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| Posted: 19 Mar 2011 06:00 AM PDT Western Digital My Book World Edition II – 2 TB (2 x 1 TB) Network Attached Storage ReviewWestern Digital My Book World Edition II – 2 TB (2 x 1 TB) Network Attached Storage Feature
Western Digital My Book World Edition II – 2 TB (2 x 1 TB) Network Attached Storage OverviewWestern Digital presents the WD My Book World II 2TB Network Hard Drive Storage Device – WDG2NC20000N, a superior STORAGE product. Designed for home users, creative professionals, workgroups, and anyone looking for shared storage, WD’s My Book World Edition II offers a surprisingly simple and secure way to access and share your data, presentations, and photos at home, in the office and anywhere in the world, even when your local computer is turned off. The dualdrive network storage system combines 2.0 TB of storage, versatile RAID capability, backup software, user-serviceability, and remote access software to make it the most versatile and powerful remote access storage system in its class Available at Amazon Check Price Now!Related Products
Customer ReviewsWorks as described. A good value and a useful tool. – I purchased this to have safe backups of all of my photos and music. Having lost a hard drive (not backed up) last year and my external drive being at capacity, and a bit finicky lately I was concerned about the safety of my data. I purchased this as an insurance policy against losing the treasured images of my family, friends and travel I have accumulated over the years. I researched options and found this unit to be the best value to meet my needs. My needs (and wants) included: Double back up of data (RAID) Out of the box this feels like a quality piece. At about 6 pounds it feels solid in your hands. Case is simple and attractive but would have preferred a black case over white. It comes with a wall-wart power supply and an ethernet cable. There is USB port but no cable is provided. One simple vertical white light is the only physical user interface. Aside from the color a very handsome package. My only issue is that the light NEVER goes out completely and is relatively bright. Consider that when deciding where to position it. Id prefer that the light have a sleep mode that would shut it off after a period of inactivity. Set up is as simple as plugging it in and patching the network cable to your router. The included software does the rest. It finds the drives and maps them to your machine. The software must be loaded onto any machine on your network that you want to have access to the drive or to backup. A simple and pain free process. Moving data to the drive is time consuming. Transfer speeds are slower than both my external and internal drives (not unexpected). Not a deal killer, just be aware that the initial data transfer will take a while. Once loaded the read/transfer speed is fast enough to stream music and movies to my laptop without issue. You’ll notice that write speed was not one of my requirements as this is a back up & RAID drive. The drive has no fans so it is very quiet. Even when read/writing and sitting right on top of my desk I rarely notice it. I am a bit concerned about the long term viability considering it doesn’t have fans and the venting on the top, bottom and back panels will let in a lot of dust. I have not as yet set up a MioNet account (free with purchase, otherwise /Yr.) so I can’t comment on its usefulness or interface. In summary this unit has met my expectations for what I needed. No unpleasant surprises but no exceeded expectations. From a pricing standpoint it’s a good value. Today the drives inside retail for each. So you are paying 9 for a case, power supply, software, ability to network and a cable. A good deal in my book. I don’t hesitate to recommend the product and deduct a star (remember thats 20%) for the Cons noted below. I sleep better now knowing my pictures and media have a better chance of surviving through my lifetime. Pros: Cons: Great choice for a media server – I just installed this on my home network with the intention of centralizing my media storage. I was immediately impressed and surprised with just how easy it was to set up media sharing across my whole network. The included twonky media server works as expected (in fact better, I like the firmware version more than I like the PC), and comes with options for streaming internet Radio. To give you an idea how it works, when you install the system it creates two mapped drives on your PC. One of these, the “public” folder, contains additional folders for songs, pictures, and video. You simply copy over your media to the appropriate folder. I was then able to immediately play them on my DNLA enabled devices (a Denon AVR 4308 CI, and a Sony KDL-W-5100 series TV). Set up honestly couldn’t have been easier. The out-of-the box RAID configuration was also a plus, and I’ve also had good luck with WD’s backup program. MIOnet itself seems to work as advertised. Yes, it can be slow, but I use direct mapping of drives vs. mio. *** Product Information and Prices Stored: Mar 19, 2011 06:00:14 |
| Before You Buy a Usb Network storehouse Adapter, reconsider These Three Caveats Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:25 AM PDT Sharing computer storehouse on home and office networks has proven to be an efficient way to cut unnecessary duplication of files, videos, mp3 for passage on various computers and laptops. By using a central storehouse repository, files are settled there once and streamed or copied from there as needed, any time and from everywhere on the internal network, even over the internet. One less costly way to share files, even printers over the home network, is to use a multi port Usb, or Universal Serial Bus, Network storehouse Adapter. Usb network storehouse adapter or enclosure is a uncomplicated serial bus hub that on one side has several connectors to hard drives, printers, or possibly other serial bus devices, and on the other side has a Tcp/Ip general internet connector. You can then “share” the various universal serial bus devices over the coarse home network. Wd 2 TbMany network storehouse enclosures are currently offered by several vendors that promise uncomplicated sharing of serial bus related devices over the home network. Before you buy any of such universal serial bus network storehouse adapter, make sure you understand what such “sharing over the network” means and any caveats that may apply. By comprehension these before the purchase, you will be able to setup and take benefit of their features instantly without delay or frustration. The three caveats in using universal serial bus network storehouse adapters are: first, Usb devices are not meant to be used simultaneously by many users, second, universal serial bus devices, although designed to draw power from the bus, can not be using too much power, and, third, your hard drive may need reformatting before being used inside the network storehouse adapter. Caveat 1: Only one user of a Usb gadget at a time Usb devices such as printers, hard drives, cameras, have never been designed to be used by several users at the same time. Unlike a general networked hard drive, in some network storehouse enclosures, a user must request passage to a single device, and the dedicated association must first be established before the drive or gadget can be used. That adds an supplementary step to the process and, for some purposes, can make the universal serial bus “shared” gadget truly unusable. Not all Usb network storehouse enclosures have that requirement. So check ahead. Caveat 2: related universal serial bus devices can not take up too much power Many universal serial bus devices require power over the Usb association itself. Hard drives especially can take up a requisite whole of power. So, especially when connecting several hard drives to one Usb network storehouse enclosure, either pick hard drives that get their own power from the mains, or make sure their power requirements of the bus connector are manageable and sufficiently small. Caveat 3: Your hard drive may need reformatting to be used inside a Usb network storehouse enclosure This can be an unpleasant surprise when you take your external hard drive that you have been using on Windows, setup it in a network enclosure, ensue directions (that unhurried propose you your data may be lost), and find all your data on your hard drive disappear. Likewise, since the disk format that these drives use will not be compatible with Microsoft Windows, pulling the hard drive out of the enclosure, and inserting it back into the connector on your computer or netbook will not contribute your data. Before You Buy a Usb Network storehouse Adapter, reconsider These Three Caveats |
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