Testseek.com have collected 29 expert reviews of the Western Digital My Cloud DL4100 and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital My Cloud DL4100.
July 2015
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The editors liked
Small and semiportable
Ease of setup
Backup ready
The editors didn't like
No computertoNAS connection via USB
Difficult web interface
Direct backups crash wireless networks
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Published: 2015-03-16, Author: Chris , review by: tweaktown.com
The Western Digital My Cloud DL4100 mixes great design with lacklustre performance. We were really impressed with the overall design, package, warranty, and hardware. On the other side of the coin, Western Digital has struggled to bring additional softwa...
Small and semiportable, Ease of setup, Backup ready
No computertoNAS connection via USB, Difficult web interface, Direct backups crash wireless networks
The Western Digital My Cloud DL4100 NAS is incredible. It's easy to set up, transport and look at. A work of art....
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Published: 2015-06-22, Author: Joel , review by: pcmag.com
Turnkey NAS solution, 24TB maximum disk storage (18GB in RAID 5), Port for redundant power supply, Compatible with cloud services,
Slower than rivals on throughput test, Can't lock drive bays
The 24-terabyte Western Digital My Cloud DL4100 network-attached storage (NAS) drive array is an elegant turnkey solution if you need lots of simple, redundant file storage for your business...
Published: 2015-04-02, Author: Matt , review by: wegotserved.com
At its heart, the DL4100 is a good value, functional NAS device – it lacks some of the bells and whistles of its competitors, but could do a capable job with the basics. I didn't have a single problem with using it as a storage device, and it transferred...
Simple to deploy, Can be daisy chained to other DL4100s for more capacity, UI for management is intuitive
3rd party apps were not readily available as they typically are on other popular brands, Performance isn't an overall strength
The WD My Cloud DL4100 is a 4-bay NAS that gives businesses secure, reliable storage that's easy to manage, providing small offices peace of mind and features like remote access from mobile devices...
In order to keep testing consistent across all 4-bay units, we performed all our expansion / rebuild testing as well as power consumption evaluation with the unit configured in RAID-5. The disks used for benchmarking (Western Digital WD4000FYYZ) were also...
Powered by dual-core Intel Atom processor, Four tool-less, hot-swap drive bays, Easy to setup and manage, Accessible from anywhere using desktop and mobile apps, Supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD and Spanning modes, Integrated file, FTP, backup and P2P down
Limited third-party app support, Pricey
The My Cloud DL4100 is a great addition to WD's line of business class NAS devices. Available as a diskless enclosure or a populated system that works right out of the box, this compact, 4-bay NAS bridges the gap between the company's prosumer Expert seri...
Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, USB 3.0, Remote access without port forwarding, 10 licenses for Smartware Pro backup software, Dualpower option
Rsync backup not supported, Relatively expensive, Can't schedule backup to external devices
The DL4100 and DL2100 mark WD's first serious attempt at a Business NAS since the Windows-Server based DX4000 Sentinel, and its first Linux-based NASes using Intel processors. But while the DL4100's performance is more competitive than past efforts, they...
When it comes to power consumption the WD My Cloud DL4100 8TB really varied depending on what you are doing. When the system is shut down we found that it leeches 2.5 Watts of power from the wall. We left the power brick in our Watts Up? Pro ES power mete...
Western Digital's DL4100 has a lot to offer to both home users and small businesses. On the Intel NASPT tests, the DL4100 is the fastest NAS we have tested to date. On straight file copies with robocopy, it is slightly slower than the ASUSTOR AS-204TE t...
