Asustor DRIVESTOR 4 Pro AS3304T

As we have stated in other reviews for NAS devices, with everything that is still going on in the world and people are still working from home, NAS’s are so vital in the business world right now. Cloud services can only go so far before a paywall goes up or max storage is reached, and with a NAS, having the ability to store data physically is usually more comforting than possibly having someone breach a cloud service.

Asustor’s DRIVESTOR 4 Pro is a niche option for those wanting a NAS. There is competition out there like the Synology DS920+, although more money, does have a more reputable brand name behind NAS devices. However, what the DRIVESTOR 4 Pro is selling is 2.5Gb Ethernet Port. There aren’t many inexpensive NAS devices that support 2.5Gb Ethernet, which is where the DRIVESTOR 4 Pro comes in. There are sacrifices in order to have a 2.5Gb port, for instance, it doesn’t have support for an M.2 drive, nor does it have the fastest CPU on the market. It is important to keep the pros and cons in mind while looking at NAS’s.

Behind the DRIVESTOR 4 Pro is the all-new ASUSTOR Data Master (ADM) 4.0. ADM 4.0 is the operating system that this NAS runs on, and with the release of the DRIVESTOR 4 Pro, Asustor was able to implement the newest version along with it. ADM 4.0 introduces a new login page and a better UI, which offers a more aesthetically pleasing home page that is easy to navigate. ADM 4.0 also has new improvements to performance and better security as the new version of OpenSSL plugs vulnerabilities found in previous versions.

The DRIVESTOR 4 Pro is designed for higher performance connectivity, with support of 2.5Gb speed. It is important to keep in mind that other devices need to also support 2.5Gb speeds. This is why Asustor also sells switch’nstor ASW205T, a 5-port 2.5GbE switch.

The base Asustor DRIVESTOR 4 Pro is available at Amazon for $329.99 and the switch’nstor ASW205T is also available at Amazon for $119.00.

ASUSTOR DRIVESTOR 4 Pro Specifications