Acemagic has launched the N3A, a compact network-attached storage system built around an AMD Ryzen Embedded R2544 processor. The system features four bays supporting 2.5 cm (1 inch) or 3.5 cm (1.4 inch) SATA hard drives plus two M.2 slots for PCIe 3.0 SSDs, delivering up to 136TB of total storage capacity when fully populated.
The processor choice marks a shift from Acemagic's original February announcement, which promised an AMD Ryzen 7 3750H chip. While the Ryzen Embedded R2544 has a slightly less powerful GPU, it adds support for up to 64GB of ECC memory through its two SODIMM slots, a feature that can improve reliability for storage server applications. The 4-core, 8-thread chip runs at 3.35 GHz base frequency with a 3.7 GHz boost and offers better single-core and multi-core performance than the Intel N150 processor commonly found in budget NAS systems, though its 35-54W TDP runs considerably hotter than Intel's 6W alternative.
The 27 cm (10.6 inch) wide system includes dual ethernet ports (2.5 Gigabit and Gigabit), USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C with 10 Gbps throughput and DisplayPort Alt Mode, four additional USB-A ports, HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4, and a microSD card reader. The metal chassis features a magnetic front panel for easy drive bay access and supports up to three displays. Acemagic says the system runs Windows or Linux and should handle popular NAS operating systems like Unraid, TrueNAS, and OpenMediaVault.
The barebones N3A lists at $500 (€460) but is currently available for $340 (€312). Memory and storage are sold separately, with each M.2 slot supporting up to 4TB of storage.
