Last year ASUSTOR announced a NAS device — AS4002T first consumer NAS that integrate 10gb Ethernet with an RJ45 connector. The AS4002T is one of the world's first NAS containing a Marvell Armada Cortex-A72 64-bit dual-core processor. When compared with previous generation devices, it offers three and a half times more computing power as well. Talking about the design, the AS4002T comes with a refreshing yet trendy appearance. The aesthetically pleasing front has a removable crystal black magnetic pane (four magnets), which also dust-proof. By the way, no screws or any tools needed to open the front panel. Just place it in front of the NAS and let the magnetism take over. Right next to the panel, we have a power button, LED notification for power, system status, hard drive activity, network activity, a one-touch backup button and a USB 3.1 port. When the panel is removed, we have two bays, where the hard disks are protected with caddy. Furthermore, the hard drives can be quickly installed or replaced, no tools needed. Turning back we have an 80 mm fan which ensures adequate airflow across the NAS components. Besides that, we have two Gigabit Ethernet ports, a 10Gb Ethernet port, and a second ...
Tuesday, 7 May 2019
ASUSTOR AS4002T NAS Review
Last year ASUSTOR announced a NAS device — AS4002T first consumer NAS that integrate 10gb Ethernet with an RJ45 connector. The AS4002T is one of the world's first NAS containing a Marvell Armada Cortex-A72 64-bit dual-core processor. When compared with previous generation devices, it offers three and a half times more computing power as well. Talking about the design, the AS4002T comes with a refreshing yet trendy appearance. The aesthetically pleasing front has a removable crystal black magnetic pane (four magnets), which also dust-proof. By the way, no screws or any tools needed to open the front panel. Just place it in front of the NAS and let the magnetism take over. Right next to the panel, we have a power button, LED notification for power, system status, hard drive activity, network activity, a one-touch backup button and a USB 3.1 port. When the panel is removed, we have two bays, where the hard disks are protected with caddy. Furthermore, the hard drives can be quickly installed or replaced, no tools needed. Turning back we have an 80 mm fan which ensures adequate airflow across the NAS components. Besides that, we have two Gigabit Ethernet ports, a 10Gb Ethernet port, and a second ...
