Software Alternatives & Reviews

Helios4 VS Intel NUC

Compare Helios4 VS Intel NUC and see what are their differences

Helios4 logo Helios4

The Open Source and Open Hardware Network Attached Storage (NAS). Build your own PrivateCloud: Store music and movies, share photo albums with friends, protect your files and never fear losing data again.

Intel NUC logo Intel NUC

Intel NUCs are available as Kits(Barebones), Boards(Mainbaord only) and as perconfigured Mini-PCs.
  • Helios4 Landing page
    Landing page //
    2022-02-04
  • Intel NUC Landing page
    Landing page //
    2022-05-07

Helios4 videos

Helios4 NAS - Personal Cloud Open Source NAS

More videos:

  • Review - Helios4 Kit Assembly

Intel NUC videos

Is This TINY Gaming PC Worth It? Intel NUC 9 Extreme Review

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Helios4 and Intel NUC)
Single Board Computer
26 26%
74% 74
Electronics
23 23%
77% 77
System & Hardware
29 29%
71% 71
X86
22 22%
78% 78

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Helios4 seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 2 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Helios4 mentions (2)

  • PiBox NAS alternative for homelab
    Other SBC makers do have onboard SATA connectors but I've not seen enclosures like the EON. The Helios 4 is even bigger... Source: over 1 year ago
  • [PC] Helios4 OG unit with 2GB ECC
    I have an original Helios4 4-bay NAS unit with 2GB ECC kit. I've used it on and off but I guess my needs have always been beyond what the unit can offer. Source: over 2 years ago

Intel NUC mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of Intel NUC yet. Tracking of Intel NUC recommendations started around Mar 2021.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Helios4 and Intel NUC, you can also consider the following products

ESPRESSObin - Electronics, Single Board Computer, and x86

Udoo x86 Ultra - Udoo x86 Ultra is a modern PC, known as the most powerful X86 maker board and an Arduino 101 compatible platform.

Intel NUC boards - Four-by-four inch Intel NUC boards come with a soldered-on processor.

esp32 - A very cheap small chip, compatible with Arduino.

SanCloud BeagleBone Enhanced WiFi 1G - One amongst SanCloud's range of BeagleBone Enhanced SBCs - each are enhancements of the BeagleBone Black (BBB).

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