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Western Digital WDBNFA0400KBK-EESN 40TB My Cloud Pro Series PR4100

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Centralize Your Media and Enhance Collaboration The WD My Cloud Pro Series PR4100 offers a comprehensive network storage solution for creative teams and professionals. With a powerful quad-core processor, ample memory, and built-in video transcoding, this NAS device allows you to edit, save, and ...

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Overview

Centralize Your Media and Enhance Collaboration

The WD My Cloud Pro Series PR4100 offers a comprehensive network storage solution for creative teams and professionals. With a powerful quad-core processor, ample memory, and built-in video transcoding, this NAS device allows you to edit, save, and share production files from anywhere. Optimized for Plex, it ensures seamless media streaming to any compatible device.

Specifications:

  • Processor: Intel Pentium N3710 quad-core 1.6 GHs
  • Memory: 4 GB DDR3L
  • Capacity: 40 TB
  • RAID Support: RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD and spanning configurations
  • Media Server: Optimized for Plex media server
  • Compatibility: Mac and PC

Key Features

The My Cloud Pro series offers your creative team the network storage to edit, save and share production files from anywhere with an internet connection

Compatible with both Mac and PC, you're able to protect your content regardless of OS. And with all photos, videos and files organised in one place, your team has all it needs to streamline its creative workflow

Stream Anything: Built-in hardware transcoding prepares media for streaming in the right format and quality and with the plex media server installed on your NAS, you can stream to any device with an internet connection

Intel Pentium N3710 quad-core 1.6 GHs processor with 4 GB DDR3L memory and support for RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD and spanning configurations

System requirements : Windows 10, Windows 8 or Windows 7 operating systems, macOS Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks or Mountain Lion operating systems, DLNA/UPnP or Plex-enabled devices for streaming, Router with Internet connection. Supported browsers : Internet Explorer 10 or higher, Safari 6 or higher, Firefox 30 or higher, Google Chrome 31.0 or higher on supported Windows and Mac OS platforms

Specifications

Brand
Western Digital
Model
WDBNFA0400KBK-EESN My Cloud Pro Series PR4100
Storage Capacity
40TB
Processor
Intel Pentium N3710 quad-core
Processor Speed
1.6 GHz
Memory
4 GB DDR3L
RAID Support
RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD, spanning
Compatibility
Windows 10, 8, 7; macOS Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion
Streaming Features
Hardware transcoding, Plex Media Server support
Connectivity Requirement
Router with Internet connection

Pros & Cons

👍 Pros

  • Offers a massive 40TB of storage capacity, providing extensive space for large media libraries and production files.
  • The My Cloud Pro series PR4100 facilitates network storage for creative teams to edit, save, and share files remotely.
  • Features built-in hardware transcoding, which prepares media for streaming in the correct format and quality, enhancing playback on various devices.
  • Includes Plex Media Server capabilities, allowing users to stream content to any internet-connected device.
  • Compatible with both Mac and PC operating systems, ensuring broad usability across different computing environments.
  • Equipped with an Intel Pentium N3710 quad-core 1.6 GHz processor and 4 GB DDR3L memory, providing solid performance for its functions.
  • Supports multiple RAID configurations (0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD, spanning) for flexible data protection and performance.

👎 Cons

  • The Intel Pentium N3710 quad-core 1.6 GHz processor, while adequate for general tasks, might not handle very intensive, simultaneous transcoding for multiple high-bitrate streams as efficiently as more powerful processors.
  • Only 4 GB DDR3L memory is included, which could be a limiting factor for very large-scale network activities or numerous concurrent users.
  • Specific details on the network interface (e.g., number of Ethernet ports, speed) are not provided, which is crucial for network performance planning.
  • While it prepares media for streaming, the actual quality of streamed content is dependent on network bandwidth and client device capabilities.
  • Requires a router with an internet connection for full functionality, which is an additional piece of equipment.
  • System requirements list specific browser versions, which may necessitate browser updates for optimal management interface access.

Frequently Asked Questions

The My Cloud Pro series PR4100 offers network storage for creative teams, enabling them to edit, save, and share production files from any location with an internet connection.
This model provides a substantial 40TB of storage, designed for organizing and protecting a large volume of photos, videos, and files.
Yes, it features built-in hardware transcoding to prepare media for streaming and includes Plex Media Server, allowing you to stream to any internet-connected device.
Yes, the My Cloud Pro Series PR4100 is compatible with both Mac and PC operating systems, supporting various versions of Windows and macOS.
It is equipped with an Intel Pentium N3710 quad-core 1.6 GHz processor and 4 GB DDR3L memory to handle its storage and streaming functions.
The device supports a variety of RAID configurations, including RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD, and spanning configurations, for data protection and performance flexibility.
It requires Windows 7 or higher, macOS Mountain Lion or higher, a DLNA/UPnP or Plex-enabled device for streaming, and a router with an internet connection.

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