DIY NAS Kit Deals – Prime Big Deal Days 2026
A DIY kit is a small x86 board or chassis that you load with TrueNAS, Unraid or OpenMediaVault yourself. The LincStation, ZimaBoard, AOOSTAR and Beelink ME mini units on this page cost less than a branded NAS with the same bay count, and the TrueNAS and Unraid calculators linked below size the drives to put in them.
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Nothing here is at a tracked low, because we hold no price history for these listings before this week. The lowest-ranked row is the LincStation E1 at $175.99 against Amazon's own reference price of $219.99, with no verdict claimed.
Worth checking out today
Few DIY NAS Kit listings have enough price history with us to call a tracked low yet, so these are the standouts on Amazon.com today: Prime-exclusive offers first, then the deepest cuts against Amazon's own reference price. Amazon's reference is its figure, not our price record.
DIY NAS Kit prices checked against our history
| Product | Size | Price | Was | Per unit | Verdict | Prime | 90 days | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LincStation E1LincStation E1 4-Bay NAS Storage, Quad-Core 2.0GHz, 4GB RAM, 64GB eMMC, 2.5GbE Port & 4K HDMI 2.0, Supports M.2 NVMe SSD & SATA HDD Up to 76TB, Remote Access for iOS/Android/Windows (Diskless) | 4-bay | $175.99 | $219.99Amazon ref. | $44/bay | No history yet | Prime deal | - | Buy on Amazon |
| LincStation N2LincStation N2 6-Bay NAS Server, Intel N100 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, 10GbE NAS Storage, 2X SATA Bays, 4X M.2 NVMe Slots, DIY NAS for Plex, Docker, Private Cloud, Unraid Starter License Included, Diskless | 6-bay | $348.42 | $409.99Amazon ref. | $58/bay | No history yet | Prime deal | - | Buy on Amazon |
| ZimaBoard 2ZimaBoard 2 1664 x86 Home Server, N150, 16GB LPDDR5,PCIe 3.0×4 Expansion | 2-bay | $419.90 | - | $210/bay | No history yet | - | - | Buy on Amazon |
| Beelink ME miniBeelink Me Mini, Mini PC NAS, Intel N150 CPU, 12GB LPDDR5, 64GB eMMC, 6*M.2 PCIe3.0 SSD Slots(MAX 24TB), Dual 2.5G LAN/WiFi6/BT5.2/USB3.2/HDMI, HTPC, Private Cloud, Soft Router, Storage Solution | - | $359.00 | - | - | No history yet | - | - | Buy on Amazon |
Verdicts: Our tracked low is at or below the lowest price we recorded before today; within 3% is close to it; cut vs list only is below Amazon's reference price but above our low; no history yet means we make no claim. The 90-day line shades the event days. Was prices are Amazon's reference prices.
We have no price record from before this week for the listings on this page, so we make no claim beyond showing Amazon's own reference price. Of 4 rows, 0 are at or near our low, 0 are cut only against Amazon's list price, 0 cost more than usual, and 4 have no history yet. None of these kits had price history with us before this week, so verdicts read no history yet and the was price is Amazon's reference. Hard drive prices have risen through 2026 on AI datacenter demand (why hard drives cost more in 2026), so a price that only matches our low is a better outcome than in an ordinary year.
Frequently asked questions
Which DIY kit is best for TrueNAS?
TrueNAS wants memory and several SATA ports. The LincStation N2 and the AOOSTAR WTR offer the most bays; the ZimaBoard 2 suits a two-drive mirror. Size memory with the TrueNAS RAM calculator before choosing.
Is the Beelink ME mini a real NAS?
It is a compact N150 server with six M.2 slots and no 3.5-inch bays, so it is an all-flash NAS. It is quiet and frugal, but capacity costs SSD prices rather than hard drive prices.
Do DIY kits include an operating system?
Most ship with a basic OS or none. Plan to install TrueNAS SCALE, Unraid (paid licence) or OpenMediaVault, and keep the boot device separate from the data drives.
Will these kit prices drop again on Black Friday?
Small-brand kit prices move often and unpredictably. If a kit fits your build and you need it this month, the risk of waiting until 27 November is a modest saving at best.