Western Digital Sentinel DX4000 WDBLGT

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

0
Average:

2
Bad:

2

Pros:

Large 16TB capacity, Very good build quality, Power and Ethernet redundancy, Creates complete PC backups

Cons:

Long recovery/rebuild times, Limited drive compatibility, Restricted feature set

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Last revision on September 24, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Large 16TB capacity, Very good build quality, Power and Ethernet redundancy, Creates complete PC backups

Reviewers Didn't Like

Long recovery/rebuild times, Limited drive compatibility, Restricted feature set

Expert reviews and ratings

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...

By HEXUS.net on March 08, 2013

A Windows-powered NAS appliance that scores well for backup and recovery – but it's short on storage...

By PC Pro on May 02, 2012

A late entrant in the crowded Network Attached Storage (NAS) market, the Sentinel DX4000 certainly stands out from the competition and for a number of reasons. To begin with, it’s from disk manufacturer Western Digital and, unlike a lot of others,...

By Business Computing World on April 25, 2012

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...

By Good Gear Guide on March 29, 2012

Up to now we've been looking at network storage servers that come with no drives and are produced by a company other than a drive manufacturer. Western Digital are one of the best hard drive manufacturers our there in the market and their recent...

By eTeknix on June 29, 2013

I'm torn on rating this device. Western Digital spent the past decade making "My Book" external RAID-0 hard drives. I consider the very creation and sale of these products to be an example of highly unprofessional negligence. I have seen hundreds...

By theregister.co.uk on April 25, 2013

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...

By X-bit Labs on December 20, 2012

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....

By TechwareLabs on June 20, 2012

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...

By StorageReview on December 17, 2011

Western Digital, a mainstay of the consumer hard drive market,...

By StorageReview on November 14, 2011

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