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Editorial, 22 Aug 2026. Specs from maker pages and recent street reports. We have not burned these units in. Affiliate tags are not live.

Beelink ME Pro N150: 2-bay NAS + 5G/2.5G, soldered 16 GB

Not a generic mini PC. N150 (or N95) in a 2-bay SATA + 3× M.2 chassis with 5G Realtek RTL8126 plus Intel I226-V 2.5G. Media / backup node. Not the 4-port firewall.

Official ME Pro 2-Bay: N150 + 16 GB LPDDR5-4800 + 1 TB at $559 (was $679) on 22 Aug 2026. That 1 TB config was marked pre-order, ships within 35 days. N95 + 12 GB LPDDR5 + 512 GB is also listed. RAM is LPDDR5 — soldered. Dual 3.5/2.5" SATA plus 3× M.2 (one x2, two x1). Adapter 19 V 6.32 A. Amazon B0GHSFH9X7, B0GQGXZ9NY.

The generic first-NAS note stays on first NAS. This is the SKU. Dual high-speed LAN is still not 4-NIC. 16 GB soldered is a ceiling, not a floor you can raise — see RAM ceiling. Pre-order risk is real.

The short list

ConfigRAM / storageStreet / dateCall
ME Pro N150 official16 GB LPDDR5 soldered + 1 TB$559 (was $679), 22 Aug 2026. Pre-order, ships within 35 daysThe SKU if you want this chassis and will live with 16 GB forever.
ME Pro N95 official12 GB LPDDR5 soldered + 512 GBListed; print the live tagWorse RAM ceiling. Skip as a default.
Amazon B0GHSFH9X7 / B0GQGXZ9NYConfirm CPU + RAM on the titlePrint the live tagSame soldered-RAM story. Read the listing.

Skip

Skip this as the closet firewall. Skip the N95 / 12 GB config as a default. Skip treating a pre-order 35-day ship window as stock. If you need four NICs, VP2430e. If you need a growable DIMM, this is the wrong chassis. Chip-class context: N100 vs N150.

Sources

Beelink ME Pro official. Amazon B0GHSFH9X7. Amazon B0GQGXZ9NY.

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