In general, a NAS box is just like an external hard drive caddy that is attached to your network rather than by USB or even Firewire. Because of this we can find a whole host of other features and utilities bundled into them giving them the leading edge over the other options available on the market.
One key feature that we will point out from the extensive list below for this particular system, and one that we have not seen or used to date is the support for for RAID 50. For those who are not full familiar with how the RAID systems work when mixed together, RAID 50 is basically two 3 drive RAID 5 arrays that are then striped together to give the benefit of a RAID 5 parity array but with effectively with a speed boost. With this in mind we should expect to see this array type showing some good results in our NASPT suite when it gets put to the test.
Specs
Hardware Specifications
CPU: Intel® Atom™ 2.13 GHz Dual-Core Processor
Memory: 1GB SO-DIMM DDR3 (Expandable. Max. 3GB)
HDD: 2.5″ / 3.5″ SATA II/ III or SSD x 4¹
Expansion: USB 3.0 x 2, USB 2.0 x 4, eSATA x 2
Network: Gigabit Ethernet x 2
LCD Panel
Output: HDMI x 1
System Fan: 120mm x 1
Input Power Voltage: 100V to 240V AC
Certification: FCC, CE, VCCI, BSMI, C-TICK
Operation
Power Consumption: 33.2W (Operation); 26.2W (Disk Hibernation); 1.4W (Sleep Mode)
Noise Level: 22.3 dB(A)
Operation Temperature: 5°C~35°C (40°F~95°F)
Humidity: 5% to 95% RH
ASUSTOR Hightlight
System Migration
Cloud Connect
Dr.ASUSTOR
2-way Backup
Task Monitor
Eco-Friendly Design
System Sleep Mode (S3)
Auto-Standby for Both Internal and External Disks
Auto Fan Control
LED Night Mode
Power Schedule: On, Off, Restart, and Sleep
Size and Weight
Size: 185.5(H) x 170(W) x 230(D) mm
Weight: 3.5 kg / 7.72 lb
Software & Features
Operating System
ADM 1.0 Onwards
Built-in App Central for Various Apps
Supported OS
Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, Server 2003, Server 2008, Server 2012
Supports BT(Torrent & Magnet Link), HTTP and FTP Downloads
Torrent Search
Choose Files Before a BT Task Starts
Customizable Download Schedule
Bandwidth Control
RSS Subscription and Automatic Downloading (Broadcatching)
ASUSTOR Download Assistant for Windows & Mac
AiDownload for iOS & Android
Boxee / XBMC (Beta) ⁵
Play All Media Content Stored on NAS
Video Output via HDMI
TV Shows, Movies, Apps and More
ASUSTOR Customized Features
AiRemote Mobile App
SoundsGood
Import Personal/Public Music Collection
Personal/Public Music Collection Permission Control
Playlist Editor
ID3 Tag Editor
Local Speaker Support: HDMI, USB, Audio Jack
Supported Audio Formats for Browser: MP3, WAV, Ogg
Supported Audio Formats for Transcoding Through Browser: AAC, AIFF, Flac, Apple lossless, WMA
Supported Audio Formats for Local Speaker: MP3, WAV, Ogg, AAC, AIFF, Flac, Apple lossless, WMA
ASUS DAC Support
Note:
¹ Hard disks not included.
² USB Wi-Fi dongle not included.
³ You must first enable real time transcoding for these files in order to play them.
⁴ Metadata (e.g. title) may not be able to displayed in iTunes.
⁵ Currently, Boxee is only available on the 6 series while XBMC is only available on the 3 series.