Maxsun reveals SK-PTLNAS and SK-WCLAIO NAS motherboards

Maxsun has released specifications for two Mobile on Desktop motherboards designed for NAS and compact computing. Both the SK-PTLNAS and SK-WCLAIO are expected to launch in November.

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Measuring 244 by 244 millimeters, the SK-PTLNAS accommodates Intel's Core Ultra Series 3 Panther Lake chips, scaling up to the Core Ultra 9 386H model. This 16-core chip has four Xe3 graphics cores and a maximum turbo power of 80W. It features a pair of SO-DIMM slots that accept as much as 128GB of DDR5-7200 RAM. For data storage, the board supplies five M.2 NVMe slots alongside three Mini SAS connectors of the SFF-8643 variety. Networking features include one 10GbE, one 2.5GbE, and two 1GbE ports. It also has a PCIe 5.0 x8 slot, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, and supports Windows 11 and Ubuntu.

The SK-WCLAIO is a smaller 90 x 165mm board. Driven by the Intel Core 7 350 CPU, the layout incorporates a pair of performance cores alongside four low-power efficiency cores and a pair of Xe3 graphics units. A single SO-DIMM slot is available, capable of handling up to 48GB of DDR5-6400 system memory. Users get four M.2 NVMe connections and one terabyte of built-in UFS 3.1 storage. Connectivity features span a 10Gb Ethernet port, a pair of Thunderbolt 4 links, and compatibility with Wi-Fi as well as 5G add-in cards. Although documentation mentions both USB-C power delivery and a 12V DC jack, the exact power connection remains somewhat uncertain.