Asustor Lockerstor 10 Pro AS7110T 10 Bay NAS - Network Storage Enclosure, Quad Core 3.4GHz CPU, 8GB RAM DDR4, M.2 NVMe SSD Caching

I am an IT professional of over 25 years so I will review from this perspective. Overall this unit provides great specs for the price. Immediately upgraded RAM to 16GB. Not difficult but you need to disassemble the unit to get at the motherboard. Any good set of DDR4 SODIMMs should do the trick. Strongly recommend a UPS for any NAS. These file systems do not like ungraceful shutdowns. I was pleasantly surprised when it immediately recognized my UPS when I plugged it in to a USB port. I set it to shut down after 5 min of power loss. I recommend just one SSD for read cache. Write cache needs 2, is overkill for most and a really great way to corrupt your file system. If you do write cache, a UPS is a must. I've installed a few apps including surveillance center which works great. Use the smartphone app for playback. I have external access disabled, many ransomware attacks for the EZ services. Don't enable them if you like your data. A VPN on your router with clients on your mobile devices is the right solution for remote access. I have not set this up yet. Waiting on a newer router to do this. Use Raid 5 or 1. You are asking for trouble with Raid 0 as you have no redundancy. I used older hard drives and already had 1 fail. This is inevitable with hard drives. When not if they fail.Some critiques:1. Asus advertises 10g network support. To get this you have to replace the SSD card with a 10g NIC. They could really use a second slot.2. Could use more sound insulation. Depending on your hard drives the unit can be a bit noisy.3. App library is not as comprehensive as Synology or QNAP. Hopefully this improves as more of these units are sold.4. Advertised camera support for Surveillance Center is poor, and mostly older models. I had to try a couple brands before I settled on Amcrest. These work great and are easy to set up. 4 camera licenses are included which is nice.5. Unit is set to DHCP (dynamic IP assignment). You should use static IP assignments or reservations for the NAS and cameras otherwise the IP could change on reboot which you don't want.

Overall this NAS is excellent. The build quality is fantastic, the device runs perfectly, and it's pretty quite.One point of major concern if you're planning on hosting public-facing things is the continued ransomware attacks on ASUSTOR NAS systems. It seems like the company is trying to figure out how to defend against it, but it's slow. Mine hasn't been hit, but I disabled all public-facing capability (and manually blocked outside access at the router). It seems like it's their EZ solution that's the problem. They now require that you change the port if you're doing a fresh setup, but that's not a fix. They need to address this. For now I don't feel comfortable putting any part of it out on the internet. So if you want to get this for any kind of web hosting, don't risk it for now.Internally on my network it works beautifully. I bumped it up to 16GB of RAM (mostly for virtual machines). Accessing the inside RAM slot is tedious, but not terrible. I wish they made it a little easier to get to. My Plex server runs on this without any problems. I usually run 3 virtual machines, plus a few Docker things, and I never notice any slowdown or drops, even when 2 Plex streams are running (I don't usually do much transcoding, so it doesn't impact the CPU much).The setup takes a little time to tweak everything to how you want it, but I'd prefer more settings that I can control to only a few settings and everything else hidden or unable to be changed.

I've been using the second-generation Asustor AS6702T for about a month, and it’s exceeded my expectations in every way. It’s become the backbone of my home infrastructure, handling multiple roles with ease:• Primary NAS: Hosts 3.5 TB of shared storage via SMB and NFS.• Media Server: Runs Jellyfin for streaming audio, video, and photos.• Web Server: Serves personal websites reliably.• Centralized Logging: Collects logs from my Wi-Fi routers and Linux machines.• Backup System: Automatically backs up data to an attached 4 TB external drive.And that’s just scratching the surface. The AS6702T supports VPN, Docker, VirtualBox VMs, and custom scripting in Python or Shell. It also runs PHP and Perl, though I haven’t explored those deeply.Upgrade TipsOut of the box, the 4 GB of RAM is a bit limiting. I upgraded to 8 GB (the max supported), which required partial disassembly—but it’s far easier than building a PC. I also added 2×512 GB SSDs for caching, which noticeably improved access speeds.Why I Chose AS6702T Over Other NAS Units• Solid build quality• Robust Linux-based ADM 5 OS, accessible via web portal or SSH• Expandable with 4 M.2 slots• Dual 2.5 GbE ports for fast networking• No forced cloud integration—your data stays yours• Two USB 3.0 ports with one-touch copy for easy backupsCompared to my older WD MyCloud, this feels like a personal datacenter. File transfers hit 280 MB/s, which is blazing fast for a home setup.Final ThoughtsIf you’re considering this NAS, I highly recommend investing in the RAM and SSD upgrades. It takes a bit of effort, but the performance gains are absolutely worth it.Also, install a robust HDD—go for something like the WD Red series or Seagate IronWolf. These drives are built for 24/7 operation. IronWolf pairs especially well with this NAS thanks to a dedicated app for monitoring drive health and performance.