Asustor AS6702T Review Australia — 2-Bay NAS with 10GbE

The Asustor AS6702T is the most affordable way to get 10GbE on a NAS in Australia. At $781, it delivers a built-in 10GBASE-T port alongside an Intel Celeron N5105 and 4GB DDR4 in a 2-bay chassis. No other 2-bay NAS at this price includes 10GbE natively. If 10GbE is the requirement and budget matters, the AS6702T is the starting point. The question is whether 2 bays and 4GB RAM are enough for your use case.

Specifications

Why 10GbE in a 2-Bay NAS?

The AS6702T’s 10GBASE-T port changes what a 2-bay NAS can deliver over the local network. With two NAS drives in RAID 1 (mirrored), a SATA HDD pair tops out at around 200-250 MB/s sustained sequential read. Across a 10GbE link (theoretical max ~1,100 MB/s), you saturate the drives rather than the network. A genuine improvement over 2.5GbE (which also doesn’t saturate SATA HDDs). The difference versus 1GbE is substantial: moving a 100GB project file drops from ~14 minutes (1GbE) to around 7-8 minutes (10GbE, limited by spinning drives).

The benefit compounds if you add an NVMe SSD via the M.2 slot. Either as an all-flash primary volume or as SSD cache. An all-SSD configuration on the M.2 slot with 10GbE can approach 800-900 MB/s sequential reads, which is transformative for local file transfers. This is what makes the AS6702T interesting for video editors, photographers, and others who move large files frequently between a workstation and their NAS. See our 10GbE networking guide for Australia for what you need in terms of switch and NIC.

ADM. Asustor’s Operating System

ADM (Asustor Data Master) is Asustor’s NAS operating system. It covers the core NAS use cases. SMB/NFS file sharing, Docker via Portainer or App Central, Plex Media Server (available as an app), and backup to external drives or cloud. It’s less polished than Synology DSM and less feature-rich than QNAP QTS, but functional for most home and small business NAS workloads.

ADM’s Docker support is via Portainer. The industry-standard Docker management UI. Rather than a custom container app. This is actually a more familiar interface for Docker-experienced users than QNAP’s Container Station or Synology’s Container Manager. x86 Docker images run without ARM compatibility issues. The AS6702T’s 4GB base RAM limits how many containers you can run simultaneously. Upgrade to 8-16GB for comfortable multi-container use. See our best Asustor NAS Australia guide for how ADM compares across the Asustor lineup.

AS6702T vs Adding 10GbE to Competing NAS Units

The closest alternative to the AS6702T is buying a QNAP TS-264 ($819 at PLE) and adding a 10GbE card. But the TS-264 has no PCIe expansion slot. Its 10GbE upgrade path doesn’t exist. QNAP’s 4-bay TS-464 ($999-$1,099) has a PCIe x2 slot for a 10GbE card, but that’s a $1,150-$1,300 all-in cost for 4-bay + 10GbE. The AS6702T delivers 10GbE in a 2-bay unit at $781 with the port built in. No PCIe card required, no slot consumed.

The 4GB RAM Limitation

The AS6702T ships with 4GB DDR4, which is below what we’d recommend for a NAS that will run Docker containers alongside file sharing. The good news is that the single SO-DIMM slot accepts user-installed sticks up to 16GB. A 16GB DDR4 2666MHz SO-DIMM costs approximately $55-$75 AU and transforms the unit into a comfortable multi-service NAS. If you’re buying the AS6702T, budget for a RAM upgrade from day one.

For pure file sharing and backup without Docker containers, 4GB is workable. ADM’s footprint is light. But the 10GbE port’s value is partially unlocked by running high-throughput workloads. Plex transcoding, VM hosting, intensive Docker services. Which benefit from more RAM. Treat the RAM upgrade as part of the total cost.

Australian Considerations

Warranty and support. Asustor products in Australia are distributed through Synnex (not Dicker Data, which handles Synology and QNAP). Two-year warranty applies. Synnex’s Australian support infrastructure is established but smaller than Dicker Data’s. Turnaround times on RMA are typically comparable, but Asustor’s AU market presence is smaller than Synology or QNAP’s, which means less community support and fewer AU-specific forum discussions for troubleshooting.

10GbE switch cost. The AS6702T’s 10GbE port only delivers its full benefit if your network switch has at least one 10GbE port. Entry-level managed switches with 10GbE. Such as the NETGEAR GS110MX. Start at $350-$450 AU. If you don’t already have a 10GbE-capable switch, factor in that cost. A more practical approach for many AU setups is to run a direct cable between the AS6702T and a workstation that has a 10GbE NIC, bypassing the switch entirely for NAS access. See our NAS networking guide Australia for configuration options.

CGNAT and remote access. Asustor provides EZ-Connect (their relay service) for remote access. EZ-Connect works on CGNAT connections without port forwarding, similar to Synology’s QuickConnect and QNAP’s myQNAPcloud. Reliability is generally good, though the relay service is less tested at scale than Synology’s infrastructure.

Verdict

The Asustor AS6702T is the right NAS for a specific buyer: someone who needs 10GbE for fast local transfers, wants an x86 processor for Docker, and is content with 2 bays of storage capacity. All at $781. Nothing else in Australia hits that combination at this price. It genuinely fills a gap that neither Synology nor QNAP currently offers at the 2-bay level without adding a PCIe card to a more expensive unit.

The caveats are real: ship with 4GB RAM (budget for the upgrade), 2-bay capacity limit, and ADM is behind DSM and QTS on software polish. For most Australian buyers who don’t specifically need 10GbE, the QNAP TS-264 at $819 or Synology DS225+ at$759-$1063 are better all-round 2-bay purchases. But if 10GbE is on the list, the AS6702T earns its price without hesitation. See our Asustor NAS Australia guide for the full lineup.

Related reading: our NAS buyer's guide and our AU retailer guide.

Use our free NAS Sizing Wizard to get a personalised NAS recommendation.