Iomega StorCenter ix4-200D

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

7
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Supports Apple, Windows, Linux, and multiple backup clients. It's small and runs quiet. Offers iSCSI, rsync, SNMP, and many other great features for small businesses.
Can back up to and from CIFS/SMB shares and rsync target, iSCSI target support, VMware and XenServer certified for NFS and iSCSI, Supports Apple Time Machine

Cons:

Some advanced storage, services and networking are hard to use for small business owners who double as tech generalists. Expensive.
Not as fast as other Kirkwoodbased NASes, Some funkyness when browsing for network backup shares, No eSATA port, Drives not hotswappable

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Last revision on September 1, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Supports Apple, Windows, Linux, and multiple backup clients. It's small and runs quiet. Offers iSCSI, rsync, SNMP, and many other great features for small businesses
Can back up to and from CIFS/SMB shares and rsync target, iSCSI target support, VMware and XenServer certified for NFS and iSCSI, Supports Apple Time Machine

Reviewers Didn't Like

Some advanced storage, services and networking are hard to use for small business owners who double as tech generalists. Expensive
Not as fast as other Kirkwoodbased NASes, Some funkyness when browsing for network backup shares, No eSATA port, Drives not hotswappable

Expert reviews and ratings

Iomega's StorCenter ix4-200d has some interesting and useful features, but its high price puts it out of reach for most people....

By Expert Reviews on April 14, 2010

This neat 4-drive NAS box will fit in pretty much anywhere and, if you need the added enterprise-level features, is good value for...

By ZDNet UK on December 11, 2009

There are many things you can buy for £500. You could buy a , an but if you or your small business has a lot of data that really can't be lost then £500 could buy you some peace of mind. I'm talking, of course, about a NAS device on...

By Trusted Reviews on November 13, 2009

Iomega scores highly for value and offers some quality backup features, but could do better for performance...

By PC Pro on November 09, 2009

Though pricier than similar NAS servers, the Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d offers some enterprise NAS features many small businesses will find...

By PC Mag on November 02, 2009

The Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d doesn’t as many tricks as Synology or Qnap boxes, but its operating system is responsive and stable. If you need a Nas for VMware use, then the ix4-200d is a logical choice. ® More Nas Reviews... Synology...

By RegHardware on October 22, 2009

Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d Offers Big Storage, Smaller Price ( Page 1 of 2 )With a mixture of enterprise- and consumer-oriented features and a target audience of small and remote branch offices, Iomega's StorCenter ix4-200d network-attached storage...

By eWeek on August 31, 2010

Overall, I liked the ix4-200d. It did what it was supposed to do, without issues, and worked as intended. As far as the feature set goes, it’s almost too much. This makes the set up a little difficult, but once you get through the process...

By CrunchGear on January 26, 2010

If you want to get serious about backing up your data, and small businesses should, 's new , a four-drive network attached storage (NAS) server, is certainly a serious piece of backup equipment. The ix4-200d comes with big business features - backup...

By Hardware Central on October 29, 2009

Marvell Kirkwood-based four drive RAID 5 / 10 NAS with very flexible network backup and iSCSI...

By SmallNetBuilder on October 14, 2009

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