Asustor Nimbustor 4 Gen2
- CPU
- Intel Celeron N5105
- RAM
- 4 GB max 16 GB
- Network
- 2 × 2.5GbE
- M.2 / PCIe
- 4 / –
Model AS5404T
Should you buy the Asustor Nimbustor 4 Gen2?
Four bays, one parity drive, 75% of the space to fill. (RAID still isn't a backup, mind.) The x86 CPU (Intel Celeron N5105) runs pretty much any container or media server you throw at it.
Watch out for
If you need 10GbE, this isn't the box, as Asustor lists no way to add it.
Four M.2 slots too, and Asustor's expansion units take it up to 16 bays when you run out of room.
Usable space with 4 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 | RAID 5 (1 parity) | RAID 6 (2 parity) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 TB × 4 | 12 TB ≈ 10.9 TiB | 8 TB ≈ 7.3 TiB |
| 8 TB × 4 | 24 TB ≈ 21.8 TiB | 16 TB ≈ 14.6 TiB |
| 12 TB × 4 | 36 TB ≈ 32.7 TiB | 24 TB ≈ 21.8 TiB |
| 16 TB × 4 | 48 TB ≈ 43.7 TiB | 32 TB ≈ 29.1 TiB |
| 20 TB × 4 | 60 TB ≈ 54.6 TiB | 40 TB ≈ 36.4 TiB |
| 24 TB × 4 | 72 TB ≈ 65.5 TiB | 48 TB ≈ 43.7 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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