Asustor

Asustor Drivestor 2 Gen2 (AS1202T)

Ranked #13 in NAS Devices

347 LP on the category ladder what's LP?

Ranks fifth as the most affordable credible two-bay from Asustor, extending the value formula of its larger sibling.

Consolidated from 10 cited sources across 5 outlets

Where the cited sources landed, as we read them

6 glowing sources
2 positive sources

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Pros & cons

✓ Two-bay sibling of the AS1204T, which Medium named best overall in budget testing
✓ Same current-generation Drivestor Gen2 platform one bay down
✓ Clean interface with a solid feature set
✓ Gets the home NAS job done
✓ Carries an iCreate award for network Time Machine backups

✗ A basic enclosure

The sources behind this ranking

We searched the web and YouTube for what has been published about this product, then read the articles, video transcripts and comments we found. 2 outlets wouldn't let us check their links.

6 glowing sources

TechPowerUp TheLostSwede (TPU) · reviewer · Mar 2026

It doesn't beat it outright, but apart from sequential file copying with quite large files, there are not many scenarios between the two where the AS1202T falls behind. It might not be as quiet during normal use, nor quite as power efficient, but we're looking at about a single watt difference here, which isn't going to cost much more, even if it's left on 24/7. During heavy use, the AS1202T beats the DH2300, even at full fan speed, but considering that both devices are entry level NAS appliances, it's unlikely either will be worked that hard.

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TechPowerUp TheLostSwede (TPU) · reviewer · Mar 2026

As with the AS5404T, the AS1202T can be located on the network using the Asustor Control Center or ACC, which makes it easy to get started with setup. The first few steps are identical to the AS5404T setup process, but this time we didn't run into any issues updating ADM, as we did on the AS5404T. This might've been because the AS1202T shipped with version 5.0.1, whereas the AS5404T shipped with 4.3.0. After the update to 5.1.2, the system had to be rebooted before the installation could continue.

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TechPowerUp TheLostSwede (TPU) · reviewer · Mar 2026

The Drivestor 2 Gen2 AS1202T is a very compact NAS and as this is a budget model, it doesn't have hot-swappable drive bays, which is a common deficiency with budget NAS units, yet Ugreen managed to fit the NASync DH2300 with hot-swap bays. In reality this isn't a big deal in a two bay NAS though, and opening the AS1202T is a matter of removing a pair of screws and sliding half of the chassis backwards. The bottom of the housing has markings to show the locked and unlocked position.

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TechPowerUp TheLostSwede (TPU) · reviewer · Mar 2026

As the Drivestor 2 Gen2 AS1202T is limited to two drive bays, we tested it in RAID 0 and 1, as well as with a pair of 2.5-inch SSDs in RAID 0 to see if there was any extra performance to be gained by moving from mechanical drives to solid state drives. Initial performance looks very decent, except for the random 4K performance, but considering the comparatively basic hardware, we're not going to complain too much.

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TechPowerUp TheLostSwede (TPU) · reviewer · Mar 2026

This time around we're taking a look at Asustor's latest entry level NAS, the Drivestor 2 Gen2 AS1202T, and we will be comparing it to the Ugreen NASync DH2300 , as it's the only recent, similar device we've tested.

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TechPowerUp TheLostSwede (TPU) · reviewer · Mar 2026

Overall, the AS1202T was using about 1 W more than the DH2300, which is a fairly small amount of extra power, and it's not something we'd factor in as a disadvantage for the AS1202T.

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