My first and current NAS (2024-)
This one way quite straightforward. The very first thing I decided on for the NAS that I was about to build is the processor, an Intel N100 from the Alder Lake-N lineup. Well, the scientific name of alder is Alnus, so I used that as a placeholder name but it soon grew on me.
First photo: small motherboard box is small! With banana for scale. Second photo: the case. Third photo: questionable SATA controller setup. Fourth photo: even more questionable ethernet port mounting. Fifth photo: Alnus sitting on my dresser, next to it on a small shelf is Hexatrygon. Sixth photo: its namesake alder tree.