Thecus N2310 Soho/Home NAS Server Review

Storage/NAS by stefan @ 2014-08-19

This time we will review an entry-level NAS from Thecus, with an AMCC APM 86491 800MHz processor which is paired with 512MB of DDR3. The device works on the latest ThecusOS version and for storage expansion we have two USB ports, one of which is 2.0 and the other USB 3.0.

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A Closer Look Part II

Coming back to the bundle, we will receive one power lead, a single RJ45 cable, necessary screws for mounting both 2.5’’ and 3.5’’ drives, the power brick, one installation disk and a Warranty Card leaflet:

 

 

 

The power brick is manufactured by Channel Well Technology and is rated on the output as 12V, 3.33A:

 

 

 

The N2310 NAS is very compact and the chassis is made of plastic (no more metal folks!):

 

 

 

In the front we have the two removable trays and on the left side we have the activity LEDs along with two buttons:

 

 

 

The individual LEDs are for signaling presence of power, information LED, two LEDs for drive activity, LAN activity but also a separate one for the external storage devices:

 

 

 

As on other NASes meant for home use, we will get an USB Copy button along with the On/Off button:

 

 

 

The sides of the unit carry the Thecus logo; the middle is made of shiny black plastic so the manufacturer saw fit to cover it with a transparent film:

 

 

 

If we look at the back side of the unit, we will be able to spot a small 60mm ADDA fan, which is quite silent after the unit has been initialized successfully, but also one USB 3.0 port, one USB 2.0, the LAN port, one Reset button and the DC-IN port. On the right we also have the Kensington lock port:

 

 

 

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