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    opinions of wd network drive

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by amgine27, May 17, 2009.

  1. amgine27

    amgine27 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey guys i need some opinions on th western digital network drive, good, bad, etc. thanks for all the help
     
    amgine27, May 17, 2009
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  2. kegobeer

    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    Which drive? Please supply the model number.
     
    kegobeer, May 17, 2009
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  3. aidil

    aidil Notebook Evangelist

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    I have this kind of My Book series, the network version (World Edition). But it's the old one (with blue rings): WD My Book World Edition II 1TB. It consists of 2 WD 3.5" 7200RPM drives in RAID configurations, either RAID 0 (1TB) or RAID 1 (500MB). This old version also has single drive models, without RAID capability and cooling fan. Having this network drive is very handy if you have multiple PCs/notebooks in your home, but it is known to be very slow despite using gigabit ethernet. Although, I could still use it for streaming HD1080 quality movies.

    The new version of My Book World Edition (with white lights) comes only in single drive and said to be improved in speed. But it means no options for RAID (especially mirroring/RAID 1) and no cooling fan, which could be risky of having it available 24x7.

    There is also WD ShareSpace, but some reviews said that it's also slow despite RAID 0 capability and using gigabit connection.
     
    aidil, May 17, 2009
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  4. WaR

    WaR Notebook Virtuoso

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    Good choice, especially for backups. I know you pulled the trigger. lol
     
    WaR, May 17, 2009
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  5. amgine27

    amgine27 Notebook Enthusiast

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    My Book World Edition External 1TB
    WDH1NC10000N
     
    amgine27, May 17, 2009
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