Intel-powered Asustor Lockerstor Gen2+ desktop NAS packs dual 5GbE ports and up to 212 TB of storage

Asustor has launched the Lockerstor Gen2+ NAS lineup, consisting of 2-bay, 4-bay, and 6-bay systems. The 6-bay variant can house a whopping 212 TB of storage, including 32 TB of solid-state storage via M.2 slots. Pricing details are also out, which have been discussed later.

At its core, the Lockerstor Gen2+ NAS family is powered by the Intel Celeron N5105 CPU with four cores and four threads. The processor sports a modest base clock of 2 GHz, and a single-core boost clock of 2.9 GHz.

Having been launched over four years ago, the N5105 chip has definitely started showing its age, although performance should be decent for a home NAS system. A maximum 16 GB of DDR4-2933 memory is supported. 

Dual 5 Gbps Ethernet, with room for 10 Gbps networking

Needless to say, networking prowess is most certainly a crucial aspect of any NAS system. The Asustor Lockerstor Gen2+ sports dual 5 Gbps Ethernet ports, which should be more than enough for most use cases. Thanks to SMB multichannel, a maximum total throughput of 10 Gbps is possible. Customers can also install a 10 Gbps networking card in the vacant PCIe slot.

As mentioned, the Lockerstor Gen2+ will be available with two, four, and six drive bays which can house 2.5" and 3.5" drives. Four M.2 slots are present with tool-free installation and support for PCIe 3.0 drives, which should be great for caching. All together, the maximum supported capacity is an impressive 212 TB.