Western Digital Sentinel DX4000 4TB (WDBLGT0040KBK-EESN)

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Zitat: Pro: + Large 16TB capacity + Very good build quality + Power and Ethernet redundancy + Creates complete PC backups Con: - Long recovery/rebuild times - Limited drive compatibility - Restricted feature set ...he DX4000 offers up to 16TB of storage in a package that´s simple to configure and maintain, from both an admin and client perspective. WD is expected to become a major player in centralised business storage, and one of its first efforts - the Sentinel DX4000 - shows that the company has what´s required to succeed in this market. Well built and suitably easy to use, the DX4000 offers up to 16TB of storage in a package that´s simple to configure and maintain, from both an admin and client perspective. Everyday performance stacks up well against the competition, and in USB 3.0 connectivity, power redundancy and tool-free hot-swap drive bays, WD has a couple of hardware incentives that help round off the package. The Sentinel DX4000 will no doubt attract small businesses that are ingrained in Windows environments, yet it isn´t without fault. It´s clear that Microsoft´s NAS operating system faces an uphill task - Windows Storage Server simply isn´t as fully-featured as the Linux-based alternatives - and there´s no getting around the inordinately-slow RAID rebuild times. Core features that provide very little fuss still make this a viable addition to any small office, but a lack of built-in flexibility - including the inability to create multiple RAID volumes or a dedicated FTP server - coupled with limited hard-drive compatibility and a tiresome recovery process prevent the DX4000 from picking up an out-and-out recommendation.

Zitat: A beefy and well-designed piece of hardware, the Sentinel DX4000 represents a good effort, but it doesn´t deliver enough on performance or features.

Zitat: Pros: + Decent build quality + Relatively easy to use and maintain + Good remote data access Cons: - Could use better support and documentation - Recovery process didn´t work The WD Sentinel DX4000 can be used effectively as a storage, back up, and remote access solution for small businesses. It´s easy to configure back up schedules for networked computers, and setting it up for remote data access doesn´t require great networking knowledge. WD needs to improve the documentation and support aspects of this device though.