Cons: I did encounter a few bug that made the installation challenging. Overall Review: The drive was reliable as soon as I installed a new cable. I have not seen it overheat again. I am planning to return it if it does again. Pros: It's white, a nice small footprint on any desk. It Definitely won't be a sore thumb in any room. Cons: The My Book World edition comes with about a 3 Foot long, black, straight-through network cable.
It might be a problem for some, distance wise. The software included comes with a 30 day premium trial, it's useable past 30 days, but Generally it's not worth even using. I was unable to successfully find the Harddrive on my network through the included software. The harddrive is really slow for a link, see WD's forums. Overall Review: Looks can only get it so far in a practical world.
Just wished it worked as well as the other My Books for it's money. As you'll note in the previous reviews, this unit is unreliable from a hardware standpoint. Pros: Sleek, nice looking. Package blends in well with my apple gear. Cons: Consistently overheats if the room is warmer than 72F or the hard drive is lying flat. Rumors that you can increase the transfer speed slightly if you hack the device and install FTP, which I might do now that I own the piece of junk.
You log on to the drive using your web browser, create a file share in the device and then map the drive on your PC.
Had the device for 16 weeks and it died. Tried everything I could find from WD's support web site. What a joke and I'm not laughing! RMA'd the device to WD. Overall Review: I'd like to be able to pay my bills with the same attitude, "In process for shipment", It's WD's version of "The check is in the mail".
Ya right! Cons: Case does not allow for good air flow, drive over heats easily. Internal components are poorly designed. Overall Review: I had this drive installed long enough to get all thee of my systems backed up before it over heated and crashed.
The case is so small and everything is packed so tight in that it doesn't allow for the hard drive to get good air flow. Also you have to be really careful when disconnecting this device from power as the main board inside the case is poorly designed and can fry very easily with the slightest spark. Pros: Easy to setup, just plug into the router and wall. Works really well, and fast.
I am able to steam music and even large video files across the network without lag issues. The white with blue LEDs look good. The fans are not loud, but could do a better job cooling.
Cons: The first time the device was turned on it had to update, which took a pretty long time couple hours. The software likes to take over your PC a little bit and pop up every time the system is turned on, which is a little annoying, nothing to do with the device itself. However, this software does not need to be used unless you are accessing the drive from another network. MioNet has created a customized version for the MyBook World Edition that works similarly to its own offering.
When you first install the drive, you'll use the included CD to install the software on your PC. Then, on each subsequent PC from which you would like to remotely access your MyBook World Edition--your work PC, for example--you'll need to install the software as well each drive comes with five free installation licenses, available from MioNet's site and indicate that you're adding the PC to an existing network.
On each remote PC, you'll have the MyBook Anywhere Access control pane, where you'll see the available devices on your network. Now, you can access and use the MyBook as if it were installed locally. When it comes to sharing the contents of your MyBook World Edition drive, the process is also simple, but there are limitations.
To share, simply click the Share tab and pick the folders or files you want others to access. If the person is a MioNet user, she'll receive an alert of a new share. Unfortunately, you can't share every type of file, and the list of unsupported file types is rather long. A couple of features that the MyBook World Edition is missing are a print server and a media server. These two features are increasingly common on NAS drives and allow users to print across a network or stream media files that are stored centrally.
After all, a NAS drive that lets all users store media files among other file types should allow for easy playback to a digital media adapter and television. Performance Despite the ease with which you can access and share files remotely, the Western Digital MyBook World Edition unfortunately falls a bit short with data transfer speeds. Over a local network, the drive took 31 minutes, 30 seconds to write a 5GB folder of mixed file types, and 30 minutes, 13 seconds to read it back.
The next slowest drive to write the folder--the Buffalo TeraStation Home Server --was still five minutes faster with that task. If the easy remote access is important to you and you can live with the slow transfer speeds, this drive is a good choice. But if you need faster transfers, check out the HP Media Vault. Toll-free phone support is available Monday through Thursday from 9 a.
CT, Fridays from 9 a. Western Digital's site also offers e-mail to tech support, FAQs, a searchable knowledgebase, and downloads. May 14, a. The Good Dead-simple to set up remote access and file sharing; includes support for Gigabit Ethernet; bundled backup software lets you restore as well; generous warranty period.
Only its slow data transfer speed gives us pause.
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