Testseek.com have collected 54 expert reviews of the Western Digital My Book World Edition USB2 WDG1NC and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital My Book World Edition USB2 WDG1NC.
February 2009
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The editors liked
3 to 5 X faster than the original MBW
Low Power consumption
Very good performance vs. price
Simple to set up and use
Contents can be backed up to USB drives
Streams music
Movies and photos
Quiet
Streams media flawlessly
Easy to configure via browser
My Book World Edition is rich in features. Technical support is available in nine languages
Looks good
Decent transfer speed
Very easy to connect
Simple to set up. Support for Apple Filesharing Protocol makes for seamless sharing with your Macs. Built-in iTunes
UPnP
And DLNA servers.
Easy to use as shared storage
Very fast performance
Great design
Affordable.
Tons of local storage
Web access to your files
Easy setup
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.
Easy to configure
Easy media streaming
Stylish.
Works right out of the box
Media
ITunes server for computers
Gaming consoles
And other UPnP and DLNA devices
USB port for additional storage
Supports a wide variety of media-file formats
Backup software for up to five computers
Rem
Easy installation relative to other servers in this review
No-nonsense iTunes server
MioNet backup software is easy to use.
The editors didn't like
Only one USB port
Problematic USB drive formatting
Cant schedule USB backukps
Remote dataaccess feature is slow
No BitTorrent or printer server support
Some settings and controls may confuse users
The warranty expires after one year. There is only one USB port.
2TB version is not cheap
Documentation shortchanges Mac users. Admin interface and online sharing can be slow.
No RAID support
Hard drive is not user serviceable
Lack of common features found in many NAS servers
Plug-and-play features only works with Windows Vista or Mac OS X
MioNet remote access service is useless.
Web access requires Java download and install
Mediocre write times
Single drive means one point of failure
Slow read/write speeds
No print server or media server
Some file types not supported by MioNet for sharing.
Easy to knock over if stored vertically
Not userserviceable.
Hard drive not user serviceable
File-transfer speeds may be long depending on networking method you use
Hiccups with wireless video streaming
Not Time Machine compatible
Lacks more advanced features that other media servers have
Abstract: Western Digital’s My Book World Edition creates an instant hub of entertainment at home or a centralized depot of information for the office within seconds of powering on that also makes backing up painless and easy. If you’re looking for something th...
Abstract: External hard disks that can be attached directly to a home network for use by multiple computers have been around for a few years now. They’re valuable tools, making it likelier that all your files on every machine will be backed up, and allowing musi...
Easy setup; works right out of the box; media, iTunes server for computers, gaming consoles, and other UPnP and DLNA devices; USB port for additional storage; supports a wide variety of media-file formats; backup software for up to five computers; rem
Hard drive not user serviceable; file-transfer speeds may be long depending on networking method you use; hiccups with wireless video streaming
The backup software and remote access are nice pluses, but the My Book World Edition’s media-server capability alone is worth the price. ...
Easy to use as shared storage; very fast performance; great design; affordable.
No RAID support; hard drive is not user serviceable; lack of common features found in many NAS servers; plug-and-play features only works with Windows Vista or Mac OS X; MioNet remote access service is useless.
The Western Digital My Book World Edition is a fast, plug and play simple-to-use NAS server that unfortunately lacks many features and has subpar remote access performance. See all products in the Western Digital My Book World Edition series
Easy to use as shared storage; very fast performance; great design; affordable.
No RAID support; hard drive is not user serviceable; lack of common features found in many NAS servers; plug-and-play features only works with Windows Vista or Mac OS X; MioNet remote access service is useless.
The Western Digital My Book World Edition is a fast, plug and play simple-to-use NAS server that unfortunately lacks many features and has subpar remote access performance. Price range: $279.99 check prices See all products in the Western Digital My Bo...
Abstract: At a time when people are storing more data than ever before and more households have multiple computers (and networked devices) in them there is a growing need for connected storage. Something like a network-attached storage (NAS) device is the ideal ...
Looks good; decent transfer speed; very easy to connect
2TB version is not cheap
Not the cheapest network hard disk, but its easy to use Good points Looks good; decent transfer speed; very easy to connect Bad points 2TB version is not cheap ...
Abstract: Today Western Digital (WD) introduced the new My Book World Edition, a network hard-drive that offers plug and play installation and automatic continuous backups making it easy to keep all the data on all of your PCs safe. The My Book World Edition is ...
