Asustor Lockerstor 4 (AS6604T) NAS Review -
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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, though hard 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 6604T uses ASUTOR's traditional 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, on top of an LCD screen with to the right of its four control buttons—also both on the front and backside, a USB 3.1 (Gen1) connector.
Bundled, you'll find everything you need to get started. Adapter + power cable, 2x Ethernet cables for LAN on that Multi-Gigabit connector. That connector is backward compatible to 2.5 and 1 Gbps of course (2500/1000/100/10 Mbit/s), of course, a driver CD and 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.
To date, Asustor still makes use of 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 quite honestly 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 do have my preference.
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