The Lockerstor 4 Gen3 is the premium pick — Ryzen V3C14 CPU, ECC DDR5, dual 10 GbE + dual 5 GbE, and four M.2 NVMe slots. It's a different price tier than the rest of this lineup, but if you're building a small-business backup target or a prosumer Plex+everything box, the networking and CPU headroom matter. TechRadar's only real criticism is the price; the hardware is unambiguously top-tier in this segment.
Strengths
- +AMD Ryzen V3C14 quad-core with ECC DDR5 RAM — enterprise-grade memory protection
- +Dual 5 GbE + Dual 10 GbE ports stock — fastest networking in this round-up
- +Four M.2 NVMe slots — most flexible caching/storage tier setup here
- +Aluminum chassis with proper thermal design for sustained heavy loads
- +ADM (Asustor Data Master) has improved meaningfully across recent versions
Watch-outs
- −$1,299 puts it at 2x the Synology DS923+ price tier
- −ADM still trails DSM and QTS in polish and third-party app catalog
- −Overkill for households or small office use — this is a prosumer/SMB tier
- −Larger physical chassis than the other picks here
How it compares
Most expensive pick here — 2x the Synology DS923+ and TerraMaster F4-424 Pro, but the only one with both 5 GbE and 10 GbE networking. ADM is more capable than UGREEN's UGOS Pro and TerraMaster's TOS but still trails DSM and QTS. The QNAP TS-464's iGPU transcoding is the one feature you give up versus the Lockerstor — its server-grade Ryzen lacks an iGPU.
Who this is for
At a glance: prosumers, content creators, and small business buyers who need 10 GbE networking, ECC RAM, and four NVMe slots in one box.
Why you’d buy the Asustor Lockerstor 4 Gen3 (AS6804T)
- AMD Ryzen V3C14 quad-core with ECC DDR5 RAM — enterprise-grade memory protection.
- Dual 5 GbE + Dual 10 GbE ports stock — fastest networking in this round-up.
- Four M.2 NVMe slots — most flexible caching/storage tier setup here.
Why you’d skip it
- $1,299 puts it at 2x the Synology DS923+ price tier.
- ADM still trails DSM and QTS in polish and third-party app catalog.
- Overkill for households or small office use — this is a prosumer/SMB tier.
Rating sources
Our 4.4 score is the average of these published ratings. More about methodology.
