Frequently Asked Questions

The enterprise Small Form Factor chassis provides exceptional thermal efficiency, whisper-quiet operation, and low power draw. Pairing an Intel 8th/9th Gen CPU with a low-profile NVIDIA T600 delivers the hardware acceleration needed for local LLM inference and 4K video transcoding without a massive gaming rig.

Under typical workload, power draw is 20W to 35W. Under peak active AI inference, it pulls 65W to 85W max. Common battery estimates:

• EcoFlow River 3 (245Wh): about 3.5 to 6+ hours
• Jackery Explorer 500 (518Wh): about 7 to 12+ hours
• APC Back-UPS 600VA: about 30 to 45 minutes for graceful shutdown coverage

Yes. The NGZ-1 ships with a primary 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD. The chassis also includes a free 3.5 inch SATA III bay and a free 2.5 inch SATA III bay for adding more local storage.

No. The core proposition of NGZ-1 is complete off-grid autonomy. Ollama, Llama 3, Kiwix offline databases, and media services run locally. Devices connect directly over built-in Wi-Fi 6E access point mode or local Ethernet.

Yes. Because the model runs locally on the internal NVIDIA GPU, your prompts, documents, and chat history never leave the system. There are no telemetry trackers, remote cloud logging, or API subscriptions.

When connected to an active network, updates can be pulled automatically or manually via the dashboard. For strict air-gapped environments, we offer flashable USB updates and offline data packs for database rollups.

The retail price is targeted at $649. Early Kickstarter backers will receive special early-bird pricing for the inaugural batch of hand-assembled, burn-in tested units. Batch #1 units are estimated to ship within 6 to 8 weeks following campaign completion.

Every NGZ-1 system ships with dual high-gain Wi-Fi antennas, a heavy-duty AC power cable, a Mini-DisplayPort to HDMI 4K adapter, a laminated quick-start guide, and a USB factory restore key.

The NGZ-1 appliance is built on top of the open-source Project Nomad software stack under the Apache 2.0 license. We build the turnkey appliance experience around it by handling sourcing, thermal optimization, GPU drivers, database pre-loading, and quality assurance.