Don’t confuse the Lincstation’s with the Buffalo LinkStation. That is a bit of unfortunate naming. This is from a newer company who crowdfunded initially and successfully which has led to this second generation of devices. The hardware appears decent for its purpose and the price reasonable, so we actually hope that companies like this success with their offerings.
Key specifications:
| Model | LINPLUS S1 | LINCPLUS N2 |
| CPU | Intel Alder Lake-N N97 | Intel Alder Lake-N 100 |
| OS | UnRAID | UnRAID |
| Memory | DDR5 SODIMM, 8G | On-board LP DDR5, 16G |
| Storage (0S) | 128G eMMC | 128G eMMC |
| Storage (SATA) | 4-bay, SATA3.0 port, supports 3.5-inch HDD and 2.5-inch HDDs/SSDs | 2-bay, SATA3.0 port, supports 2.5-inch HDDs within a 9.5mm thickness |
| Storage (m.2 NVMe) | 2-bay, M.2 port, supports M.2 2280 SSD, NVMe protocol | 4-bay, M.2 port, supports M.2 2280 SSD, NVMe protocol |
| USB Ports | 2x USB3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, 2x USB3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 2x USB 2.0 Type-A | 1x USB Type-C, 2x USB 2.0 (Full function, 10G), 1x USB3.2 Gen 2 Type-A |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0, Type A | 1x HDMI 2.0, Type A |
| RJ45 | 2x RJ45 (2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Controller) | 1x RJ45 (10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller) |