THE AS7004T EXTERIOR

ASUSTOR may have followed the example set by QNAP for the design of their NAS servers but that's not really a bad thing. Size-wise the AS7004T measures 230mm in depth, 170mm in width and 185.5mm in height while it weighs a total of 3.9kg.

Both sides of the housing are perforated for better ventilation of the interior.

The fascia is covered with a nice black matter color and i have to say it does look great.

ASUSTOR has placed their logo on the left upper corner right over the on/off power button, the on/off and HDD/Ethernet/one-touch backup activity LEDs and the one-touch backup USB 3.0 port.

A long VFW screen and its 4 navigation buttons is placed above the 4 drive trays.

All four drive trays feature activity LEDs and locks which can be used with a flat screwdriver.

Similar aluminum/plastic trays were used with the previous ASUSTOR models (very sturdy).

The rear contains all of the connectors but it's the 120mm exhaust fan that steals the show.

From top to bottom the ASUSTOR comes ready with an HDMI 1.4a output, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, 2 USB 3.0 ports, 2 USB 2.0 ports, two eSATA ports, optical S/PDIF audio out and a Kensington lock.