{"id":108243,"date":"2025-08-31T06:24:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T06:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/108243\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T06:24:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T06:24:17","slug":"pironman-5-this-kit-turns-the-raspberry-pi-5-into-a-proper-nas-with-2-5gbe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/108243\/","title":{"rendered":"Pironman 5: This kit turns the Raspberry Pi 5 into a proper NAS with 2.5GbE"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\"The<\/a>The Pironman 5 NAS kit for the Raspberry Pi 5 (Image source: The DIY Life)<\/p>\n

A new kit transforms the Raspberry Pi 5 into a proper network storage system. The so-called Pironman kit should make it pretty easy to build a NAS based on the Raspberry Pi 5, and it even sports a very quick Ethernet port.<\/p>\n

We have reported on several Raspberry Pi 5 projects in the past, as the popular single-board computer is suitable for many different applications. Now, a new kit from SunFounder<\/a> makes it easy to turn the SBC (8GB version from $83 on Amazon<\/a>) into a network storage, and there’s already a detailed review<\/a>\u00a0and a corresponding YouTube video from “The DIY Life”. <\/p>\n

Rather unsurprisingly, the Pironman 5 NAS kit includes an enclosure that measures 4.3 x 4.3 x 8.5 inches. It has space for both conventional HDDs and M.2 SSDs. Specifically, users can install up to two 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch hard drives, which means that this device can store a lot of data for a relatively low price point.<\/p>\n

While a purely SSD-based NAS can be more compact, the price per gigabyte is significantly higher. However, SSDs also offer other advantages, such as faster access times. The two drives in the Pironman 5 NAS can be used in RAID 0 or RAID 1 setups, but it should be noted that a backup separate from the NAS is always advisable.<\/p>\n

That said, this DIY NAS has a single 90mm fan, and the Raspberry Pi 5’s existing Gigabit Ethernet port remains usable. Additionally, there\u2019s an additional LAN port with a higher bandwidth of 2.5 Gbps. An OLED screen is also included, as are two HDMI outputs for direct media playback. Moreover, There\u2019s a microSD card for the operating system, and the 40-pin GPIO header for connecting sensors and actuators remains accessible. Unfortunately, no official price details for the Pironman 5 NAS kit are available at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\t\"Silvio<\/a><\/p>\n

I have been active as a journalist for over 10 years, most of it in the field of technology. I worked for Tom\u2019s Hardware and ComputerBase, among others, and have been working for Notebookcheck since 2017. My current focus is particularly on mini PCs and single-board computers such as the Raspberry Pi \u2013 so in other words, compact systems with a lot of potential. In addition, I have a soft spot for all kinds of wearables, especially smartwatches. My main profession is as a laboratory engineer, which is why neither scientific contexts nor the interpretation of complex measurements are foreign to me.<\/p>\n

\"Enrico<\/a>Translator: Enrico Frahn<\/a> – Managing Editor Accessory Reviews, Tech Writer – 5215 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2021<\/p>\n

My fascination for technology goes back a long way to the Pentium II era. Modding, overclocking and treasuring computer hardware has since become an integral part of my life. As a student, I further developed a keen interest in mobile technologies that can make the stressful college life so much easier. After I fell in love with the creation of digital content while working in a marketing position, I now scour the web to bring you the most exciting topics in the world of tech. Outside the office, I\u2019m particularly passionate about motorsports and mountain biking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pironman 5 NAS kit for the Raspberry Pi 5 (Image source: The DIY Life) A new kit…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108244,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,63,234,55521,235,32550,227,46499,233,226,77544,236,8390,232,228,229,105,231,230],"class_list":["post-108243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-benchmarks","tag-diy","tag-graphics-card","tag-kit","tag-laptop","tag-nas","tag-netbook","tag-notebook","tag-pironman","tag-processor","tag-raspberry-pi-5","tag-reports","tag-review","tag-reviews","tag-technology","tag-test","tag-tests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}