Western Digital My Book World Edition Ii 2tb Nas

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My Book World Edition II (white light) FAQs Enabling FTP to access My Book World (White Lights), WD ShareSpace, My Book Live, or My Book Live Duo Answer ID 13246| This answer explains how to enable FTP access on a NAS device.

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 tool for sharing data with multiple computers as well as backing up those same systems. Most of these devices aren’t limited to working with your computer either, they can share files with things like an Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows Media Extender, connected television, and others. In fact, they are more useful than you might think, especially once you factor in features like remote access. So while external USB hard drives (direct-attached storage devices) are useful, the move to a networked device is something that more and more people should be considering.

With that in mind Western Digital has released a new version of their My Book World Edition. The networked My Book has been around for some time and even though this release marks a major overhaul the name was not changed (so keep in mind that we are working with model WD10000H1NC, not the older WDG1NC10000). The new one-terabyte World Edition has revamped the internals, making for a device that has faster transfer speeds than previous models as well as slight changes to the exterior. The capacities have obviously increased as well–we’ll be testing out a 1TB model and the 2TB one will be arriving shortly. If you haven’t used a My Book World Edition in some time, you’ll also notice that features like MioNet (for easy remote access) have seen big upgrades from older versions.

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The Western Digital My Book World Edition 1TB is essentially a single disk version of the company’s ShareSpace. Where the ShareSpace has four drives the My Book has only one, but the software and feature sets are practically identical so we’ll be keeping this article brief. Pretty much everything you can do with the ShareSpace you can do with the My Book, though you obviously lose the benefits of RAID 0/1/5 and there is only a single USB slot (for adding external storage). Another change at this point is that the My Book has a new firmware that is said to improve transfer performance greatly. This was a problem many people had with the ShareSpace though the firmware for that is on its way (we’ll be doing a follow-up article).

On the hardware side the My Book World Edition is a white plastic enclosure about the size of a hardcover book. The front and sides are a glossy and the top, bottom, and rear are a vented plastic. It is clearly designed to be placed on a bookshelf or desktop as the design is not stackable and there are no feet included for placing the drive on its side. The front has a white LED strip that flashes up and down to indicate drive activity. It also acts as a capacity gauge that shows how much space you have left on the drive. On the back the My Book has a power button and three connections: gigabit ethernet, USB, and power. The NAS is fanless and it is not user serviceable.

The software for the My Book, just like the ShareSpace, is all web-based. This means that users only access the drive through their browser (probably 192.168.1.xxx) which means that the drive is platform-agnostic and it will work with your Mac just as well as it will with your Windows system. You will just have to map a network drive, which is very easy using any network discovery tool (but, just to be safe, WD includes one). This means that once the drive is on your network and powered up you will have access to it under a minute. WD’s setup can be as simple as setting a password or it can be quite in-depth, with email alerts, remote access, user accounts, group permissions, and so on.

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The online controls that will be accessed through the browser are very easy to use so long as you have a basic understanding of networking and storage. There is a Basic mode for people who are new to networked storage, but the Advanced mode is easy enough to use that almost any NAS user will feel comfortable with it. Through six tabs (System, Network, Storage, Media, Users, and Status) you can control all the NAS’ functions, from your login password to creating user accounts and all the other functions you would expect. A quick look through this area will make it clear that the the My Book World Edition is for home users, not businesses, as many business features (Active Directory, etc.) are not present. The My Book has an iTunes server as well as UPNP support and DLNA 1.5 certification so your media can be streamed all over. One example of this is playing 1080p video on your television through your Xbox 360.

In my testing the My Book World Edition up to my network, just like I would any NAS device. It was connected to a switch and through that to a Linksys WRT610N router. The device was instantly recognized and accessible through Firefox. Windows Vista also recognized it which means that I could see it through Network discovery (Start > Network) or by mapping a drive. Once the drive was setup on my network it was fully accessible from all my computers and I was able to map it to a drive letter for easy access through my Vista system.

The My Book World Edition is a consumer product so performance was not a top priority. This was also the case with the ShareSpace, which was faulted by many people for it’s slow (often under 10MBps) transfer speeds. Taking that into account WD has promised faster speeds with the My Book and they didn’t disappoint. Initial real-world testing from a PC (with a wired connection) to the My Book moved along at about 16-17MBps when transferring a 1GB file to the NAS. Transferring the same file from NAS to a PC took place at 11MBps. This means that you don’t get the speed of something like eSATA but transfers move along good enough pace. Transfer speeds mark a clear distinction between the My Book and higher-end NAS devices that hit much greater speeds.

{ad}As far as usage goes, the My Book has a few main applications. First, obviously enough, there is networked storage. After that the other two big ones are remote access and automatic backups. Remote access is handled through MioNet and you get a free account with the drive so there are no subscription charges to worry about. MioNet includes a third party in your information transfers but it greatly simplifies the setup and makes sharing with friends and coworkers effortless. WD handles backup with Anywhere Backup which does both one-click and continuous (incremental) backups of your computer. It is not the most robust backup solution, but it works easily enough and it will allow users to backup their systems as well as retrieve deleted files.

One interesting angle WD has played up with the World Edition is it’s green friendliness. This may not be something you consider when buying a storage device, but WD points out that leaving on a NAS 24/7 consumes much less power than leaving on a PC to store/share the same data. Aside from low power consumption it also uses one of WD’s Green Power drives which consume up to one-third less power than a typical 3.5-inch disk.

Western Digital’s My Book World Edition, despite having the same name as the previous product, is a solid continuation of the company’s overall strategy. They are delivering easy-to-use, consumer-focused storage devices that place price above performance, don’t bog down users with unnecessary features, and at $229.99 (1TB) and $449.99 (2TB) are priced appropriately for the intended users. This My Book World Edition is effectively version 2.0 of the product which means better performance and an easier setup so it’s worth considering even if you didn’t love your previous My Book. While the World Edition will satisfy most people looking for simple connected storage it will be best for home users who are looking for a basic solution and don’t need business features or redundancy.

Update: Here is the My Book World Edition unboxing…

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