Cheap 4-bay with 2.5GbE

Asustor Drivestor 4 Pro AS3304T

Four bays of storage for backups and direct-play streaming.

Our pick: Cheap 4-bay with 2.5GbE. The Asustor Drivestor 4 Pro AS3304T is a 4-bay NAS powered by the Realtek RTD1296, 4 cores, with 2GB of RAM and 2.5GbE networking. It suits four bays of storage for backups and direct-play streaming. The catch: an older, slow chip with 2GB of RAM: no transcoding to speak of and little room for apps.

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Bays: 4
Processor: Realtek RTD1296, 4 cores
Memory: 2GB
Network: 2.5GbE
NVMe slots: None
Plex hardware transcoding: No
Software: Asustor ADM

Specs are from the Amazon listing or the maker. Prices are for the box without drives unless the listing says otherwise.

Why we pick it

Four bays and 2.5GbE for a low price
4.2 stars from 355 ratings

The catch

An older, slow chip with 2GB of RAM: no transcoding to speak of and little room for apps.

4 bay in one line

The sweet spot: four drives in RAID 5 or SHR lose only one drive to protection, and you can grow the pool later. Pick this if your library will outgrow one drive.

How many bays do you need? · RAID is not backup

Questions about the Asustor Drivestor 4 Pro AS3304T

Is the Asustor Drivestor 4 Pro AS3304T a good NAS?

Cheap 4-bay with 2.5GbE. Four bays and 2.5GbE for a low price. 4.2 stars from 355 ratings. The catch: An older, slow chip with 2GB of RAM: no transcoding to speak of and little room for apps.

Can the Asustor Drivestor 4 Pro AS3304T run Plex?

It can serve files to Plex players that play them directly, but it has no hardware transcoding, so converting 4K or HEVC on the fly will struggle. For Plex, pick a NAS with an Intel CPU.

Does the Asustor Drivestor 4 Pro AS3304T include drives?

No. The price is for the box (diskless) unless the listing you choose says it is a bundle. Add NAS-rated CMR drives such as WD Red Plus or Toshiba N300.

Who is the Asustor Drivestor 4 Pro AS3304T for?

Four bays of storage for backups and direct-play streaming.

What Asustor says about it

Realtek RTD 1296 Quad Core 1.4 GHz CPU with 2GB DDR4 RAM. Reliable and high performance NAS for home and SOHO users
Compatible with 2.5" or 3.5" SATA SSD/HDD drives up to 72TB (18TB x 4). Expand as much storage as needed with ease
1 x 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port, doubles the performance of Gigabit class devices. Features Transcode 10-bit 4K H.265 media with hardware decoding enables unbelievably smooth video playback.
Supports Plex media servers, dozens of backup solutions, cross platform multi-user access, remote access and mobile app. Over 200 unique apps via built-in App Central.

From the Amazon listing, in the maker's own words.