AOOSTAR WTR MAX barebone, AMD R7 PRO 8845HS, 8GB
The AMD R7 PRO 8845HS processor with Radeon 780M graphics and dual 10GbE SFP+ ports make this a capable NAS and home server barebone. It offers six drive bays, five M.2 NVMe slots, and support for ECC RAM, giving it unusual storage and data integrity flexibility for a mini PC. Best for a home lab enthusiast or small business owner who needs a compact, high-throughput NAS with fast networking and expandable storage.
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
RAM 8 GB
GPU AMD Radeon 780M
Form Factor desktop
OS ChromeOS
22 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average storage (2nd percentile)
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average reliability (12th percentile)
- Below average social proof (13th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 3 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon 780M |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
Build
| Form Factor | desktop |
| Weight | 6.7 kg / 14.8 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | USB4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| Ethernet | 10GbE, 2.5GbE |
System
| OS | ChromeOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | AOOSTAR WTR MAX barebone | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS | Apple M3 Ultra | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | - | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 8192 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 780M | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | desktop | sff | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 850 | 180 | 850 | 850 |
| OS | ChromeOS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOOSTAR WTR MAX barebone | 65.1 | 7.6 | 17.5 | 35.1 | 1.8 | 11.6 | 12.5 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| Lenovo T Series Towers Legion Tower 5a Gen 10 Compare | 73.5 | 93.1 | 78.1 | 88.4 | 98.1 | 70 | 100 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 74.5 | 82.8 | 70 | 99.1 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 97.9 | 53.6 | 70 | 99.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 94.8 |
Usage Scores
- Overall21.5
- AI/LLM8.6
- Gaming3.6
- Portability13.9
- Creator8.5
- Business19.4
- Developer23.1
- Home Office20.7
- Workstation19.7
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
