Pulling everything out, we have the unit itself, various hardware, a manual along with documentation, a network cable and the power supply.

In terms of appearance, it is a bit different than the other Thecus products we have seen, but it takes after the N3200 Pro- stylized and rounded. Personally I prefer the more refined look of the N4100 Pro and N5200 Pro, but I would hardly start taking points away for looks.

The body of the N0503 is constructed from thick, thick finned aluminum while the front and back pieces are plastic. Pressing the side of face plate reveals the hard drive compartment which is hidden away.

On the front, we have an LCM module with various controls to cycle through operational status and perform basic functions.

Of course it is the insides that we are truly interested with.

With a few screws removed the unit simply slides apart.

More than anything, the interiors of a Thecus product resemble a typical small form factor computer than networking equipment and for good reason too: the unit uses regular off the shelf hardware tied together with a custom motherboard.

Under the larger heatsink is the Intel Atom 1.6 GHz processor and towards its left is the 1GB of memory. To our knowledge at the moment, the PCI slot is not functional, however perhaps Thecus intends for it to expand on the unit’s network capabilities with add-ons.

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