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@sfx2000 yes there was definitely some trade off. But if we have chance to do a quick respin, might actually trade off one USB 3.0 for an additional GBe port, and then try to add on the bottom size of the board a mini-pcie slot. Well there always room for improvement ;-)

Just wanted to post an update to announce that we just launched a Helios4 Lucky Draw to help us get some attention. Simply enlist to WIN one of the following prizes: 1x Helios4 Full Kit 2GB with a bundle of 4 HDD WD Red 4TB 1x Bundle of 2 HDD WD Red 4TB 1x Helios4 Full Kit 2GB 4x USB 3.0...

Hi Cake, no of course it won't drawn 96 watts. Here some power consumption numbers : - Board Only : Idle 6W, Active 9-10W - With 2x HDD : Idle 12W, Active 19W (WD Red 2TB) - With 4x HDD : Idle 19W, Active 32W (WD Red 2TB) You still need an 8A AC/DC Adapter to sustain current drain during HDD...

Hey guys, What do you think about the DIY NAS following project ? http://kobol.io/helios4 Using the same Marvell Armada 388 SoC than Synology DS416j and WD EX4100, but with more memory, highest CPU clock, much cheaper and on top of that completely Open Source.