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       I unboxed the chunky -- yet adorable -- ZimaBoard 2 to see if it’s the ultimate $400 home server... But my home network had other plans. From a dead switch port to installing a 14TB drive, this first impression got chaotic fast. I put a ton of work into this one. Let me know if you liked it in the comments below!  Read my full review: https://gardinerbryant.com/zimaboard2-the-full-review/ Watch the exclusive cut of this video: https://gardinerbryant.com/zima-board-2-unboxing-first-impressions/8GB RAM / 32GB ZimaBoard2 (affiliate) featured in this video 16GB RAM / 64GB ZimaBoard2 (affiliate)14TB Western Digital drive-- Chapters -- 00:00 ZimaBoard2 Unboxing & First Impressions 01:46 What's in the box? 05:00 Attaching the HDD bay to the chassis 06:48 First boot troubleshooting... 12:43 ZimaBoard 2 Software Experience 14:53 The actual ZimaOS experience 18:32 Installing the active cooling 20:26 Installing & formatting a hard drive 23:27 Closing thoughts...