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Asustor Drivestor 2 AS1102T - 2 Bay NAS, 1.4GHz Quad Core, Single 2.5GbE Port, 1GB RAM DDR4, Network Attached Storage, Personal Private Cloud (Diskless)
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Purchase options and add-ons
- Realtek RTD1296 Quad-Core 1.4 GHz CPU
- Uses 1 GB DDR4 – 40% more efficient
- Superfast 2.5-Gigabit Ethernet
- Transcode 10-bit 4K H.265 media with hardware decoding easily enables smooth video playback
- 3 year warranty. Asustor will repair or replace any unit that is hardware damaged during the 3-year period so you can feel worry free when using any Asustor product
- Asustor Drivestor 2 AS1102T, 2 Bay NAS + Xpanstor 4 AS5004U, 4 Bay Expansion UnitThis bundle contains 2 items
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 6.69 x 6.85 x 9.06 inches |
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Item Weight | 4.41 pounds |
Manufacturer | Asustor |
Language | English |
ASIN | B094NLN4ZJ |
Item model number | AS1102T |
Batteries | CR123A batteries required. |
Customer Reviews |
4.3 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #79 in Network Attached Storage (NAS) Devices |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | May 17, 2021 |
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Hardware Specification
- CPU:Realtek RTD1296 Quad Core 1.4GHz
- Memory:1GB DDR4 (not expandable)
- Storage:2 x SATA3 6Gb/s; 3.5" HDD maximum 36TB (18 TB HDD X 2)
- USB Expansion:USB 3.2 Gen 1 x2
- Network:2.5 Gigabit Ethernet x 1 (2.5G/1G/100M)
- File System Internal Disk:EXT4
- File System External Disk:FAT32, NTFS, EXT3, EXT4, HFS+, exFAT
- Volume Type:Single, JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1
- Size:165(H) x 102(W) x 218(D) mm
- Weight:1.14kg / 2.5 lbs
2.5-Gigabit Ethernet – Double Speed
The Drivestor 2, despite being extremely affordable contains 2.5-Gigabit Ethernet and more than doubles the performance of comparable Gigabit-class devices.
* Performance figures are achieved in the ASUSTOR lab using client computers under optimized network settings, and could vary in different environments.
Toolless installation
- The sliding cover design found on the Drivestor makes opening your NAS easy.
- The inner hard drive rails and outer cover all use thumb screws making hard drive installation simple and easy without tools.
Cross-Platform Multi-User Access
The ASUSTOR NAS provides seamless cross-platform and multi-user access, allowing you to easily connect to your NAS from Windows, Mac OS X or Unix-like operating systems.
Comprehensive Backup Solutions
ASUSTOR’s comprehensive backup solution provides more than twelve backup options, including, but not limited to Amazon S3, Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive. ASUSTOR Backup Plan for Windows as well as Time Machine for macOS provides easy backups for desktops and laptops.
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Protected From RansomwareDrivestor is better protected by running the Linux-based ADM, employing a built-in firewall, ClamAV Antivirus and ADM’s various backup tools help protect ransomware even better. |
Brand-New ADM 4.0ASUSTOR Data Master (ADM) 4.0 OS brings improvements to performance, compatibility and security as the new version of OpenSSL plugs vulnerabilities found in previous versions, increasing security while efficiency improvements bring better performance. |
Create the Ultimate Home Multimedia CenterEnjoy electrifying digital entertainment on demand with ASUSTOR NAS. Through ASUSTOR's App Central, you can install additional multimedia server Apps such as UPnP Media Server and OwnTone giving your NAS the ability to stream multimedia content to your computers, TVs and mobile devices. |
Overwhelming 4K HDR experienceTranscode 10-bit 4K H.265 media with hardware decoding easily that enables unbelievably smooth video playback in LooksGood. |
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CPU | Realtek RTD1296 ARM64 64-bit Quad Core 1.4GHz | Realtek RTD1296 ARM64 64-bit Quad Core 1.4GHz | Intel Celeron J4005 Dual-Core 2.0 GHz (burst up 2.7GHz) Processor | Intel Celeron J4125 Quad Core 2.0GHz (burst up 2.70 GHz) Processor |
Memory | 2GB DDR4 (not expandable) | 1GB DDR4 (not expandable) | 2GB SO-DIMM DDR4 (2GB x1, Expandable. Max 8GB) | 4GB SO-DIMM DDR4 (4GB x1, Expandable. Max 8GB) |
HDD | 2 x SATA3 6Gb/s; 3.5"/2.5" HDD/SSD | 2x SATA3 6Gb/s; 3.5" HDD | 2 x SATA3 6Gb/s; 3.5"/2.5" HDD/SSD | 2 x SATA3 6Gb/s; 3.5"/2.5" HDD/SSD |
Expansion | USB 3.2 Gen 1 x3 | USB 3.1 Gen-1 x2 | USB 3.2 Gen 1 x3 | USB 3.2 Gen 1 x3 |
Network | 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet (2.5G/1G/100M) x 1 | 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet (2.5G/1G/100M) x 1 | 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet x 2 | 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet x 2 |
Output | HDMI 2.0a x1 | HDMI 2.0a x1 | ||
M.2 Drive Slots | ✓ |
From the brand
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Founded in 2011, ASUSTOR Inc. was established via direct investment from ASUSTeK Computer Inc. The ASUSTOR brand name was created as a portmanteau of “ASUS” and “Storage”.
We are devoted to providing the world with an unparalleled user experience and the most complete set of network storage solutions possible.
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What is a NAS?
A NAS or network attached storage is a computer appliance built from the ground up for storing and serving files. It attaches directly to a network, allowing those on the network to access and share files from a central location.
Why ASUSTOR NAS?
ASUSTOR is the first to create NAS products that are designed with an App-based concept, producing a versatile, flexible and customizable storage platform.
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Customers like the performance, quality, interface, ease of setup, and appearance of the system cabinet. They mention that it gets the job done, it holds a lot of data, and that the UI is responsive and intuitive. That said, opinions are mixed on noise and speed.
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Customers find the setup of the system cabinet to be easy. They mention that the GUI was great for setting up disks, users, and more. They also appreciate the ease of installing apps and setting up backups for devices in their home. Customers also appreciate that the system has classic ACL so others can not delete data they should.
"...Installing the two hard drives is very simple: Just pop off the case by removing two screws, insert the two drives and secure them with the provided..." Read more
"...And it's a solid one. Easy to set up and configure, although the mobile app isn't there yet...." Read more
"...and settings are mostly where you'd expect them and overall, it's quite intuitive - also quite enjoyable to work with...." Read more
"...Setup was very easy using the software to configure the NAS. I was able to get through configuration in 10 mins...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the performance of the system cabinet. They mention that it gets the job done, is solid performance for their needs, and works great with older Seagate and Western Digital drives. The product is a good technical product and has a surprising amount of functionality at the cheapest price for a 2 disk unit. It is reliable and impressive.
"...$180 (not including the 2 hard drives it requires) to get such a reliable and well designed product is quite a bargain...." Read more
"...And it's a solid one. Easy to set up and configure, although the mobile app isn't there yet...." Read more
"...Put in 2 - 2 TB Raid Level hard drives (WD Red's), and it is working great...." Read more
"...Pleased with the performance, UI, responsiveness, setup wizard...." Read more
Customers like the value of the system cabinet. They say it's a good value and a budget pick for beginner NAS users.
"...and didn't want to spend a lot on the enclosure, so the price was also very reasonable." Read more
"...function of a home/home office NAS and does it at a very competitive price point." Read more
"...(since it has a very affordable price)...." Read more
"...drive bays and other system specs meet your requirements, this is a great value in a ready-to-user NAS." Read more
Customers like the quality of the system cabinet. They mention that it's a great NAS backup server, easy to set up and get going for storage, and is able to backup user files from their PC. The hardware is also affordable and a capable home server.
"...Asustor's backup software works well and wizard guides you easily through backup plans...." Read more
"...I finally got it up and running, and I am able to backup user files from my PC (forget about iPhone backup - the IOS app is a joke)...." Read more
"...This is perfect for backing up family documents and honestly you'll end up using it as a media server (which it performs surprisingly well at) and a..." Read more
"...lock-and-key and protected by a fire suppression system, is a terrible backup plan!..." Read more
Customers like the interface of the system cabinet. They say it's easy to set up and use, with responsiveness and intuitive settings. They are also impressed with the level of sophistication in this device, and say it provides outstanding configuration and control of the NAS.
"...The ADM (ASUSTOR Data Management software) provides outstanding configuration and control of the NAS...." Read more
"...Features and settings are mostly where you'd expect them and overall, it's quite intuitive - also quite enjoyable to work with...." Read more
"...Pleased with the performance, UI, responsiveness, setup wizard...." Read more
"Product was good, well built. GUI was great actually, I liked it a lot better than Synologys GUI...." Read more
Customers like the appearance of the system cabinet. They mention it is well designed, and looks quality.
"...to get such a reliable and well designed product is quite a bargain...." Read more
"...a usability perspective, I found the UI to be well organized, aesthetically pleasing and fairly responsive...." Read more
"PROS:Looks quality.CONS:1. Couldn't open .wmv file. Asked to convert...." Read more
"Nice NAS box!..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the speed of the system cabinet. Some mention that it's much faster and easier to use, while others say that it transfers data extremely slowly, the RAID 5 sync time is taking forever, and it takes 30 seconds to open a JPEG file.
"...AS1102T is that the RAM is not upgradable (1 MEG), but so far its very responsive and I don't see any performance issues...." Read more
"...As I mentioned before, it's not the fastest, but background compression can take it's time...." Read more
"...Overall it's a fairly smooth affair however, and you should be up and running in a matter of minutes, even when using the "custom" option...." Read more
"...Pleased with the performance, UI, responsiveness, setup wizard...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the noise of the system cabinet. Some mention it's very quiet in operation and barely hear the drives periodically spinning up, while others say it' s also extremely loud while idle, the exhaust fan randomly started making noise, and there's a constant clicking sound when not in use but powered on.
"...Swapped those out for an 8TB SSD and 2.5" to 3.5" adapter. Runs silent under load now :)Edit 9/10: Not running silent any more...." Read more
"...(it was making unhealthy noises) and requested a replacement from Amazon...." Read more
"...I’m happy to say the Drivestor 4 with the two Seagate drives is extremely quiet. I barely hear the drives periodically spinning up...." Read more
"Loud but gets the job done. Handles 4K streaming through plex on my home network just fine. Even high bitrate files...." Read more
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Back in 2016 I was searching for a good NAS and read many reviews. ASUSTOR's NAS products stood out as something special and I purchased a 10 bay NAS. It was a good decision. And I use it as an Archival Storage device. For general storage I've used a 2 TB portable USB connected to my Wi-Fi Router's USB port which works quite well and has not failed in the 3 years its been in service. However, I didn't want to temp the Gods and thought I should set up a RAID 1 NAS with just two hard drives of 10 TB Each giving me 10 TB of backed up storage. Again, I looked at a number of options and felt the ASUSTOR AS1102T was the best choice. I purchased three 10 TB HGST drives (one as a spare) and set up the NAS as a RAID 1. It can also be configured as RAID 0 which would have provided 20 TB total storage, but I wanted the security of NAS 1 which uses the 2nd drive as a mirror for the 1st drive. In RAID 1 mode, the NAS can tolerate a single drive failure where the 2nd drive acts as a backup. So far it's been working as expected.
The ADM (ASUSTOR Data Management software) provides outstanding configuration and control of the NAS. ADM is consistent across all the ASUSTOR NAS devices. So if you have one, and get another, there's nothing much more to learn other than configuring your NAS with specific settings if you need to.
Installing the two hard drives is very simple: Just pop off the case by removing two screws, insert the two drives and secure them with the provided screws (8), close the case. Then connect the device to a spare Ethernet port on your internal Router or switch, power on the NAS and then from a PC run the ASUSTOR software to configure the NAS to either RAID 0 or RAID 1 depending on how you want to configure the storage. Initializing the device will select an available IP (if you're using DHCP) on your internal network. Once that's done, you'll be able to log into the NAS with ADM. TIP: At this point you should go into your router and assign an available IP as dedicated (most routers allow this) then log into the NAS using ADM and assign the dedicated IP you selected as the IP for the NAS; this is important because if you power down the NAS without assigning a dedicated IP, when it's re-powered on, it will select a different IP which you will not know and so you'll not be able to log into the device using ADM (you would have to look at the connected devices in your router to see what IP was selected and use that IP to log into the NAS/ADM).
For a mere approximately $180 (not including the 2 hard drives it requires) to get such a reliable and well designed product is quite a bargain.
My only quips with the AS1102T is that the RAM is not upgradable (1 MEG), but so far its very responsive and I don't see any performance issues.
If necessary I will come back here and update this review.
Otherwise, I highly recommend this NAS if all you need is either a RAID 0 or RAID 1 NAS setup.
Before I even get into the detailed review I have to get this off of my chest. Using a NAS as a long-term backup device, unless it's under lock-and-key and protected by a fire suppression system, is a terrible backup plan! A NAS is a device that is purpose-built for multi-client access to shared data and the purpose of RAID is to improve performance and/or uptime. RAID is not now nor has it ever been about disaster recovery.
If you use a NAS that's sitting on your desk, in a closet, on a shelf, under the sink or whatever corner you might have stuffed it into, you need to have a copy (preferably tertiary) of your important data -- this applies whether using a NAS or not -- stored either offsite, "in the cloud" or at minimum, in a composite safe. I know this all comes across as bit (or a lot) preachy but my thoughts on the Asustor AS1102T are from the perspective of someone who isn't overly concerned with the resiliency of a NAS since it isn't a part of my backup strategy.
Now for the actual review...
The Asustor AS1102T is a competent little NAS that's a good fit for home/home office use. As someone who spent many years working with enterprise level NAS/SAN hardware, I was surprised at how feature-rich a device at this price point could be. Support for Active Directory, iSCSI and robust email and SMS alerting was completely unexpected but very welcome. The basics are there as well - access control via users and groups and support for numerous protocols that will allow for integration into just about any environment.
One limitation however, is that you cannot restrict individual service access (e.g. FTP, SSH) to specific users and/or groups. I had hoped to enable FTP for a single user with limited permissions to an isolated "drop" folder and open the necessary ports for internet accessibility. Unfortunately this isn't a possibility and enabling FTP would mean that if your Admin credentials are compromised, a nefarious individual could gain access to the entire contents of your NAS directly over the internet. If the Admin and other users could be restricted from access via FTP, an attacker with stolen credentials couldn't access anything of importance over the internet - assuming you haven't enabled EZ-Connect, exposed the Admin UI ports or done something else galactically stupid.
From a usability perspective, I found the UI to be well organized, aesthetically pleasing and fairly responsive. Features and settings are mostly where you'd expect them and overall, it's quite intuitive - also quite enjoyable to work with. Initializing the device at first boot can be super simple or in the case of one of my devices (I have two), a bit of pain. The AS1102T will want you to update its firmware/OS as a first order of business -- which you should absolutely do -- but I only had a 67% success rate with the automatic process, which repeatedly failed on my second device. No I'm not bad at math, my "second" device had to be replaced so two out of the three units I initialized succeeded and one failed.
The issue was resolved simply by downloading the latest firmware package from Asustor via web browser and updating manually but if I only had one of these devices it would have been a terrible first impression. During the process, Asustor will do its best to protect you from making dumb decisions that could compromise the security of your data and you absolutely should follow their advice. A lot of noise has been made about the Deadlock ransomware attack and while Asustor, QNAP and potentially others undoubtedly bear some responsibility, so does any user who doesn't protect their important, sensitive and/or valuable data from the internet. Overall it's a fairly smooth affair however, and you should be up and running in a matter of minutes, even when using the "custom" option.
On the performance front, it's mostly good news but there are a couple of caveats. The AS1102T is equipped with a 2.5Gb ethernet port, which I cannot test to its maximum capabilities since 2.5GbE compatible networking gear is mostly overpriced consumer-grade plastic crap that I avoid almost entirely. Don't get me wrong, consumer grade gear has its uses -- like a wireless AP for guest access that's sitting in your DMZ, or an inexpensive Asustor NAS to run Plex on perhaps? -- but I wouldn't trust it in my network infrastructure.
Professional and Enterprise grade 2.5GbE gear does exist and is starting to proliferate, but it can be hard to procure and doesn't have a great value prop as compared to 10GbE. It's highly unlikely that I'll ever move to 2.5GbE as 10GbE gear continues to become more ubiquitous and less cost prohibitive. With that in mind I consider the 2.5GbE capabilities a non-factor in my performance evaluation and am reporting strictly on 1GbE performance. If anything, I actually consider 2.5GbE connectivity a negative since it likely added a few dollars to the price and is at the moment, useless in my opinion.
Sustained transfer rates are right where I expect them at ~900Mb/s and the AS1102T has no trouble maintaining this level of performance even under fairly heavy load. Random access and general responsiveness is very good as well - much better than expected actually. Prior to introducing NAS devices into my home/home office network, I filled their role with a more old-school file server solution. I was expecting a drop in performance when moving to a relatively low-power device from a full-fat server with an 8C/16T CPU and 64GB RAM but to my surprise and delight, there was little to none.
All of my performance observations go out the window when ClamAV is actively scanning however. Don't get me wrong, I'm not accusing ClamAV or the AS1102T of any wrongdoing here. Malware scanning can eat up resources and 1GB of RAM gets consumed rather quickly - Media Mode disabled, more on that later. In general it isn't too intrusive and the NAS will continue to operate acceptably, until it doesn't. After grinding on a weekly scan for more than 24 hours, the NAS began to get progressively more sluggish until it was almost completely unresponsive. After several failed attempts to open the Admin UI I was finally able to do so and stop the Clamscan process, which immediately resolved the issue.
I run ClamAV on both of my Linux machines and have never had any issues but they also have much more capable CPUs and a minimum of 32GB RAM, so it's really not a fair comparison. The lesson learned here is that you'll need to be more selective about where you point ClamAV for its scans. If you have a large Plex library with preview thumbnails enabled, you're going to have a bad time unless you exclude the "Plex Media Server" folder or at least selective sub-folders that can easily contain hundreds-of-thousands of files for a malware scanner to chew on. It could be argued that scanning for malware on a NAS/SAN is unnecessary/redundant if you are adhering to best practices elsewhere and I generally agree with that sentiment. Regardless, I appreciate that the option is available and even with its caveats, consider it a benefit overall.
The last thing I want to cover is my experience with having to replace one of my units after completely setting it up. This includes configuring system options, users/groups/shares, transferring many TB of data, building Plex libraries, etc. During the entirety of the setup process, the AS1102T unit in question was in another area of my home and completely out of earshot. After I had it ready for deployment, I discovered that the fan was defective (it was making unhealthy noises) and requested a replacement from Amazon. In preparation I researched the process of migrating drives to a new device and discovered that it should be quite simple - just insert the old drive(s) into the new unit and let the magic happen.
I received a new unit the next day without issue (thanks Amazon!) and proceeded to transfer the drive from old unit to new; inserting it into bay-2, which is where it was in the original unit. Why bay-2 and not bay-1? Because it was plainly obvious based upon the internal layout and fan placement that thermals would be better for a single-drive system if bay-1 was left open. Why single-drive? I vaguely touched on this earlier but RAID serves no purpose in my use-case. I have more resilient systems in place for continual backup and a few hours of downtime in the event of drive failure is a non-issue. Alternatively, there would be no performance gain for sequential reads/writes while limited by a 1GbE network and there aren't enough simultaneous users for seek times to benefit more than trivially. I.E. neither RAID0 nor RAID1 is of any benefit to me.
Upon first boot of the new unit I was greeted not with the friendly sight of my NAS in the same sate as it was before, but a rather unfriendly message that I needed to install a drive in bay-1. What? I had no issue setting up two identical units with a single drive in bay-2 so why now must the drive be in bay-1? I thought that I must be missing something so I referred back to the Asustor documentation and upon closer inspection, discovered a small footnote indicating that, in fact, when transferring drives to a replacement unit, bay-1 must be populated.
I could understand this requirement in certain RAID configurations. I could even understand if as a technical limitation of the hardware/firmware/OS, that bay-1 had to be populated for the device to function. What I do not accept is that a single-drive configuration can be initialized and operate perfectly from bay-2 but cannot be moved to bay-2 in a replacement unit. This screams of an OS team that simply can't be bothered to remove a restriction that perhaps applied to outmoded hardware. There is absolutely no valid reason that the new unit couldn't run from bay-2 when an identical device was able to do so.
So why am I so hung up on this? Because having the drive in bay-1 causes a 2C average temperature increase of the drive and a 5C average increase of the CPU! In order to confirm that this wasn't just silicon variance I reinitialized the new unit with a spare drive in bay-2 and sure enough, the CPU temp dropped by ~5C. Granted, even the elevated temps are well below anything I would consider concerning but the fact is that heat = degradation regardless of how minor. I ended up running the drive in bay-1 rather than starting over, mainly because I felt that a little bit of extra heat was the lesser of two evils as compared to the extra wear on the drive caused by repopulating it. The fact of the matter is that neither option is optimal and this silly restriction shouldn't exist.
This review is already too long and there several are other topics I could get into but won't. Before I wrap it up however, I want to briefly touch on Media Mode. Simply put: turn it off unless you are using media services that directly benefit from it - Plex does not. Otherwise, you'll just be robbing Plex and other processes of valuable RAM for no benefit.
Okay I'm done. My verdict? Well, you already know since I gave it away the top! If the 4-star rating seems high based on some of my criticisms, let me clarify that I do feel the good far outweighs the bad here. The AS1102T capably performs its intended function of a home/home office NAS and does it at a very competitive price point.
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I intend to add more HDD's and put them in a RAID set to speed it up and add capacity. If you want high performance out of this put SSD's in it. Use 7200rpm HDD drives for medium performance and 5400rpm HDD's for slower performance. In all cases try to fill the NAS and use a RAID 5 or RAID 10 for best performance. How quiet this NAS is depends on the hard drives. SSD's are silent. HDD's can be noisy, especially if there are 4 of them in use.
There are a lot more features and can do far more than I expected. The web interface is clean and easy to use and understand. For the price, this is a good buy. I'm quite satisfied. Haven't needed tech support so I can't comment on that.
2 Bay, so can use RAID 1 for resilience.
Fast usb external port for transfering things across
Good price
Asustor AI Apps are modern
Suprisingly wide choice of apps/usages
Easy to use and setup
Low power usage (about 12w)
Can be turned on and off remotely
Asustor is owned by Asus, which is a good brand
Cons:
Doesnt take 2.5" easily. But can leave it "floating" if an ssd as no movement involved. You can also get adapters (not just mounts) that solve this problem for an extra £5 on amazon.