ASUSTOR Unveils the AS-U2.5G USB-C to 2.5GbE Adapter

btarunr · Sep 18, 2019

ASUSTOR today has introduced the AS-U2.5G USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C 2.5-Gigabit Ethernet controller. The new AS-U2.5G provides even faster Ethernet speeds by allowing laptops, desktops and NAS devices to easily upgrade their network speeds beyond Gigabit speeds.

The AS-U2.5G is also backwards compatible with Gigabit Ethernet and 100-Megabit Ethernet using USB 3.2 Type-C. Supporting Windows, macOS, Linux and ADM; laptops, desktops and NAS devices demonstrates that the AS-U2.5G is virtually universal in its compatibility and breaks almost any device out of the Gigabit barrier without PCIe. The AS-U2.5G also features a one year warranty for peace of mind.

AS-U2.5G specifications:

Hardware
o USB3.2 Gen1 Type-C
o RJ-45 Connector Supporting 100/1000/2500 Mbps speeds.
Software support
o ASUSTOR ADM 3.4 or above
o macOS 10.4 or above
o Windows XP, Vista, 7 SP1, 8.1, 10. 32 and 64 bit supported.
Size
o 245.55 x 39.9 x 21 mm
Supported ASUSTOR NAS
o AS31/32/50/51/61/62/63/64/70/Nimbustor

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DrCR · Sep 18, 2019

For my fellow unenlightened, ASUSTOR ADM is apparently ASUS NAS.

Valantar · Sep 18, 2019

$45? That's... decent. Hopefully it'll drop a bit below MSRP as time goes by. At $30, this would be great.

MDBumblebee · Sep 18, 2019

It's at $36 on A**zon already.

And I just got an Asustor 5304T NAS so am looking closely at this.

bonehead123 · Sep 18, 2019

Nice item with nice price, now if we just could get some (reasonably-priced) home routers/modems with 2.5G ports, we would be set, at least until 10G stuff rolls downwards to the consumer level anyways

Chrispy_ · Sep 18, 2019

bonehead123 said:
Nice item with nice price, now if we just could get some (reasonably-priced) home routers/modems with 2.5G ports, we would be set, at least until 10G stuff rolls downwards to the consumer level anyways

Yeah, we need affordable 2.5G routers and switches too.
10GbE would be nice but most consumers are running SATA drives in their NAS or home servers which top out at around 200MB/s sequential anyway.

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Sep 18, 2019

MDBumblebee said:
It's at $36 on A**zon already.

And I just got an Asustor 5304T NAS so am looking closely at this.

Why would you "block" out the word "Amazon?"

MDBumblebee · Sep 18, 2019

Some boards that have affiliate links to competitors don't like it; I just joined so thought I'd play it safe till I got around to looking for the rules.

CrAsHnBuRnXp · Sep 18, 2019

MDBumblebee said:
Some boards that have affiliate links to competitors don't like it; I just joined so thought I'd play it safe till I got around to looking for the rules.

Never seen it be an issue here.

Sybaris_Caesar · Sep 18, 2019

MDBumblebee said:
Some boards that have affiliate links to competitors don't like it; I just joined so thought I'd play it safe till I got around to looking for the rules.

Holy shit! They do that? Guess I'm glad I don't join too many forums.

MDBumblebee · Sep 18, 2019

AVSForums, for one, don't like price discussions. they don't ban you or anything, just ask you to don't. And I think Amazon doesn't like links to other shops in comments/reviews.

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ASUSTOR Unveils the AS-U2.5G USB-C to 2.5GbE Adapter

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