ASUSTOR Drivestor 2 Pro Gen2 (AS3302T v2) review

ASUSTOR Drivestor 2 Pro Gen2, model AS3302T v2, is a low-cost way to get a 2.5GbE port and Btrfs snapshots. ASUSTOR lists a Realtek RTD1619B quad-core processor at 1.7 GHz, 2 GB of DDR4 RAM and a 2.5-Gigabit Ethernet port, and says the chip handles smooth transcoding of 4K videos. Btrfs and iSCSI snapshots let you roll back files after accidental deletion or ransomware. Wake on LAN and Wake on WAN let it sleep when idle, and drive installation is tool-free. ASUSTOR has upgraded ADM to support PQC Hybrid TLS encryption certified by the US NIST. The trade-offs are 2 GB of memory and an ARM processor, which limits heavier apps compared with the Intel models on this list. ASUSTOR's page links to resellers instead of showing a price, so the USD check is pending. We compared documented features and published prices; we did not test the NAS ourselves.

Who it is for

home users who want 2.5GbE and Btrfs snapshots at a low cost

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Realtek RTD1619B quad-core processor at 1.7 GHz
• 2 GB DDR4 RAM
• 2.5-Gigabit Ethernet port
• Btrfs and iSCSI snapshots
• Wake on LAN, Wake on WAN and tool-free drive installation

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: 2.5GbE on an ARM-based budget model
• Strength: ASUSTOR lists 4K video transcoding
• Strength: ADM supports PQC Hybrid TLS encryption per ASUSTOR
• Weakness: ASUSTOR's page shows no US price, so the USD check is pending
• Weakness: 2 GB of RAM
• Weakness: ARM chip rules out apps that need x86

Key facts

• Price checked: USD check pending
• Bays: 2
• CPU and RAM: Realtek RTD1619B 1.7 GHz, 2 GB DDR4
• Network: 1x 2.5GbE
• OS: ADM

Where it ranks

ASUSTOR Drivestor 2 Pro Gen2 (AS3302T v2) is No. 7 in our Best NAS Drives verdict.