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Located at the backside we can see a vent, the unit is quite silent though, you can regulate fan RPM depending on a configurable fan preference. You can configure power savings also in the software suite. There are a few connection options including USB 2.0/3.0/3.1 (two at the backside). The blue connectors are USB, then two-gigabit jacks. Missing is an HDMI connector. It would be nice to have seen the NAS function as Media player, as the SoC is capable of doing that combined with say KODI.

A question that is always asked: Why two ethernet jacks?

Well, you could do some advanced routing separating a LAN from that side 'open' internet, but primarily the reason is link aggregation. If aggregated and if you have a compatible switch and client/host setup, you double that 1 Gbps number. Link aggregation is a dying thing in the SOHO and consumer space as we move towards faster GigE connections (2.5/5/10 Gbps)

At the (new) front side, you can see slots, the LED indicators for the operational status of the NAS and in the upper segment status LEDs and the power button. 

The six bays prevents dust build-up. The trays you just pull it out gently. Each storage unit has an activity LED. It looks good with the dark design. Over the Gigabit jack, this unit is capable of reading speeds of roughly 110 MB/s. Writes will be in that range as well, though if you use it, your RAID configuration might slow it down a slight notch as RAID5 writes for example often are slower. 

Here you are looking at the bottom, the unit rests on four rubber feet to prevent resonating noises from the HDDs. The rubber cover is for an internal console connector.