The entry-level N2310 NAS from Thecus is featuring a different all-plastic chassis with support for both 2.5’’ and 3.5’’ drives. Thanks to the installable wizard, the setup can be done quite quickly, which can also include RAID creation. The motherboard includes an AMCC APM 86491 800MHz processor which is paired with only 512MB of DDR3; storage can be further expanded by using the USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports but we should not expect for stellar network transfer speeds. 

During system initialization we could clearly hear the fan in the back but after ThecusOS has been loaded, it will quiet down accordingly.

Through the supported applications, we could remind PLEX Media Center, the native BT support via Transmission, data backup possibilities, disk burning and more. Additional applications can be installed as modules which will be found on the Thecus website; the NAS can be also accessed from mobile devices via the supplied software.

Regarding ThecusOS, we would like to see a more visually-appealing GUI as we have seen with the NASes from ASUSTOR, Synology, QNAP. For this to happen, the manufacturer will have to redesign it from scratch and also include widgets for gathering information on-the-fly.

The Thecus N2310 is priced quite low and we have found it online between 92 and 120 Euros, which is acceptable considering what is offered.

Thecus N2310 SOHO/Home 2-bay NAS is Recommended for:

We would like to thank again to Thecus for making this review possible!