IceWhale Launches Black Friday Sale with Discounts on Zima Home Servers and NAS Kits

IceWhale has kicked off its seasonal promotional event, discounting several of its popular home server devices and associated hardware by up to 50 percent on select accessories, alongside more modest price trims on main hardware units. The sales event targets enthusiasts and DIY builders looking to assemble home media libraries, personal cloud storage, or small-scale network-attached storage systems without paying full retail price.

Among the highlighted offers, the entry-level ZimaBoard SE 864, previously known as the ZimaBlade, is now available for $144 instead of $159, with a complimentary NVMe adapter included in the package. For users interested in a compact experimentation platform, the ZimaBoard 2 Mini NAS Kit has seen its price reduced from $469 to $409, bundling both a PCIe dual NVMe M.2 SSD adapter card and a four-port USB adapter.

Buyers requiring more robust storage capacity for extensive photo archives or media streaming can opt for the ZimaCube 2. This flagship home server option is priced at $749 down from $799, and ships with a free USB4 SSD enclosure as an extra bonus. Furthermore, IceWhale is throwing in a PCIe-to-2.5G Ethernet adapter card for any customer orders exceeding a total of $399.

While the heavily advertised half-price mark appears limited to minor add-ons rather than flagship hardware, these bundled discounts provide tangible savings for custom server builders. Availability and exact package contents are subject to the manufacturer's ongoing promotional stock levels.