THE AS-304T EXTERIOR

The AS-304T measures 185.5mm in height, 170mm in width and 230mm in depth while weighing a total of 3.4kg.

As you can see ASUSTOR followed the same basic design as QNAP (although the TS-420 is a bit longer) but i think i like the ASUSTOR vision a bit more.

On the left side we see a perforated section which is in place to help hot air escape the chassis easier.

ASUSTOR has placed their logo right above the on/off power button and the power/activity LEDs.

A USB 3.0 port and two Ethernet activity LEDs are placed on the lower end of the fascia.

Although the more expensive line 6xx has a working LCD screen the space here is just for show (much like what most manufacturers do with their low/mid-end models).

The 4 drive trays don't feature locks but they have activity LEDs at the top.

To open one of these trays you will need to press a button placed on the lower left (that's a safety feature we don't see much).

All trays are made by aluminum and can be used both with 2.5" (bottom holes) and 3.5" (left/right holes) drives.

As expected the rear of the device is not painted and contains the majority of connectors.

This is the first time i see an 120mm exhaust fan on a 4bay NAS Server and it makes me wonder why others don't do the same (more airflow/less noise levels).

From top to bottom at the rear right next to the fan we see a headphones port (strange but could be useful), reset switch, USB 3.0 port, HDMI v1.4a port, Gigabit Ethernet port, 2 USB 2.0 ports and an Kensington lock.