Testseek.com have collected 26 expert reviews of the Western Digital Sentinel DX4000 WDBLGT and the average rating is 69%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital Sentinel DX4000 WDBLGT.
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26 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Excellent RAID. Above-average read and write performance. Includes powerful Windows Storage Server. iSCSI target configuration is clear and simple.
Hot-swapping limited to only a few WD drive models
Western Digital's WD Sentinel RX4100 NAS offers SMBs very good performance, excellent data protection, and the power of Windows Server. But incompatibility with all but a few WD drives drags down its score....
Published: 2013-08-31, Author: Twitter
Terry , review by: wegotserved.com
Abstract: The hardware isn't cutting edge and the operating system's a little out of date, but Western Digital have put together a high quality, thoughtful implementation of Microsoft's Storage Server platform that offers huge storage capacity and simple to manage...
With its cute and functional design, fast (although dated) hardware platform, small dimensions, USB 3.0, two Ethernet ports, and tool-less hot-swap HDD bays, the Sentinel DX4000 is a step forward for Western Digital on the NAS market. As opposed to th...
With its cute and functional design, fast (although dated) hardware platform, small dimensions, USB 3.0, two Ethernet ports, and tool-less hot-swap HDD bays, the Sentinel DX4000 is a step forward for Western Digital on the NAS market. As opposed to th...
Redundant power supply support, Dual USB 3.0 ports, Dual gigabit NIC's, LCD status display, Solid build quality
Restricted list of allowed drives, No drive bay lock, Fan remains on when unit is powered off
Western Digital has delivered an interesting product here. On the one hand, they have made it clear that they are aiming for the SMB and SOHO market. On the other, they have put features into the NAS that make it closer to an enterprise product. Since...
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. ...
Excellent build quality, Dual power supplies, dual LAN with fail-over, Microsoft Storage Server software is easy to work with
Excessive RAID rebuild times
WD accomplished what it wanted, bringing enterprise grade software and hardware that's easy to use to the SMB with the Sentinel DX4000. As we look at the Sentinel as a potential line of many other NAS devices, Western Digital is certainly pointed in t...
Decent build quality, Relatively easy to use and maintain, Good remote data access
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 network...
Having a drive vendor manufacture a NAS to work with their own line of drives is a welcomed approach to mass storage technologies. With this being Western Digital's first revisions of their own NAS, a system that from the outside looks the part and on pap...
