Missing Features
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: westerndigital, mybook, worldedition | Themes: Digital Entertainment
4. Missing Features
While the installation and mapping process is generally painless, that’s not enough to make the new MyBook World a painless NAS device. Before I begin discussing the World Edition’s primary features (automated backup, free Web access, and media streaming capabilities), I must point out the features that are noticeably absent. The lack of these two features makes WD’s effort a whole lot less reliable. Including these features would make the World Edition a killer, all-in-one storage solution for families.
The 1TB MyBook World Edition is a single-drive configuration, meaning no mirrored, or RAID option is available to extra failsafe protection. Much the same way that I criticized the Western Digital MyBook Mirror Edition for not including NAS, World Edition could benefit from at least a RAID 1 mode (with two 500GB drives) option so that if one drive fails, the data is preserved. With the current configuration, if the single Terabyte drive fails….you fail too.
Similarly, WD does not yet offer its customers any options for online backup. WD’s options for Web access and automated backup are prodigious, but WD’s drives are still limited by their physical presence in your house. With no RAID, and no online backup, if the World Edition is destroyed or damaged, how will WD return your data to you? It won’t. Hopefully, soon, one of the biggest brands in digital storage will offer consumers online backup. Without it, even the most successful automated backup software system is still at risk.
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I have an original MBWE and the interface and mionet are just terrible. I don't know if WD still restrict that file types you can share over the net (no media files etc.) but I was much happier after I had zapped the WD stuff and used the built-in linux--http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/start
I have an original MBWE and the interface and mionet are just terrible. I don't know if WD still restrict that file types you can share over the net (no media files etc.) but I was much happier after I had zapped the WD stuff and used the built-in linux--http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/start
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Streaming filetypes was a big problem on the old version of the World Edition, but from my tests, the only limiting factor when it came to file types was what your Xbox 360/PS3/PC/etc could handle.
Rachel Rosmarin
Editor of Tom's Guide
Don't judge the new MBWE by the old one. The file system has been completely re-written, from scratch. It is much, much faster, especially on a LAN. -- Steve Morgan
It would have been nice to see some independent tests performed on the ethernet speed of this device (read:not WDC's propaganda tests). As is witnessed from the customer reviews on newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136138
the "gigabit" ethernet speeds of the first version weren't anywhere close to even 100 megabit. So a verification of this problem being fixed would have been nice.
Also, I don't get the assumption that the average "home" user would use it via wireless. Being a NAS device, it doesn't matter where you put this device in your home and for most people it's even easier to plop it down next to your router and plug it in than to put it else where and have to configure the wireless encryption on it.
To me, the whole point of a 2TB NAS would be to store all of my media files and transferring a 4GB or 8GB movie file over 54Mb wireless would render having this thing pointless. And while we're on this subject, why was wireless N not included as an option??? That would have been a lot more useful than the older and much slower b/g.
What a crappy review! The new MBWE beats all other NAS boxes for the capacity ($/GB) and performance ($/MBit/s) but they don't mention that!
Why review a product that does not have native wireless support via a wireless connection? With no comparisons?
Ok,
To make this the perfect hub in my house I would also be able to connect my printer to the device and utilize it from any PC. My printer works great and I really don't want to replace it just to get a network-ready one. Anyone working on that?
Did you actually test this with a PS3 or just an XBOX360? I ask because I cannot see any files on my PS3.
Why review a product that does not have native wireless support via a wireless connection?
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if anyone knows how to get the mbwe working with the wd tv...please share...i'm cracking my head open trying to figure it out
Hi , i agree with a1exh,
The price review is comparing storage prices from Nas devices and direct attached storage but does not compare the price of this NAS with other NAS !
The Mybook World WhiteLight is one of the cheapest NAS, can stream media over dlna, have correct performance when wired. ( it will probably go thru CPL instead of wifi when streaming to your console...)
Additionnally, you can even add more features to your Mybook if you want to apply some modifications (voiding your warranty) described on some sites.