- #WD MY BOOK REVIEW 2015 UPDATE#
- #WD MY BOOK REVIEW 2015 PORTABLE#
- #WD MY BOOK REVIEW 2015 PRO#
- #WD MY BOOK REVIEW 2015 PC#
- #WD MY BOOK REVIEW 2015 SERIES#
It's disappointing to have to modify things at a system level to get it to work, and the lag is still too bad to want to work directly on anything on the drive [on a Mac anyway}. If youre looking for a way to store media and access it when your PC is off, the My Book Live will do the job beautifully. For anything else I would look elsewhere, even after the modifications. I have switched to using Chronosync and scheduler and it works well.So, overall, For backups it's great, and fantastic value.
#WD MY BOOK REVIEW 2015 UPDATE#
A 15 Gb update was 1 Gb through after about a week. XBench scores:Sequential 17.38Uncached Write 13.33 8.19 MB/sec Uncached Writeđ6.05 9.08 MB/sec Uncached Readđ6.99 4.97MB/sec Uncached ReadĒ9.38 14.77 MB/sec Random 4.88Uncached Writeđ.47 0.16 MB/sec Uncached Writeđ5.49 4.96 MB/sec Uncached ReadĒ4.99 0.18 MB/sec Uncached ReadĒ7.93 5.18 MB/sec One thing I have noticed since my first review is that TimeMachine appears to be unworkably slow with this drive. Sure, I could delete a few files that I have watched (and I.
#WD MY BOOK REVIEW 2015 PORTABLE#
I have amassed so much media that I have filled up a 2TB portable drive within months. Latency is not quite so horrible, and throughputs have measurably improved. I have a confession: I am a digital media hoarder. I also found a link to a site suggesting the following additions to /etc/_ack=_unacked=32I have also turned off iTunes and Twonky support.
#WD MY BOOK REVIEW 2015 PRO#
Directories with a large number of files take 5-10 seconds to even display in finder, and even scrolling in finder is jerky and difficult (15" Macbook Pro 2010 with 8 Gb RAM on a Cat6 gigabit switch connection, 2 m cables, OSX 10.7.4).Performance on Windows appears to be much much better, even over wifi.Benchmarks before system modifications:Sequentialđ0.78Uncached Writeđ0.41Ė.39 MB/sec Uncached Writeė.95Ĕ.50 MB/sec Uncached Readđ0.59ē.10 MB/sec Uncached Readđ8.29ę.19 MB/sec Randomē.58Uncached Writeđ.09Đ.12 MB/sec Uncached Writeđ1.19ē.58 MB/sec Uncached Readđ6.99Đ.12 MB/sec Uncached ReadĒ0.85ē.87 MB/sec Edit: 29th June 2012Having continued to be bugged by how slow the drive was, I switched to using a Gen5 Apple Airport Extreme, with my Macbook and the NAS connected directly to the Airport with Cat6 cable. If comes with free apps for iOS to allow access to photos and to general file shares.Unfortunately it is punishingly, horribly show on a Mac. It's easy to install, and easy to set up multiple shares across both Windows and Mac.
Jun 23 16:02:26 MyBookLive S15mountDataVolume.The drive is fantastic value for money, and suports Apple Time Machine. Western Digital stopped supporting the My Book Live back in 2015, but the company continues to run its My Book Live servers for dedicated users. These hard drives require an external power source, so not quite as easy to use on the go. The smallest hard drives weigh 34.08 ounces while the largest weighs 35.2 ounces. Before buying any product, check if its worth spending or not.In this video, i have shared my honest experience of using WD products for years.This is my ver.
It sits behind a firewall and communicates through Western Digital’s cloud servers to provide remote storage for users. The measurements vary from 5.5 x 6.7 x 1.9 inches to 5.48 x 6.72 x 1.93 inches. Are you looking for more storage for your 360 photos and videos Here’s a hands-on review of WD My Book Duo, a fast, expandable external hard drive. Jun 23 15:14:05 MyBookLive shutdown: shutting down for system reboot The WD My Book Live is a Network-Attached Storage (or NAS) device with a twist. WD My Book Duo review for 360 photo and video editing. The Bad The drive doesn't support USB-C, is a bit slower than its competitors (with a higher price tag) and lacks. The My Book Live NAS system had its last firmware update way back in 2015 but now a new issue has arisen which. The new WD My Book is fast, good-looking and supports a high level of encryption.
#WD MY BOOK REVIEW 2015 SERIES#
There are currently nine series of My Book drives Essential Edition, Home Edition, Office Edition, Mirror Edition, Studio Edition, Premium Edition, Elite Edition, Pro Edition, AV Dvr 'Live Edition', and the World Edition. Own a WD My Book Live device Western Digital wants to help. Jun 23 15:14:05 MyBookLive factoryRestore.sh: begin script: My Book is a series of external hard drives produced by Western Digital. AThe Western Digital My Book Duo serves a very specific need: users who want a big file storage device to dump both work and play files without the hassle of having. The My Book Live and My Book Live Duo are older products, and no longer supported by Western Digital, but are apparently still being used as a backup solution by many. One user has reported that a message in the GUI “says it was ‘Factory reset’ today”. If the data loss wasn’t enough, My Book Live owners are also reporting that their passwords no longer work to open up the drive’s admin console, some users also report that the default admin passwords also no longer work.