LincStation N1 6-Bay NAS (Diskless)

Specifications

Interface

2.5GbE

Form Factor

6-Bay Diskless

Endurance

—

Warranty

2 years

Brand

LincPlus

Price / TB

$269,990.00/TB

Value Score Breakdown

Our Verdict

The LincStation N1 ships with an Unraid license included, retail value $59-129 depending on tier. Unraid manages mixed drive sizes without forcing uniform RAID arrays, runs a parity drive for data protection, and hosts Docker applications and virtual machines on the same box. The six bays split as two 2.5 inch SATA bays and four M.2 NVMe slots, suited to a tiered layout where NVMe drives handle a cache pool and SATA drives store the main array. An Intel Celeron N5105 processor handles Plex direct play and light 1080p transcoding. Networking is 2.5GbE standard with a 10G USB-C port available for compatible setups. At $269.99 diskless, it costs $40.09 more than the ZimaBlade ($229.90), but the Unraid license, four NVMe expansion slots, and a purpose-built NAS chassis offset that premium for buyers who want Unraid specifically. For a compact mixed-storage server running Docker and a parity-protected array, the LincStation N1 is the most cost-efficient Unraid-ready platform in this category.