Exterior

Externally, this NAS easily stands out from the crowd. Although the chassis is made out of plastic, it doesn't look cheap. The USB 3.0 port at the front is nicely hidden, right next to the copy button, while the power switch is installed between the gap of the two plastic pieces. It is LED-lit, so although it is not easy to press, you will at least be able to easily check on whether the NAS is on or off.


There are no ventilation holes on the sides, which restricts internal airflow.


The green key goes into a small hole on the side. Use it and you can remove the side panel and access the free memory slot and third tray that hosts the 2.5" drive.


The sticker on top shows the drive-slot sequence.


The fan grille at the back isn't restrictive. There are many ports on this side, including two USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports, a couple of Gigabit Ethernet ports, and an HDMI port, which isn't utilized by the software for the time being. There is also a reset switch and, of course, the power input socket. Finally, in the bottom-left corner, we find a Kensington lock.


Here are some shots of the I/O ports on the server's rear side.


You will have to check on whether the trays are locked before you attempt to remove them.


The small, third tray is for the SSD drive.


We removed the trays to look at the internals.


The trays are made out of plastic, which we find kind of disappointing in this price range. Moreover, there are no sound-dampening materials on the base of these trays. At least they are equipped with locks, which, however, don't provide any notable physical protection as they are just there to make sure someone won't remove the drives by accident.


Here are the large trays loaded with disks.