Entry-Level Asustor AS 2 NAS With 2 and 4 Bays

ASUSTOR Inc. has announced the AS 2 series NAS (NAS) targeted at personal and home users.

ASUSTOR AS 2 Series NAS

The series is further divided into 2 sub-series: the AS-20XT series (AS-202T and AS-204T) designed to give users the essentials for creating a personal cloud and the AS-20XTE series (AS-202TE and AS-204TE) designed to give users both personal cloud and digital entertainment functionality.

Offering quality and functionality at an economical price, the 2 series was designed to meet the needs of consumers but is also a entry level product for users who are using a NAS for the first time.

“In order to meet the diverse needs of individual and SOHO users, ASUSTOR has launched the economical 2 series featuring powerful Intel dual core processors that ensure for reliable, top-notch performance,” said Allen Yen, sales director, ASUSTOR. “The 2 series provides customers with a great value at an extremely competitive price point which lowers the barriers to an entry level NAS.”

All of 2 series devices are powered by the Atom 1.2GHz dual core processors.

The AS-20XT series comes equipped with 512MB of DDR3 memory and boasts read and write speeds of 104MB/s and 74MB/s respectively.

Furthermore, the series offers cloud storage functions that allow users to set up their own backup server, file server, video surveillance solution, Web server and more.

Conversely, the devices come equipped with 1GB of DDR3 memory.

The AS-20XTE series devices feature an HDMI port and infrared receiver which can be paired with the XBMC App to turn the NAS into a multimedia player.

After downloading and installing the XBMC App from ASUSTOR’s App Central users need only connect their NAS to any HDMI ready display to begin playing all the multimedia content from their NAS.

Additionally, users can also opt to purchase ASUSTOR’s remote control or install the XBMC Remote App for free on their mobile device to control all multimedia playback on their NAS.

The devices come with the ADM 2.0 (ASUSTOR Data Master) OS, that features an graphical interface which provides users with an experience closely resembling the simplicity enjoyed on mobile and tablet devices. ADM 2.0 contains an array of features such as a set of backup solutions to protect your data, Mission Mode backup to ensure the completion of backup jobs, and FTP Explorer, an FTP client designed for use on a NAS giving users the ability to drag and drop file transfers from the convenience of the ADM desktop.

ADM 2.0 features the App Central App repository which contains over 100 free and unique NAS Apps that users can download to add functionality to their NAS devices.

Users can utilize ASUSTOR’s AiMaster and AiData mobile apps to manage their system and data from the convenience of their mobile devices.

Users will also be able to stream music and videos, view photos, preview documents, and enjoy cloud access while on the go.

Key Specifications for AS-20XT Series: