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January 2011
Experts 80% 36 Reviews
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Abstract: The biggest buzz word in technology over the past year or two has been "cloud services" with a number of companies, including Apple, Microsoft and Google, all announcing options that allow us to store files onto a virtual drive that is available whenev...
Abstract: Western Digital is a brand known for setting standards in terms of external storage drives. From MyBook, over Elements, right to the Passport series, this manufacturer’s external disks have been much appreciated globally. A few years ago, WD boldly ste...
The Western Digital My Book Live fits the market segment for buyers who want network accessible media, but don't want to go through the hassle of setting up an entire NAS. Even though it doesn't offer internal RAID, the My Book Live still allows users...
No USB or FireWire ports, Remote access app only supports JPEG files
The My Book Live is an incredibly easy to use network-attached storage device. If you’ve got a fast Internet connection or Ethernet hook-up, the My Book Live is an inexpensive and attractive choice for anyone who doesn’t want to deal with the office-g...
This Western Digital drive makes it easy to test the NAS waters, offering gobs of storage, great performance, and Internet access for not much cash. ...
The Western Digital My Book Live NAS server is easy to use, fast, and affordable. It also comes with mobile applications to share photos on the go.
The WD My Book Live's hard drive can't be serviced by users, and there's no USB port to add more storage. The device lacks common features found in many NAS servers, and its MioNet remote access solution is nearly useless.
The Western Digital MyBook Live is a fast, plug-and-play, simple-to-use home NAS server that unfortunately lacks features and has a subpar remote-access solution.
Published: 2011-11-28, Author: Elias Plastiras , review by: goodgearguide.com.au
Simple remote file access, Easy to install and use
iPhone app could be better, No USB port, Android app didn’t work on our phone
The WD My Book Live is more than a typical network storage device; it can also be used to share your locally-stored files through the Internet. Anything stored on the drive can be accessed remotely from other computers, or even from a smartphone, and t...
