Testseek.com have collected 14 expert reviews of the Promise SmartStor DS4600 and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Promise SmartStor DS4600.
August 2010
(77%)
14 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Promise needs to pay a little more attention to detail, as the build quality of the DS4600 and the buggy software installer both create a rather poor first impression. However, the SmartNAVI software is attractively straightforward to use, and the DS4...
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Published: 2010-08-26, Author: James , review by: techworld.com
For data storage, the SmartStor DS4600 suffices, but high performance data processing tasks would benefit from a faster hard drive. Furthermore, there is something to be said about the aesthetics. Because the SmartStor includes four drives, each with ...
Impressive read and write speeds, Smart NAVI software makes configuring easy, Multiple RAID levels,
Slow, Physically bulky, Noisy during startup
For data storage, the SmartStor DS4600 suffices, but high-performance data processing tasks would benefit from a faster hard drive. Furthermore, there is something to be said about the aesthetics. Because the SmartStor includes four drives, each with ...
I learned a long time ago that in the hardware industry there is literally a product for any and every demand. If there isn't one, it will be designed and made. NAS units slowly start to adapt and penetrate the consumer market due to the rising demand...
With a capacity of up to 8TB, the DS4600 is a great way to easily and conveniently attach some heavy duty storage to your desktop - The way you want: USB, Firewire 400/800 or eSATA. When you add RAID (1, 5 and 10) data protection (which is usually affo...
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Published: 2009-10-05, Author: Chris , review by: tweaktown.com
The final verdict for the Promise SmartStor DS4600 really comes down to the consumer and how it is going to be used. If you are going to attempt to use the DS4600 as a large hard drive to store workable material, like editing several video clips to...
eSATA and FireWire 800 connections, hot-swappable drive bays, one-touch configuration, Mac support
Flimsy drive rails, can only have one volume, media centre and photo album functions are useless
Promise’s SmartStor DS4600 direct-attached storage device provides up to 8TB of storage in a hot-swappable enclosure that has an impressive amount of connectivity. We would have liked better volume management, however. ...
Published: 2009-09-29, Author: Scott , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Abstract: With the drives properly installed there is some further installation required before the NS4600/DS4600 is ready for use. This involves installing the supplied SmartNAVI software, which allows users to perform the initial set up (choose from RAID 0,1, 5 or 10 depending on..
Reasonably priced and easy-to-use RAID storage for small businesses
Build quality is rather flimsy; requires software update from manufacturer’s website
Promise needs to pay a little more attention to detail, as the build-quality of the DS4600 and the buggy software installer both create a rather poor first impression. However, the SmartNAVI software is attractively straightforward to use, and the DS4600...
Promise needs to pay a little more attention to detail, as the build-quality of the Promise SmartStor DS4600 and the buggy software installer both create a rather poor first impression. However, the SmartNAVI software is attractively straightforward t...
