Western Digital My Book World Edition 1 TB Network Attached Storage

by Western Digital

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 2.3 x 6.8 inches ; 2.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001RB1QWW
• Item model number: WDH1NC10000N
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (165 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 18, 2009

Product Description

Hard Disk Size: 1 | Hard Disk Interface: Ethernet

From the Manufacturer

Centralized storage for everyone to share.

WD's My Book World Edition home network drive to makes it easy to store all your digital media in one central location so everyone in the family can have access to it. Simply connect the drive to your network router and you're up and running in just a few minutes. Store and share your media collection, back up data from any Mac or PC on your network, and stream media to your entertainment center. You can even view your stored photos with your iPhone.

Relax.
Centralized storage and backup for all the computers on your network.

Enjoy.
Stream movies, music, and photos to your entertainment center.

Escape.
Access your data anytime, anywhere. Show off your photos with your iPhone.

Features at a glance Store and backup photos, music, and video on your network Protect your files wirelessly with automatic, continuous backup Works seamlessly with both Windows® and Mac® computers Stream your digital media to your entertainment center View photos stored on the drive with your iPhone® or iPod® touch 3-year limited warranty

Simplified set up and best-in-class performance make the My Book World Edition home network drive the perfect choice for centralizing and backing up data on all the computers in your home.

Automatic and continuous backup for all the computers on your network - Now you can easily back up data from all your home computers with the included continuous backup software. Set it and forget it; every time you save something it's instantly and automatically backed up.

Simple file recovery - Restore lost, damaged or older files back to their original location with a couple of clicks. Backup files are stored in the same file structure that you originally saved them, so it's easy and intuitive to find files.

Centralize all your family's digital content - Store or backup all your digital files and media in one central location so everyone can access and enjoy your collection from any computer in the home.

Stream digital media anywhere in your home - Built-in media server for streaming music, photos and movies to any DLNA certified multimedia device such as Playstation® 3, Xbox 360®, wireless digital picture frames, and connected audio receivers. DLNA 1.5 & UPnP certified.

View your photo collection with your iPhone - Use your iPhone or iPod touch to get quick access to all the photos stored on your My Book World Edition home network drive. Download the free WD Photos photo viewer app and show off your entire photo collection without taking up tons of space on your iPhone or iPod touch.

iTunes® server support - Centralize your music collection and stream to a Mac® or Windows® PC using iTunes software.

Remote access - Access your files anywhere, anytime using MioNet remote access technology from WD.

Works seamlessly with both Windows and Mac computers - Access and save files seamlessly from both your Mac and your Windows computers.

Best-in-class performance - My Book World Edition uses cutting-edge technologies to deliver high performance read and write speeds ideal for the most demanding users.

Easy to set up, easy to find on your network - Set up is a snap; in just a few minutes you're up and running. Mac and Windows Vista computers will automatically find your My Book drive in seconds. Our simple discovery software makes it easy to find the drive with Windows XP systems.

Share your personal content - MioNet remote access technology makes it easy for you to securely share photos and documents with friends and family.

USB 2.0 utility port - Turn any USB drive into an instant network drive or extra capacity for your World Edition.

Cooler, quieter, eco-friendlier - Equipped with WD drives using WD GreenPower Technology, this system consumes significantly less power and delivers performance on par with power hungry network storage devices using 7200 RPM hard drives.

Capacity gauge - See at a glance how much space is available on your drive.

High-speed data transfer with Gigabit Ethernet - Gigabit networking and transfer rates are five to six times faster than other standard 10/100 Ethernet network storage systems. This performance is comparable to USB 2.0 direct-attached storage.

Ideal for

• Centralizing your photos, movies and music for everyone on the network to share
• Automatically backing up data from all the computers on your network to one location
• Seamlessly backing up and storing data from both Windows and Mac computers
• Streaming media to your entertainment center
• Retrieving files stored on the drive while at the office or traveling
• Accessing photos stored on the drive with your iPhone or iPod touch

What's in the box
Home network drive, ethernet cable, AC adapter, software CD, Quick Install Guide.

Compatibility
Windows XP/Vista, Mac OS® X Tiger®, Leopard®, Snow Leopard™.
Note: Compatibility may vary depending on user’s hardware configuration and operating system.

Product Description

Simplified set up and best-in-class performance make My Bookq World Edition Home Network Storage the easy choice for centralizing data and backing up your home computers. Connect the drive to your network router and you¿re up and running in minutes. Use the included back up software to protect your family¿s PCs with automatic and continuous backup plans. Store all your digital media in one central location so everyone in the family can have access to it. Compatible with both Mac and Windows files.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

165 of 172 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As good as it can be, March 6, 2009

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Donovan "Meep Mop" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Western Digital My Book World Edition 1 TB Network Attached Storage (Personal Computers)

When I saw this, I got pretty excited because I'd been looking for these features and they all came together in one drive.

Setup: The setup was easy and quick. Not a lengthy user manual but enough to get you going and more info on the disc. It asks for a driver update when introduced to new machines but I haven't seen a need for it after connecting through Windows Network (although it works with Macs as well, not just Windows). I haven't done much with the remote access but it looks easy to use so far.

Capabilities: It does everything I needed (i.e. let me get to my music, movies and pictures in one place). I watch a lot of downloaded movies on my Xbox 360 so it's nice to be able to put them on the big screen in the living room or open one from a laptop in bed without having to move the file or drive or have it take up space on both machines.

One of the big pluses beyond having your music/ movies available from any computer in the house is that you also improve your computers by freeing up that space - especially with desktops. I used to have gigabytes full of music on my desktop and laptop but now I have a lot more free space on my desktop so I don't need a new internal drive for that to keep it fresh.

Performance: It runs on ethernet and wifi so be careful with reviews on speed. USB connections run about the same on every machine but networking depends on your computer, your wifi standard and your router. If you have a fast machine, a good router and preferably N-WiFi, you'll get good speed. Of course, ethernet connection is really fast but I use wireless N and it's not quite the same but it gets the job done. Speed is only an issue for large file transfer but not actual usage. I haven't seen any hiccups streaming and watching movies (~700MB each) or listening to music.

Price: Some of my friends have NAS systems that house up to 8TB and run about $1,000+ but I'm not there yet. This one is great for the money - especially considering the price of a 1TB alone and the additional features.

Improvements: I wish file transfers were a little faster - I know that that depends on my router and computer as much as the drive, but you can't blame a guy for wanting a little more!

The write up covers a lot of the specs and details on what it can/can't do. This is just my view of the product. Hope it helps!

122 of 128 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Set Up & Painless Backup in Background, April 2, 2009

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SanjeevP "Bottom Line" (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Western Digital My Book World Edition 1 TB Network Attached Storage (Personal Computers)

Just plug in this drive to the power outlet and your router and it shows up as network drive on all the network computers and even in iTunes. On Windows it shows 3 folders: Public, Download & Configuration and on Mac the only first two. I have not been able to create custom folders yet and may have to dig the manual on how to do that. So far, I have also not been able to figure out how to secure the back up data.

The backup software worked well on Mac. It automatically backs up in the background like Time Machine. But this drive does not work with Time Machine itself on Mac. Apple technical support informed me that Time Machine works with USB drives and the only network drive Time machine works with is Time Capsule!

On Windows, the software is so painfully slow that I gave up and have not been able to test it yet. Neither have I tested the remote access through Mionet. The hard drive goes to sleep if it is not used for a while and disconnects from the network. Then you have to turn it off and on again to connect to the network.

You can also attach a USB drive to MyBook drive's USB port to extend storage. But this drive itself does not work as a USB drive. Overall, it works well as Network Attached Storage.

UPDATE 5/16/2009: I downloaded the latest version of WD Anywhere Bckup for Windows and it is much faster and works really well. But you cannot customize backup. You can specify what files you want to back up, like Word document, Excel spreadsheet etc. but it won't let you backup custom folders that are not part of My Documents.

6/14/2009: I have still not been able to secure the data, create custom folders or customize the backup and if anyone knows how to do that, I will appreciate your comments. But I have tried remote access on Mionet and it works. Again, you cannot selectively provide remote access to specific folders. Basic Mionet access is included with the drive, but Mionet keeps on annoyingly nagging you to pay for premium access.

10/10/2010: Now they have made My Book compatible with Time Machine and you have to do a firmware upgrade. With my three computers and using this hard drive as a DVR with Elgato EyeTV 250 Plus Digital/Analog TV Receiver and Video Converter, I was reaching the 1 TB capacity and had a choice of either upgrading My Book to 2 GB hard drive which you can do by replacing the hard drive;or going for a new network storage and I chose the later because Western Digital backup software, both Windows & Mac really slows down your computer. Western Digital listens to the users and except for speed they have solved most of the original complaints since this review appeared year and half ago.

The speed of file transfer also depends on the processor, RAM and operating system in NAS and the first two you cannot change. So I upgraded to Synology DiskStation 2-Bay (Diskless) Network Attached Storage DS210+ (Black), which is more expensive than My Book and harder to set up but has a faster processor and more RAM and is a lot faster and more expandable. For those using network drives for media storage to use with DLNA compatible media players, speed and expandability are very important. And if this My Book is a knife then Synology 210+ is a Swiss Army Knife of network storage. There is probably not a network function that it does not have. It can do it all - network hard drive, Mac Time Machine, automatic backup, internet access for files, Android & iPhone apps for accessing music and video, DLNA compatible home media server, ftp server, IP camera surveillance, one touch picture upload from camera, USB print server, eSATA USB port, iTunes server, mail station, and some more.

If you want a network drive that is easy to set up and use and does just the network backup without extra functionality, go for Western Digital My Book World Edition 1 TB Network Attached Storage WDH1NC10000N (White). But if you are handy with computer hardware and software and need more network functionality, speed and expandability go for one of the Synology units.

53 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suprisingly versatile, March 14, 2009

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This review is from: Western Digital My Book World Edition 1 TB Network Attached Storage (Personal Computers)

I bought this expecting just a simple, no-frills NAS device, but WDC really packed a lot of functionality into this thing. You can access your files via HTTP, FTP, CIFS (Windows shares), or SFTP, it comes with media server software ("TwonkyMedia") built in, and best of all, it gives you full access via SSH to the Linux-based OS running under the hood. The amount of tinkering potential this little thing has is a power user's dream.

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