- Asustor Flashstor Gen 2 helps as much as 12 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
- Powered by AMD Ryzen CPU, expandable DDR5 reminiscence to 64GB
- Twin 10GbE ports, USB4, superb for demanding storage duties
Asustor, a subsidiary of Asus, has launched its second era Flashstor NAS collection, providing high-performance, SSD-focused storage.
The road is made up of the Flashstor 6 Gen 2 (AS6806X) and Flashstor 12 Professional Gen 2 (FS6812X), which help as much as six and twelve M.2 NVMe SSDs, respectively, with compatibility for PCIe 4.0 x4 to ship ultra-fast information switch speeds.
Each fashions are powered by an AMD Quad-Core 6nm Ryzen Embedded V3C14 processor, an improve from the earlier era’s Intel Celeron N5105 CPUs (take a look at our evaluation of the Flashstor 12 Professional FS6712X from 2023 right here).
Not low-cost
The Flashstor 12 Professional Gen 2 comes with 16GB of DDR5-4800 ECC reminiscence, expandable as much as 64GB, whereas the Flashstor 6 Gen 2 contains 8GB of reminiscence, additionally expandable. The gadgets are well-suited for resource-intensive duties reminiscent of 4K video enhancing and content material creation.
The Flashstor 12 Professional Gen 2 provides twin 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports, whereas the Flashstor 6 Gen 2 is supplied with a single 10-Gigabit Ethernet port. Each fashions help SMB Multichannel, permitting for faster-than-standard 10GbE information transfers. The gadgets function two USB 4.0 (Kind-C) ports and three USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Kind-A) ports, offering high-speed exterior connections and compatibility with Thunderbolt 3/4 gadgets.
Geared up with superior cooling methods, each fashions use silent followers to keep up optimum efficiency below heavy workloads whereas retaining noise ranges low.
The NAS helps a variety of purposes, together with VPN servers, media servers, mail servers, and cloud backups. It additionally accommodates as much as 4,096 customers throughout 512 teams, so it’s a sensible choice for groups needing simultaneous file entry.
The Flashstor Gen 2 collection includes a compact design harking back to a PlayStation 4, but it surely doesn’t sharing its pricing with the beloved console. On Amazon, the Flashstor 6 Gen 2 is listed at $999, whereas the 12-bay Flashstor 12 Professional Gen 2 is priced at $1,399.
Getting probably the most from the 12-bay mannequin and outfitting it with a dozen 8TB SSDs will ramp up the price considerably, probably exceeding $8,000. This high-end setup is clearly aimed toward professionals and fans who require cutting-edge storage capabilities and are prepared to pay for it.
