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So, here we have the unit shipped in. Light-blue and white packaging, the product is clearly tagged and shown on the box, easy to spot and verify in the stores, a bit more though to spot in our white photo studio.
Opening up the box, you'll notice a well-packaged product. Chances of damage are fairly slim as the NAS is cushioned in-between two massive Styrofoam blocks and then has a plastic bag enclosing it. A separate carton holds the power brick and other included kit.
The 3304T uses ASUTOR's traditional 'affordable design; the front side is made of plastic, the outer casing is metal with a metal frame on the inside, which makes this a very sturdy product. You can spot the four removable HDD/SSD trays. being a more valuable product it lacks an LCD screen.
Bundled, you'll find everything you need to get started. Adapter + power cable, Ethernet cables for LAN on that Multi-Gigabit connector. That connector is backward compatible to 2.5 and 1 Gbps of course (in fact 2500/1000/100/10 Mbit/s full duplex), of course, a manual as well as screws to secure any SSD storage units (which you obviously still need to buy). HDDs and SSDs can be mounted with screws into the trays.
Asustor still delivers external power bricks. And you know what? I like that. I've been using Asustor NAS servers for many years now here in my office (24/7), and should a power brick fail (which never has happened), it is comforting to know that I can easily swap it out for a new one and power up that NAS unit again. So yes, these actually do have my preference.