M.2)20%7/104/10
CPU and transcoding20%6/106/10
Networking20%8/107/10
Memory ceiling15%4/106/10
Software and ecosystem15%5/105/10
Openness10%6/105/10
Overall6.2/105.6/10

Specifications

SpecBeelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PCTERRAMASTER F2-425
Drive bays2 x SATA bays for 2.5 or 3.5 inch drives2
CPUIntel N150, quad-core 4 threads, up to 3.6 GHz turbo, 24 EU Intel UHD graphicsIntel Celeron N5095, quad-core, x86 64-bit, 2.0 GHz base, up to 2.9 GHz burst
Memory16GB LPDDR5 at 4800 MHz, soldered and not upgradeable4 GB DDR4 non-ECC SODIMM pre-installed, 1 SODIMM slot, 16 GB maximum
Networking5GbE plus 2.5GbE dual ports, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.41 x RJ-45 2.5GbE port
M.2 slots3 x M.2 2280 NVMe slots: one PCIe 3.0 x2, two PCIe 3.0 x1None
Expansionnot listedFront USB 3.2 host port (10 Gbps); rear USB ports totalling 2 x 10 Gbps + 1 x 5 Gbps; 1 x HDMI (terminal use only, per one reviewer)
Operating systemWindows 11 Home (pre-installed)TerraMaster TOS 6, web-based and Linux-based

Strengths and weaknesses

Beelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PC

  • + Three M.2 NVMe slots plus two SATA bays
  • + 5GbE and 2.5GbE dual ports
  • + Owners report quiet running and a compact, well-built case
  • − 16GB RAM is soldered and cannot be upgraded
  • − Owners report boot, BIOS and power supply concerns
  • − Windows 11 Home is the only OS listed

Skip it if:

  • Buyers who want upgradeable RAM for several VMs
  • Anyone wanting a dedicated NAS operating system out of the box
  • Buyers who need four or more drive bays
Read the full Beelink ME Pro 2-Bay NAS Mini PC review ›

TERRAMASTER F2-425

  • + 2.5GbE port on a two-bay NAS
  • + Owners praise quiet operation and tool-free drive trays
  • + Owners rate it as good value for money
  • − No M.2 slots and only two drive bays
  • − Owners call the CPU and RAM modest
  • − Owners report plastic build and a software learning curve

Skip it if:

  • Buyers who want more than two bays or M.2 cache slots
  • Anyone planning several virtual machines or heavy container workloads
  • Users who need multiple network ports or faster than 2.5GbE
Read the full TERRAMASTER F2-425 review ›

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