Up To 12 M.2 Slots & 10GbE Connectivity

Asustor, one of many extra fashionable NAS producers, has introduced the corporate’s new Flashtor collection. The Flashtor lineup, which presently consists of the Flashtor 6 (FS6706T) and Flashtor 12 Professional (FS6712X), caters to content material creators and fanatics, providing a wealthy function set that contains the capability to accommodate as much as 12 PCIe 3.0 M.2 slots for NVMe SSDs, quick 10GbE connectivity and HDMI 2.0b port that helps 4K shows at 60 Hz. It is the primary time the model has launched a NAS that includes all-M.2 NVMe SSD storage.

The Flashtor collection arrives with a black and really console-looking exterior. The aesthetics could also be a refreshing departure from the standard NAS search for some. The Flashtor 6 and Flashtor 12 Professional have equivalent dimensions. Each measure 12.1 x 7.6 x 1.9 inches (308.26 x 193 x 48.3 mm). The burden varies barely, although. The Flashtor 6 weighs 2.98 kilos (1.35 kilograms), whereas the Flashtor 12 Professional checks in at 3 kilos (1.37 kilograms).

The Flashtor 6 and Flashtor 12 Professional leverages Intel’s Celeron N5105 (Jasper Lake) processor. The 10nm chip options 4 Tremont cores with out Hyper-Threading that function with a 2 GHz base clock and a couple of.9 GHz enhance clock. The 10W processor would not have demanding cooling necessities, making it a typical alternative amongst NAS distributors. Asustor pairs the Celeron N5105 with a 4 GB SO-DIMM DDR4-2933 reminiscence module. Whatever the mannequin, the Flashtor units include two SO-DIMM DDR4 reminiscence slots and permit as much as 16 GB (2 x 8 GB), the utmost capability supported on the Celeron N5105. Asustor’s NAS additionally has 8 GB of onboard eMMC storage.

The Flashtor 6 and Flashtor 12 Professional differs in storage capability and connectivity choices. The previous has six PCIe 3.0 M.2 slots for M.2 2280 drives, whereas the latter has 12. The NAS helps RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10 arrays. As well as, Asustor designed particular air ducts and a small 80 mm cooling fan to maintain the drives cool. The included M.2 heatsinks assist with warmth dissipation. Whereas the Flashtor collection are based mostly on NVMe storage, customers can nonetheless make the most of arduous drives after they want huge quantities of uncooked storage. Nevertheless, customers might want to make use of the assistance of the AS6004U, a four-bay NAS storage capability expander from Asustor that retails for $329. The AS6004U connects to the Flashtor units by means of a typical USB 3 port.

Asustor geared up the Flashtor 6 with two 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet ports with learn and write speeds as much as 590 MB/s and 583 MB/s, respectively, in an SMB multichannel (RAID 5) surroundings. In distinction, the Flashtor 12 Professional solely has a ten Gigabit Ethernet port however flaunts learn and write speeds as much as 1,181 MB/s and 1,027 MB/s, respectively, in Home windows with a RAID 5 array. It is essential to spotlight that Asustor achieved these efficiency numbers within the firm’s lab with avant-garde techniques and optimized community settings. The patron mileage will fluctuate.

Solely the Flashtor 6 helps Wake on LAN (WoL) and Wake on WAN (WoW) because the Flashtor 12 Professional solely helps the previous. As well as, the Flashtor collection supplies customers with two USB 3.2 Gen 2×1 ports and two USB 2.0 ports for connecting exterior units. As for multimedia, the NAS units provide one HDMI 2.0b port for video and one S/PDIF output for lossless audio.

Asustor bundles a 65 W energy adapter with the Flashtor 6 and a 90 W unit with the Flashtor 12 Professional. In keeping with the model, the Flashtor 6 pulls round 18.2 W throughout operation, and the Flashtor 12 Professional consumes round 26 W. The noise ranges aren’t outrageous, both. Asustor charges the Flashtor collection with a noise degree of 18.7 dB.

The Flashtor 6 and Flashtor 12 Professional retail for $449 and $799, respectively. Asustor backs the Flashtor collection with a three-year guarantee.