Would you not simply buy a regular NAS?
Why buy a tiny, m.2 only mini-NAS if your need is better met by a vanilla 2-bay NAS?
Good question. I imagine for the silence and low power usage without needing huge amounts of storage. That said, I own an n100 dual 3.5 bay + m.2 mini PC that can function as a NAS or as anything and I think it's pretty neat for the price.
power regularly hits 50 cents a kilowatt hour where I live. Most of those seem to treat power like its free.
Good question. I imagine for the silence and low power usage without needing huge amounts of storage. That said, I own an n100 dual 3.5 bay + m.2 mini PC that can function as a NAS or as anything and I think it's pretty neat for the price.