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IceWhale Technology, the company behind the line of ZimaBoard x86 SBCs, has now introduced the ZimaCube (Pro) 6+1-bay NAS equipped with either an Intel Processor N100 Alder Lake-N processor or a more powerful Intel Core i5-1235U Alder Lake-P CPU with additional 2.5GbE ports, PCIe expansion slots, and M.2 sockets.
Both models support up to six 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA drives, support for M.2 NVMe SSDs, offer 2.5GbE networking, six USB ports, and one or more PCIe expansion with either PCIe Gen3 (Processor N100) or PCIe Gen4 (Core i5-1235U) enabling the addition of a graphics card, high-speed network cards, and more.
The NAS supports the company’s ZimaOS V1.1 software as well as TrueNAS and UnRAID and is compatible with devices running a wide range of operating systems including Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. The ZimaCube (Pro) ships with an accessory pack, an AC power cord, and a user manual.
The company shares all information (even text) through images and still didn’t manage to share a simple image with the ports on the back of the device, and all we have is a low-resolution image of the motherboard used for the Core i5-1235U NAS where we can indeed see SO-DIMM sockets, PCIe slots, and guess some of the other ports.
IceWhale Technology just launched the ZimCube (Pro) over the weekend on Kickstarter with a ~$10,000 funding target, but they’ve already raised over $650,00 US from close to 700 backers. Rewards start at $500 for the ZimaCube and $900 for the ZimaCube Pro without storage while the MSRP is expected to be $699 and $1,199 respectively. Some rewards with an NVIDIA Quadro RTX A2000 12GB GPU are also offered for video creators as well as bundles with multiple NAS. You would also need to add about $38-$39 for shipping and deliveries are expected to start in March 2024.
Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.
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