Are there any SSD DAS/NAS that can use M.2 or PCI-E units?

sparkuss

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I couldn't get search on SSD+NAS or DAS so I had to start a thread.

I have seen some units that accept 2.5 SSD format but has anyone seen M.2 or PCI-E units?

Something that can use retail SSD, not proprietary manufacture/installed.
 
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Not consumer-level - not enough PCI-E channels in the low-end gear they build consumer NAS around (Atoms and whatnot.)

A "real" server will have the I/O channels and bays/slots, but costs a mint. And they aren't likely to use m.2, since they're designed to be rack-mounted and front-accessible. I know there's a PCI-E connection used for front-mounted 2.5" flash, but don't recall the acronym for it.

http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/04/campaigns/poweredge-express-flash

What's your use case here? The only reason you need 50k+ IOPS on a network device is if you're serving a big ol' database to a gajillion clients. A household workload is going to be relatively low-impact.
 
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sparkuss

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Use case just attached storage. Starting to see M.2 and PCI-E in larger capacities cheaper than 2.5 so was wondering if there were bays for them.

But if not separate storage in micro/Matx case may be option to follow.
 

DaveSimmons

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>> Starting to see M.2 and PCI-E in larger capacities cheaper than 2.5

For 1 TB and higher? I haven't ever seen that with reputable brands, so are you comparing some bargain basement M.2 against a Samsung Pro 2.5?
 

XavierMace

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Use case just attached storage. Starting to see M.2 and PCI-E in larger capacities cheaper than 2.5 so was wondering if there were bays for them.

But if not separate storage in micro/Matx case may be option to follow.

Where are you seeing this?