Thecus N4310 Soho/Home Linux NAS Server Review

Storage/NAS by stefan @ 2015-03-06

The latest N4310 SOHO/Home NAS from Thecus is a visible upgrade over their low-cost N2310, both outside and inside; the hardware has been beefed up regarding the number of USB 3.0 ports, we’ve got more internal RAM and the SoC frequency (AMCC APM86491RDK) is now 1GHz instead of only 800MHz.

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Packaging, A Closer Look Part I

The Thecus N4310 is featuring similar packaging design elements as the N2310 model, but on the construction level we will find hardware upgrades, but also a reinforced chassis. The larger cardboard box is provided with a plastic handle, for easy manipulation:

 

 

 

In order to learn more about the product, we will be able to check the sides of the packaging:

 

 

 

 

 

After the removal of the top cover, we will first “meet” with the accessories box:

 

 

 

 

Here we will find the power brick, one power lead, the LAN cable, screws for fitting both 3.5’’ and 2.5’’ drives, one installation disk but also one Warranty Card leaflet:

 

 

 

The power supply was manufactured by Channel Well Technology and on the output we have 12V, 5.42A:

 

 

 

The Quick Installation Guide which is available for the N4310 tells us in a multi-language form which is the fastest way for completing the setup procedure:

 

 

 

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