AS3014T NAS was also designed for home use, uses the same chassis as the AS1004T but this time we are dealing with a more powerful Intel Celeron N3050 processor, backed with no less than 2GB of DDR3L RAM; the 4-bay unit can also output video signal on HDMI and the server can be operated this way without the need of a PC in order to work with other media-center applications, but also the very-useful Oracle VirtualBox or the well-known PopcornTime, which has been recently upgraded to a newer build.

If we do not have the server placed in a convenient area near the TV screen, we can always use the supplied ADM modules for working with multimedia content as SoundsGood, LooksGood or even Plex which is a multi-platform media center application. For browsing photos we do also have the Photo Gallery application which houses many of the features we have also seen from other manufacturers.

ADM is always complemented by mobile applications like AiMaster which we have covered previously, AiRemote, AiData, AiFoto, AiDownload and more for setting up and controlling the NAS from a distance via smartphones or tablets.

As the AS1004T, the AS3014T does not come with official support for 2.5’’ drives, but only 3.5’’; these can be installed with ease thanks to the included thumbscrews but the bays do not feature any vibration-dampening properties.

The NAS does also come with three USB 3.0 ports to which we can install different other storage drives, but also compatible Wi-Fi dongles, printers, UPS systems and so on.

Regarding the server performance, we can clearly see improvements via the lower-specced model and when working with encrypted folders, the copy performance takes a bit of a hit.

The tested server can be found online for about 420 Euros.

One of the places you can buy this unit is: JTC.

ASUSTOR AS3104T 4-bay NAS is Recommended For:

We would like to thank to ASUSTOR for making this review possible!