Asustor Nimbustor 2 Gen2
- CPU
- Intel Celeron N5105
- RAM
- 4 GB max 16 GB
- Network
- 2 × 2.5GbE
- M.2 / PCIe
- 4 / –
Model AS5402T
Should you buy the Asustor Nimbustor 2 Gen2?
Two drives in RAID 1 means each holds a full copy, which is the simplest protection there is and needs no planning at all. The chip is an Intel Celeron N5105.
Watch out for
If you need 10GbE, this isn't the box, as Asustor lists no way to add it. A mirror costs you half the raw space, and with two bays the only way to grow is bigger drives.
Four M.2 slots too, and Asustor's expansion units take it up to 14 bays when you run out of room.
Usable space with 2 matching drives
These are decimal TB, the way drive boxes count them, and Windows will show roughly 9% less. Got a mix of sizes? Put your own drives in the calculator and it'll work out the layers.
| Each drive | Mirror (RAID 1) |
|---|---|
| 4 TB × 2 | 4 TB ≈ 3.6 TiB |
| 8 TB × 2 | 8 TB ≈ 7.3 TiB |
| 12 TB × 2 | 12 TB ≈ 10.9 TiB |
| 16 TB × 2 | 16 TB ≈ 14.6 TiB |
| 20 TB × 2 | 20 TB ≈ 18.2 TiB |
| 24 TB × 2 | 24 TB ≈ 21.8 TiB |
Specifications
Taken from Asustor's own spec page, and "Not published" means they don't list it.
Sources: asustor.com
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