TESTING METHODOLOGY – TEST RESULTS

   Since some of the NAS servers/devices we have tested in the past are no longer in our possession (naturally) we will keep performing the exact same testing methodology we did in the past for as long as possible in order to provide accurate comparison results. So as always we will be using a single Seagate Constellation ES.2 3TB SATA III hard disk drive with the unit at hand (just like with all of the NAS servers) and perform several upload/download tests with a single 10.9GB file. Tests are repeated a total of 4 times after which we record the average numbers (from the 4 peak ones) into our charts. Finally the network device used is the same Netgear DGN3500 Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem/Router we always use when performing tests on NAS servers.

FILE TRANSFER TEST

A single 10.9GB file was uploaded and downloaded to and from all the NAS units in this test. The results here are extremely good since not only is the AS-608T the fastest NAS Server in our Database in read speeds but it's also the 5th fastest in write speeds.

TEMPERATURES

The two 120mm fans managed to keep the HDD at 26 degrees at all times and only once did it hit 28 degrees for just a couple of minutes (still we had to record that number as the highest one).

POWER CONSUMPTION

Power consumption is quite high but we are talking about a high-end 8-bay NAS server so i think it's actually quite reasonable.

NOISE LEVELS

Although at full speed the two 120mm fans far exceed the 55dBA mark (you can set that inside the settings/hardware panel to check it out) during testing we never recorded anything over 45.8dBA.