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Located at the backside we can see a ventilation hole, the unit is very silent, and it will regulate fan RPM depending on temperature and or configurable fan preference. You can configure power saving and fan options in the software suite. There are quite few connection options including USB 2.0/3.0 (four at the back, one in the front). 

• Intel Celeron 1.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor (Boost up-to 2.24 GHz)
• 4 GB Built-in Dual-Channel DDR3L High Speed Memory (Expandable up to 8 GB, 4 GB x2)
• 2 x Gigabit Ethernet Ports
• Front of Device: 1 x SuperSpeed USB 3.0 (5 GB/s) Port
• Back of Device: 2 x SuperSpeed USB 3.0 (5 GB/s) Ports, 2 x USB 2.0 Ports, 2 x eSATA Ports
• 1 x HDMI 1.4b Port
• 1 x S/PDIF Audio Output Port
• Infrared Receiver

The unit sports two Gigabit Ethernet ports that can be teamed as well. You will also find a HDMI connector. All the way up top you even can find a SPDIF output for audio as yes this unit could function as home media center as well (KODI is supported). It even comes with an infra red received compatible with an optional media remote control form ASUSTOR. Or you could just connect a keyboard / remote / mouse to the USB ports of course.

At the front side, you can see a USB 3.0 connector on the lower left. There are also LED indicators for the operational status of of the NAS. There is also an IR sensor as you can use this unit as media center PC and purchase an optional remote control. You can also connect a wireless keyboard or mouse to the USB ports. To the top left you'll find the power button and two status LEDs. If the NAS is in sleep mode it's orange, when enabled and active green. 

Yes pop two 10TB HDDs in there and you'll have a 20 TB NAS cluster. It's a daunting looking storage unit alright, but the looks alone need some serious hardware, and as such this unit is powered by a quad-core Celeron that is fast to host many applications and fast IO delivery. It looks good with the dark design. The unit is capable of read speeds of over 112 MB/s and write speeds of over 110 MB/s on a single Gigabit jack. And with link aggregation you can nearly double that number. If you like to take it up a notch, a hardware encryption engine also features read speeds of over 112 MB/s and write speeds of 80 MB/s for encrypted data providing optimal combination of file security and system performance.

Here you are looking at the bottom, the unit rests on four rubber feet to prevent resonating noises from the HDDs. Also to the front you can see a mesh, which is the air intake. The unit is so very silent, the only thing that makes noise (in its default setup) will be the HDDs.