When comparing OK1012A-C vs ODROID-HC4, the Slant community recommends ODROID-HC4 for most people. In the question“What are the best single-board computers for building a NAS system?” ODROID-HC4 is ranked 9th while OK1012A-C is ranked 14th. The most important reason people chose ODROID-HC4 is:
When installing OpenMediaVault with Debian it feels pretty fast for such a small thing. Easy and well documented and an active community at the software side.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Runs a highly efficient microprocessor
The OK1012A-C comes with an LS1012A which is a Cortex-A53 processor from NXP that is a very small footprint, highly versatile and ultra-power-efficient microprocessor.
Pro All the necessary features to setup a true NAS with disk mirroring
When installing OpenMediaVault with Debian it feels pretty fast for such a small thing. Easy and well documented and an active community at the software side.
Pro Dual drive for RAID mirroring
Useful to keep your data backed up in case of single drive failure.
Pro 3.5" drive and 12V support
No extra cables necessary for 3.5" drives and plenty of power.
Cons
Con Requires 15V power supply
12V 5.5/2.2mm barrel supplies are everywhere, but it should 1up with USB C power input instead.
Con Only one USB port and does not like power cut
Better to use a small UPS and keep a SD card with the flash boot installed.
Con Boot button is on bottom
Makes it more difficult to access when drives are installed, as opposed to on the back, sides, or front.