3 Things to Know About the Intel NUC 11 Beast Canyon's Storage

No 2.5-inch SATA drive support The Beast Canyon has no space for a 2.5-inch drive, which is standard for compact NUC enclosures.

Second M.2 slot accepts SATA SSDs If you are not ready for NVMe, the second M.2 slot can use a SATA M.2 SSD instead.

NVMe is the primary storage option The first M.2 slot is designed for NVMe drives, making them the faster and more modern choice for this system.