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Asustor Lockerstor 2 AS6602T - 2 Bay NAS, Quad-Core 2.0GHz CPU, 2 2.5GbE Ports, 4GB RAM DDR4, 2 M.2 SSD Slots Network Attached Storage (Diskless)
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Brand | Asustor |
Color | AS66 |
Product Dimensions | 9.06"D x 4.25"W x 6.44"H |
Size | 2 Bay |
Compatible Devices | CPU |
About this item
- Intel Celeron Quad core 2.0 GHz (burst up 2.70 GHz) CPU with 4GB DDR4 RAM (expandable up to 8GB) for power user and business
- Compatible with 2.5" or 3.5" SATA SSD/HDD drives up to 36TB (18TB x 2). Expand as much storage as needed with ease
- 2x 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet ports. 2x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen2 SSD ports for fast caching. Bringing Double Performance
- Features HDMI 2.0a with 10bit 4K hardware decoding, HEVC decoding and VP9 10bit Profile2 decoding for overwhelming 4K HDR Experience
- 3 year warranty, best in class
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Easy to use | 4.0 | 4.8 | — | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
Value for money | 3.9 | 4.0 | — | 3.7 | — | 4.3 |
Tech Support | 3.3 | 4.3 | — | 3.3 | 3.6 | — |
User interface | — | 4.1 | — | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
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size | 2 Bay | 0TB | 4 Bay | 4 Bay | 2 Bay | 2 Bay |
hardware interface | ethernet | — | ethernet | sata 6 0 gb | — | — |
compatible devices | CPU | Desktop | CPU | — | Laptop | — |
weight | 2 kilograms | — | 7.59 pounds | 2200 grams | 5.84 pounds | — |
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 9.06 x 4.25 x 6.44 inches |
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Item Weight | 4.4 pounds |
Manufacturer | Asustor |
Language | English |
ASIN | B089WKMV95 |
Country of Origin | Taiwan |
Item model number | AS6602T |
Batteries | 1 CR123A batteries required. |
Customer Reviews |
4.3 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #122 in Network Attached Storage (NAS) Devices |
Date First Available | June 9, 2020 |
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Powered by the latest Intel Celeron J4125 (Gemini Lake) quad-core processors |
Dual M.2 NVMe SSD ports for fast caching |
Two 2.5 GbE ports with up to 5 Gbps under Link Aggregation |
Hardware Specs
Powered by the latest Intel Celeron J4125 (Gemini Lake) quad-core processors
The Lockerstor 2 utilizes the Intel Gemini Lake Celeron J4125 Quad Core CPU and is 30% faster than Apollo lake. The Celeron J4125 also doubles the on-chip cache to 4MB, making the Lockerstor 2 one of our fastest NAS devices ever.
150% Faster with 2.5-Gigabit Ethernet
The Lockerstor 2 provides two 2.5-Gigabit Ethernet ports. Enable up to 150% faster performance than Gigabit Ethernet with compatible hardware and up to 5 Gbps using Link Aggregation.
Easy M.2 SSD installation
Dual M.2 slots for NVMe SSDs for SSD Caching. The Lockerstor 2 is the first two bay NAS with integrated M.2 SSD slots.
*M.2 2280 cards supported with installed mounting holes.
- Intel Celeron J4125 (Gemini Lake) quad-core processors
- 4GB DDR4-2400 - 30% faster than DDR3
- Dual M.2 NVMe SSD ports for fast caching
- Two 2.5 GbE ports with up to 5 Gbps under Link Aggregation
- Overwhelming 4K experience
- Supports Wake on LAN and Wake on WAN
Product Features
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Snapshot CenterSnapshot Center is a new feature for ASUSTOR NAS devices to utilize Btrfs and iSCSI volumes to take snapshots of the information inside a NAS. Snapshot Center supports up to 256 snapshots of a volume and can be done every five minutes, creating a backup that can be restored easily if data is damaged or lost. |
Thumbscrews for easy M.2 SSD installation
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PC-less Software InstallationMobile installation with AiMaster takes only 3 steps! Finding your NAS, system initialization and installation, power management, ADM firmware updates, system information and more are all available from the convenience of your mobile device at any time. |
Wake Up From AnywhereThe Lockerstor 2 and 4 feature Wake on WAN technology. No specialized equipment or settings are needed to wake the NAS. Simply use ASUSTOR’s wide variety of mobile apps, including but not limited to AiMaster, AiMusic, AiVideos and AiData to turn the NAS on or off remotely. Wake on WAN helps protect data by keeping the NAS powered off when not in use; thereby helping to prevent attacks, protects data integrity by remaining powered off during power failures and Wake on WAN also saves electricity, making for an even more efficient NAS. |
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Protected From RansomwareThe Lockerstor comes with the most up-to-date version of ADM to help protect against ransomware attacks. Snapshot Center and Btrfs provide the ability to efficiently create snapshots to protect and easily restore lost data. Other security features found on the Lockerstor are the ability to create one or more replacement administrator accounts, a firewall by ADM Defender that features blacklists and whitelists, the ability to change default ports, disable SSH and Terminal to prevent remote attacks. MyArchive cold storage hard drive security can also be increased by implementing AES 256bit encryption. |
Cross-Platform Multi-User AccessThe 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 no matter if you are using a PC, notebook, tablet or smartphone. |
Enterprise VersatilityASUSTOR NAS offers rich variety of services for business users. For the efficiencies of one NAS you can create a multifunctional server that is worth much more. |
Comprehensive Backup SolutionsASUSTOR’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 provide easy backups for desktop and laptops while MyArchive removable hard drives provide long term storage. Btrfs is now supported and with Snapshot Center, can take snapshots of your information in the event of unintentional modification. Restore previous versions easily with Snapshot Center. |
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CPU | Intel Celeron 1.6GHz Dual-Core (burst up to 2.48GHz) Processor | Marvell ARMADA-7020 1.6GHz (Dual-Core) Processor | Intel Celeron J3355 Dual-Core 2.0 GHz (burst up 2.5GHz) Processor | 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 DDR3L (not expandable) | 2GB DDR4 (not expandable) | 2GB SO-DIMM DDR3L (1GB x2, Expandable. Max 8GB) | 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" HDD | 2 x SATA3 6Gb/s; 3.5"/2.5" HDD/SSD | 2x HDD 2.5" / 3.5" SATA II/ III or SSD | 2 x SATA3 6Gb/s; 3.5"/2.5" HDD/SSD | 2 x SATA3 6Gb/s; 3.5"/2.5" HDD/SSD |
Expansion | USB 3.0 x 3 | USB 3.1 Gen-1 x2 | USB 3.0 x 4 (Type A x3, Type C x1) | USB 3.2 Gen 1 x3 | USB 3.2 Gen 1 x3 |
Network | Gigabit Ethernet x 2 | Gigabit Ethernet x 2; 10Gigabit Ethernet x1 | Gigabit Ethernet x 2 | 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet x 2 | 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet x 2 |
Output | HDMI 1.4b x 1 | HDMI 2.0 x 1, S/PDIF x1 | 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 storage space and performance of the system cabinet. For example, they mention it has a lot of capacity, it's expandable, and it performs flawlessly. That said, they appreciate ease of use, build quality, and support. Opinions are mixed on software, value, and speed.
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Customers like the performance of the system cabinet. They mention that it is well-engineered, runs fantastic, and has a wonderful functional server. They say that the device was good out of the box, and works perfectly in South Korea on 220V power. Customers also appreciate the good CPU and fast performance. Overall, customers are satisfied with the performance and functionality of the product.
"...but it seems very well engineered and performs flawlessly so far...." Read more
"...setup a hosted NAS and jellyfin server and man was it easy, this product is fantastic!..." Read more
"...have been using the unit for over a week and so far I am very pleased with its performance. Recommended." Read more
"...4. Advertised camera support for Surveillance Center is poor, and mostly older models. I had to try a couple brands before I settled on Amcrest...." Read more
Customers find the setup of the system cabinet to be easy to follow, with a straightforward OS and UI. They appreciate the one-click integration with apps and the smooth setup process. Customers also appreciate the level of technical support and the simple addition of SSDs for the cache.
"...These work great and are easy to set up. 4 camera licenses are included which is nice.5. Unit is set to DHCP (dynamic IP assignment)...." Read more
"...It's also simple to add SSDs for the cache, and it comes with thumbscrews rather than tiny-screwdriver abominations which makes life a lot..." Read more
"...Configuring the hard drives, setting up the RAID was easy. Some of the other settings, not so much...." Read more
"...Their tech support is useless...." Read more
Customers like the support of the system cabinet. They mention that it has a wide selection of useful applications, lots of features, and is feature rich. They also appreciate the tech support, saying that it's great and responsive. That said, some complain that the support is unable to ameliorate these problems.
"...The machine looks very nice, and comes with a utility to find it on the network.User interface:This is really nice...." Read more
"...Applications are abundant, and usage was *mostly* pretty straightforward, if you're familiar with a NAS environment, concepts, file systems,..." Read more
"...I finally upgraded to a PS5, and come to find out that it does not have native support for a NAS currently...." Read more
"...The ASUSTor software and "College" Courses are actually extremely helpful." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the build quality of the system cabinet. They mention that it is a well-built device with a lot of capacity and good potential. The hardware seems nice and is reliable. Customers also say that it provides many years of dependable service.
"...It was expensive (especially loaded up with drives) but it seems very well engineered and performs flawlessly so far...." Read more
"...The hardware is fine, that's probably the best part of the offering.The software is garbage...." Read more
"...I personally would say although much of the hardware seems nice, the software is very blah and I couldn’t recommend it for businesses." Read more
"AS6706T:Very well designed hardware - only one nit, see below. The software (ADM) has a way to go, but for most tasks is good enough...." Read more
Customers like the storage space of the system cabinet. They mention it's a well-built device with a lot of capacity and good potential. The RAM is upgradeable to 8 GB, even though 16 GB might work. It's an expandable NAS system that can run other operating systems. It is filled with drives and running wonderfully. Some say that the machine arrived well-packed with everything they need.
"...Overall:The machine arrived well-packed, with everything you need...." Read more
"...Upgradability is fantastic...." Read more
"While this is a great expandable NAS, which can run other operating systems besides the included software, it really lacks cpu power for..." Read more
"...Definitely needs more memory. 4 gigs is not enough and I continually saw restarts and unable to connects until I added another 8 gigs...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the speed of the system cabinet. Some mention that it is very fast and reliable, with fast file transfers and solid i/o and latency. However, others say that it's extremely slow and chokes on large files. The web UI will be non responsive and the drive will vanish on the desktop.
"...The 10gbit LAN connections have worked without issue. The i/o and latency is solid, I use both windows file sharing (CIFS/SAMBA) and linux..." Read more
"...job copy to this NAS about 20 times and having my NAS become completely unresponsive EVERY SINGLE TIME after approximately 512 GB of data transfer,..." Read more
"...PROS-Fast file transfers (much faster than my older NAS)..." Read more
"...Based on their own OS it was very buggy. It wasn’t the fastest and just seemed very blah compared to Synology and Unraid...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the system cabinet. Some mention it's great value for money, the best hardware in its price class, and a great buy, while others say that it'll never be usable and is a waste of money.
"...Overall this unit provides great specs for the price. Immediately upgraded RAM to 16GB...." Read more
"...Overall I couldn't be happier with it. It was expensive (especially loaded up with drives) but it seems very well engineered and performs flawlessly..." Read more
"I have TWO of these things because the price is so sweet (looking at you synology) - so 20 drives in total...." Read more
"...Based on their own OS it was very buggy. It wasn’t the fastest and just seemed very blah compared to Synology and Unraid...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the software. Some like the apps they can run, saying the selection is impressive and support is easy to work with. However, others say the software is buggy, the OS needs work, and the app library is not as comprehensive as Synology or QNAP.
"...ExpandableLarge catalog of apps both from the manufacturer and third partiesCONS-Expensive..." Read more
"...3. App library is not as comprehensive as Synology or QNAP. Hopefully this improves as more of these units are sold.4...." Read more
"...It has a crap load of apps and even some of them are useful. I've yet to plug it directly into my TV using it's HDMI 2.0 port but that's coming...." Read more
"...The apps are all fine. Great for torrents, plex, remote file serving, email server, home automation, etc. Everything works as advertised...." Read more
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Some critiques:
1. Asus advertises 10g network support. To get this you have to replace the SSD card with a 10g NIC. They could really use a second slot.
2. Could use more sound insulation. Depending on your hard drives the unit can be a bit noisy.
3. App library is not as comprehensive as Synology or QNAP. Hopefully this improves as more of these units are sold.
4. Advertised camera support for Surveillance Center is poor, and mostly older models. I had to try a couple brands before I settled on Amcrest. These work great and are easy to set up. 4 camera licenses are included which is nice.
5. Unit is set to DHCP (dynamic IP assignment). You should use static IP assignments or reservations for the NAS and cameras otherwise the IP could change on reboot which you don't want.
Overall:
The machine arrived well-packed, with everything you need. The drive-trays are metal, not plastic, and they're pre-drilled for both 3.5" and 2.5" drives. The machine looks very nice, and comes with a utility to find it on the network.
User interface:
This is really nice. The screen presents as a windowed-desktop in the browser, and some real effort has gone into making it a pleasure to use. See the screenshots of login, desktop, and window-showing-disks.
Speed:
I have mine loaded up with 10x16TB drives in RAID5, and 2x1TB SSDs for caching. It absolutely screams over the 10G interface. It's faster than the USB-3-attached SSD RAID array.
Features:
It supports everything I've tried throwing at it thus far
- NFS for linux mounts, SMB for Mac/Windows machines, iSCSI for linux,
- Apps for, well, everything (and a free developer environment to make your own if you want).
- It has temperature and SMART monitoring for all the spinning rust, temperature monitoring for the SSDs and CPU, access monitoring.
- It has a display on the front that actually displays the IP address (!) as well as the name of the box.
I mean, really, it does everything...
Upgrades:
It comes with 8GB of RAM, but has two DDR4 DIMM slots. The Asus store will sell you mind-numbingly expensive DIMMS for the machine, but I went with two of the HX426S15IB2/16 Kingston DIMMs which work well, and are about 1/6 the price. It's fairly simple to get into the device - screw removal and standard DIMM insertion. It's also simple to add SSDs for the cache, and it comes with thumbscrews rather than tiny-screwdriver abominations which makes life a lot easier.
Support:
I got in touch with Asustore to ask about multi-homing a network interface (see caveats, below) and got a prompt response with further prompt followups. They couldn't do as I asked (the firmware doesn't support it, yet (?) ) but they were as helpful as I could have possibly hoped, which bodes well for any other technical support.
Caveats:
- You can't multi-home a network interface, each network interface gets one IP and that's it. You can set up a VLAN if your switch supports it, but my 10G switch (being unmanaged) doesn't.
- It took a *long* time to make a 130TB RAID out of 10 16TB drives. As in 3 or 4 days. Not sure if I'm being fair here, since 160TB is a lot of disk space :)
- It reports *real* disk space rather than "manufacturer" disk-space, so my 16TB drive is reported as 14.55TB (ie: it uses powers of 2 rather than powers of 10). This isn't a problem, but it shows how Seagate sell their disks duplicitously. Those ten 16TB drives provide 145TB of space. Yeah... Lose one for the raid-5 array, and you're down to ~130TB. Which is still a lot, to be fair...
Overall I couldn't be happier with it. It was expensive (especially loaded up with drives) but it seems very well engineered and performs flawlessly so far. For what it offers (the dual 10G network interface is pretty darn cool for this price point) it's still a bargain.
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Writing this review, I'm asked to rate on a scale of 1..5 stars these three criteria 'Easy To Use', 'Thickness' and 'Sheerness'. "Thickness" and "Sheerness" ? Really ?
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Overall:
The machine arrived well-packed, with everything you need. The drive-trays are metal, not plastic, and they're pre-drilled for both 3.5" and 2.5" drives. The machine looks very nice, and comes with a utility to find it on the network.
User interface:
This is really nice. The screen presents as a windowed-desktop in the browser, and some real effort has gone into making it a pleasure to use. See the screenshots of login, desktop, and window-showing-disks.
Speed:
I have mine loaded up with 10x16TB drives in RAID5, and 2x1TB SSDs for caching. It absolutely screams over the 10G interface. It's faster than the USB-3-attached SSD RAID array.
Features:
It supports everything I've tried throwing at it thus far
- NFS for linux mounts, SMB for Mac/Windows machines, iSCSI for linux,
- Apps for, well, everything (and a free developer environment to make your own if you want).
- It has temperature and SMART monitoring for all the spinning rust, temperature monitoring for the SSDs and CPU, access monitoring.
- It has a display on the front that actually displays the IP address (!) as well as the name of the box.
I mean, really, it does everything...
Upgrades:
It comes with 8GB of RAM, but has two DDR4 DIMM slots. The Asus store will sell you mind-numbingly expensive DIMMS for the machine, but I went with two of the HX426S15IB2/16 Kingston DIMMs which work well, and are about 1/6 the price. It's fairly simple to get into the device - screw removal and standard DIMM insertion. It's also simple to add SSDs for the cache, and it comes with thumbscrews rather than tiny-screwdriver abominations which makes life a lot easier.
Support:
I got in touch with Asustore to ask about multi-homing a network interface (see caveats, below) and got a prompt response with further prompt followups. They couldn't do as I asked (the firmware doesn't support it, yet (?) ) but they were as helpful as I could have possibly hoped, which bodes well for any other technical support.
Caveats:
- You can't multi-home a network interface, each network interface gets one IP and that's it. You can set up a VLAN if your switch supports it, but my 10G switch (being unmanaged) doesn't.
- It took a *long* time to make a 130TB RAID out of 10 16TB drives. As in 3 or 4 days. Not sure if I'm being fair here, since 160TB is a lot of disk space :)
- It reports *real* disk space rather than "manufacturer" disk-space, so my 16TB drive is reported as 14.55TB (ie: it uses powers of 2 rather than powers of 10). This isn't a problem, but it shows how Seagate sell their disks duplicitously. Those ten 16TB drives provide 145TB of space. Yeah... Lose one for the raid-5 array, and you're down to ~130TB. Which is still a lot, to be fair...
Overall I couldn't be happier with it. It was expensive (especially loaded up with drives) but it seems very well engineered and performs flawlessly so far. For what it offers (the dual 10G network interface is pretty darn cool for this price point) it's still a bargain.
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Writing this review, I'm asked to rate on a scale of 1..5 stars these three criteria 'Easy To Use', 'Thickness' and 'Sheerness'. "Thickness" and "Sheerness" ? Really ?
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First thing I've done in all of them - install RAM (up to 64 GB) and SSDs (two). These devices have a read/write SSD cache mode which I find unimpressive - it's okay, you can set up the SSDs as a separate high speed array and I recommend that.
The 10gbit LAN connections have worked without issue. The i/o and latency is solid, I use both windows file sharing (CIFS/SAMBA) and linux (NFS)
Most importantly, I just had my second drive failure (RAID6). Buzzer was off. I keep it by my desk, and it just pops up a red light on the bad drive tray - so you don't need to figure out which drive is bad, that red light tells you exactly where the issue is. I login to the web interface, see SMART error, so simply popped out the drive (while it is running), replaced the bad drive with a good one, and put that tray back in -- all while the system was running. The system automatically detected the new drive and began rebuilding the array - impressive data preservation! Now, I haven't investigated to see if this drive was ACTUALLY that bad, but I can say it was up for about 3 years before this, so it's not a common issue, and it's best practice to be cautious with un-backed-up RAID arrays
These are all great, but I do want to mention one bad thing which has struck this and many other NAS devices - hacking. Hackers will encrypt all the files and require bitcoin $ to decrypt. Asustor was historically hacked as such. I don't run any services that expose the box to the internet, and my box worked just fine through it all. Just be very careful, though, if you intend to both store important data on these AND connect it to the internet, it would be hacking vulnerable.
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Es el único de su rango de precio que trae doble puerto de red (y son 2.5Gb), entonces puedes hacer cosas como usar un puerto para bajar y otro para subir o usar ambos a la vez como si fuera un solo puerto 5Gb. Es increíblemente fácil crear volúmenes y crear RAIDs con pocos clics y viene todo muy bien explicado. Y por último, todo se puede manejar desde el celular bastante fácil. El NAS incluye una app para administrar descargas, en el cual hasta bajar y administrar torrents.
The ADM os that runs on it is smooth and convenient, but I found installing plugins was lacking configurability. I installed docker&portainer and threw together some docker-compose scripts to get it how I wanted it.