Asustor Drivestor 2 Gen2 (AS1202T) review

The Drivestor 2 Gen2 is Asustor's refresh of its entry 2-bay model, and it is aimed squarely at quiet home storage. Asustor fits a Realtek RTD1619B 1.7 GHz quad-core ARM processor, a 2.5GbE port that also works with Gigabit routers, and three USB 5Gbps ports, one on the front with a one-touch backup button. Btrfs snapshots protect files against accidental changes, and Asustor quotes 11.6W in operation, 5.97W with drives hibernating and 18.6 dB at HDD idle, which suits a shelf in a living room. Internal capacity is listed at 36 TB with two 18 TB drives, with expansion units reaching 14 bays. The warranty is 3 years, matching Synology. The weak spots are the 1 GB of memory and an ARM chip, which limit heavy apps, and Asustor publishes no price, so we mark it pending.

Who it is for

quiet, low-power file storage for a home office

Price

See vendor pricing (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• Realtek RTD1619B 1.7 GHz quad-core processor
• 2.5GbE networking, backward compatible with Gigabit
• Btrfs snapshots for file protection
• Three USB 5Gbps ports with one-touch backup
• Up to 36 TB internal, up to 14 bays with expansion units

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: 3-year warranty
• Strength: Asustor lists 11.6W in operation and 18.6 dB at HDD idle
• Strength: Wake on LAN and Wake on WAN
• Weakness: 1 GB of memory limits how many apps run at once
• Weakness: ARM processor, not x86
• Weakness: Asustor's site shows no price; retailers set it

Key facts

• Drive bays: 2
• CPU: Realtek RTD1619B, 4 cores
• Network: 2.5GbE
• Power: 11.6W in operation
• Warranty: 3 years

Where it ranks

Asustor Drivestor 2 Gen2 (AS1202T) is No. 8 in our Best Personal Cloud Storage Devices verdict.