Comparison of Asustor AS5104T and Netgear ReadyNAS 516
The side-by-side comparison of the devices’ specifications. The comparison table below makes it easier to choose the most fitting NAS.
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![]() Asustor AS5104T (AS5104T) |
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Launch | 2014 | 2013 | |
Class | Small office / Home office | Small / Medium business | |
Body | |||
Dimensions | 185.5 x 170 x 230 mm | 288 x 192 x 259 mm | |
Weight | 2.93 kg | 7.97 kg | |
Disks | |||
Disk bays | 4 x 3.5" SATA III | 6 x 3.5" SATA III | |
RAID | JBOD RAID0 RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 RAID6 |
JBOD RAID0 RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 RAID6 |
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SSD support | yes | yes | |
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Network | |||
LAN ports | 2 x Gigabit Ethernet | 2 x Gigabit Ethernet | |
Wireless | yes, with USB dongle | no | |
Protocols | AFP CIFS/SMB FTP ISCSI NFS RSYNC SFTP WEBDAV |
AFP CIFS/SMB FTP ISCSI NFS RSYNC SFTP WEBDAV |
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P2P support | BitTorrent | BitTorrent | |
Media server | DLNA UPnP iTunes |
DLNA UPnP iTunes |
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Cloud backup | Amazon S3 Dropbox Google Drive HiDrive Microsoft OneDrive |
Dropbox | |
Connectivity | |||
USB ports | 2 x USB 2.0 3 x USB 3.0 |
1 x USB 2.0 2 x USB 3.0 |
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eSATA ports | 2 x eSATA | 3 x eSATA | |
System | |||
CPU | Intel Celeron J1900 quad-core @ 2 GHz | Intel Core i3-3220 dual-core @ 3.3 GHz | |
RAM | 2 GB DDR3 (upgradable) | 4 GB ECC | |
Flash | 128 MB | 128 MB | |
Operating system | Asustor ADM | Netgear ReadyNAS OS | |
Alternative OS | |||
Power | |||
Power supply | 12 V / 5 A | 200 W, internal | |
Consuption | 31.5 W / 12.3 W | 88 W | |
Fans | 1 x 120 mm | 1 x 120 mm | |
Noise level | 17.6 dB(A) | < 28 dB(A) | |
Features | |||
Specials | LCD Panel Failover and link aggregation HDMI output Infrared receiver Audio output (S/PDIF) |
LCD Panel Failover and link aggregation |
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Administration | |||
Default IP | DHCP | DHCP | |
Default username | admin | admin | |
Default password | admin | password |
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