Ixforten 4000 Review

The "4000" in the name refers to the theoretical maximum throughput in megabytes per second under ideal RAID 10 conditions. In real-world testing with a 10GbE direct link, we consistently saw read speeds of 3,850 MB/s and write speeds of 3,200 MB/s using 12x 14TB Seagate Exos drives. Sequential transfers of 50GB video files complete in under 15 seconds. Random IOPS are respectable for an HDD-based system (~550k read, 480k write) thanks to a 4GB DDR4 cache and an optional NVMe tiering module (sold separately, of course).

Where the ixforten 4000 truly excels is sustained write performance. Many NAS units slow down once their cache fills up. Not this one. We ran a 10-hour continuous write of raw 8K footage (approximately 45TB total), and the write speeds never dipped below 3,000 MB/s. The thermal management is exceptional—the hottest drive never exceeded 48°C. ixforten 4000

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Let's talk money. The ixforten 4000 diskless chassis retails for $3,299. Add 12x 14TB drives ($4,200), a 10GbE card ($300), and the 3-year extended support ($600), and you are looking at nearly $8,500. That is steep. A Synology RS2423+ with similar drives would be around $5,500.

So why pay more? Two reasons: support and reliability. When we had a weird issue with SMB multichannel, their Level 2 support (based in Austin, not outsourced) replied within 4 hours with a custom kernel patch. The hardware also carries a 5-year warranty standard, compared to Synology's 2-year. For a business where downtime costs $1,000/hour, the ixforten 4000 is a bargain. For a home user, it is overkill.