Exterior

The NAS sits inside a tower case with a nice black finish, a brushed silver element at the front enhancing its looks. At the bottom are a small LCD screen and several buttons for some basic administrative tasks (the default password is "0000"; you should change it immediately). We think that the LCD screen and buttons should be at the top for easy accessibility, but Thecus apparently begs to differ; however, which placement is best depends on where you place the NAS. Place it above the floor and their current location is fine, but place it on the floor and you will find their placement annoyingly difficult. A series of LED indicators also reside on the left of the front, and a little lower are the two USB 2.0 ports and the on/off switch.


A brief description of the LED indicator and the screen buttons' functions.


You can access the lockable trays by opening the metallic front door.


A small sticker asks you to take look at the product's cheat sheet before using it. With its silver frame, the other side definitely looks prettier.


At the rear are two fans. With the PSU installed into the very bottom, their grills occupy most of the space. The two USB 3.0 ports and the HDMI and VGA ports are on the right. There are also two Ethernet Gigabit ports, and the 10GbEport at the top.


At the bottom, four plastic stands are used.


Featuring anti-vibration material to absorb HDD noise, the trays are also out of metal.


The trays with HDDs installed. These support 3.5'' or 2.5" disks and SSDs.