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ASUSTOR AS-5102T 2-bay NAS Review

Storage/NAS by stefan @ 2015-07-08

AS5102T 2-bay NAS from ASUSTOR is undoubtedly the AS5104T little brother and while it loses the LCD display and two extra bays, most of the other features are included like the solid chassis, the Intel Celeron J1900 CPU, upgradeable memory feature from the included 2GB (up to 8GB), lockable trays with the help of a screwdriver or plenty of expansion ports. The metallic chassis is also present here for extended durability, while the drives and motherboard are cooled by a single silent 70mm fan. Thanks to the included HDMI port, the product can be used without a PC by simply using the ASUSTOR remote or a keyboard/mouse combo which can be plugged via USB.

Packaging, A Closer Look Part I

Here we have another ASUSTOR NAS in our labs built with a solid Intel platform in order to be able to create our own multimedia cloud. At its core we have an Intel Celeron 2.0 quad-core processor with a maximum frequency of 2.41GHz and 2GB of RAM which is easy upgradable. The product is shipped inside a medium-sized cardboard box and for easy manipulation ASUSTOR saw fit to include a plastic handle:

One of the box laterals shows two product versions, but the one we are testing right now is the AS5102T one:

Some of the main product features are also seen on the packaging, along with the list of specifications:

A more detailed list of product features is also present on the box and translated into many languages:

ASUSTOR also describes the differences between the AS5002T and AS5102T so we would not make any confusion:

After lifting the top cover, ASUSTOR thanks us for the choice we have made regarding the purchase of the product and we are also invited to go to the “Downloads” section of their website:

In order to avoid damages during transit, the manufacturer has wrapped the product and its bundle in foam material:

The accessories are stored in a separate, smaller cardboard enclosure:

We will receive two LAN cables, one power lead, the power adapter but also screws for mounting both 2.5’’ and 3.5’’ drives:

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