WD NAS MyCloud

[blacjac]

I've got a single drive 2TB one too.

A couple of months ago a firmware update bricked it.

They did replace it free of charge, but using the online portal and having to wait for it to be shipped half way scross the world was a bit of a pain.

[SteelyDan]

OK, thanks, but I'm going to take the plunge on the 4tb MyCloud, and may also consider getting another MyBook thing as a powered USB which I can then connect to the MyCloud as a dedicated back-up drive.

The reviews were a bit mixed tbh, but with my positive thinking hat on, I concluded the good reviews outweighed the bad, some of which were numpty-nonsense, reading between the lines, and written by people less technical than me. If it turns out to be 5hite, I'll hang my head in shame and get a.n.other brand.

[SteelyDan]

Also connected the NAS up to my router and after a bit of fiddling I have access to my NAS from anywhere in the world

I thought that was the general idea? How else would one of these be connected?

[stek]

Particularly since the filing system doesn't do any checking to avoid bit corruption

And, accidentally delete a file and where's the backup then?

[DirtyDog]

Sorry, but this is not a backup. It is merely a mirrored pair. It offers redundancy in the case of single spindle failure and nothing else.

Particularly since the filing system doesn't do any checking to avoid bit corruption

[Pondlife]

I have a WD NAS (2x3Tb) and whilst it streams great to TV, my Win7 box struggles to connect as a share. Linux & Mac are no probs but Win7 is flaky. I'm sure I could fix this but haven't bothered since I just filezilla everything to it.

YMMV

[Scruff]

- CLIP - ...two WD Red 3TB Hard Drives in Raid 0. Effectively this gives me a 2.7TB capacity with all files mirrored between both hard-drives (i.e. continual back-up)...

Sorry, but this is not a backup. It is merely a mirrored pair. It offers redundancy in the case of single spindle failure and nothing else.

I am beginning to sound like NLUK....Help

[Gordon Ice]

Errr, dunno, tbh.

The 4tb MyCloud seems (on the face of it) to be simple enough/adequate for what I want...maybe without the bells/whistles/apps of the Synology. Having just looked at that one (Synology) it seems I'd need to buy the casing then add drives to it, whereas with the MyCloud it comes c/w drive, although it's just one huge drive, as far as I can make out.

I just need to be able to access it via downstairs laptops, and (in extreme emergencies) while working away from home. Have also just checked, & yes there's an android MyCloud app for this specific function so I could access it via my s/phone. Thanks for the input though; food for thought...

Read some not so great reviews about the WD NAS so I went with a Synology 213j NAS and two WD Red 3TB Hard Drives in Raid 0. Effectively this gives me a 2.7TB capacity with all files mirrored between both hard-drives (i.e. continual back-up). Also connected the NAS up to my router and after a bit of fiddling I have access to my NAS from anywhere in the world

[SteelyDan]

You don't want all the apps that a synology (for example) would offer? Or does the cloud one do all that?

Errr, dunno, tbh.

The 4tb MyCloud seems (on the face of it) to be simple enough/adequate for what I want...maybe without the bells/whistles/apps of the Synology. Having just looked at that one (Synology) it seems I'd need to buy the casing then add drives to it, whereas with the MyCloud it comes c/w drive, although it's just one huge drive, as far as I can make out.

I just need to be able to access it via downstairs laptops, and (in extreme emergencies) while working away from home. Have also just checked, & yes there's an android MyCloud app for this specific function so I could access it via my s/phone. Thanks for the input though; food for thought...

[northernladuk]

You don't want all the apps that a synology (for example) would offer? Or does the cloud one do all that?

[NickFitz]

I got a 2TB one just over a year ago - basically the same, but with a single drive. It's now going to have to be replaced, but only because I've run out of room on it by ripping many, many DVDs. I'm thinking of getting one of these 4TB ones. It's never given me any problems whatsoever.

Well, there was that time I knocked it off a shelf as I was rushing for the door to head to ClientCo one Monday morning; but I think that was more my fault. The fall pulled the power plug out. Plugged it back in, it started up, and it's been fine ever since. But I don't actually recommend throwing it to the ground

[SteelyDan]

Thinking of getting one of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/WD-4TB-Cloud.../dp/B00FOKN7D8

Anyone got one, or have any views?

Size/price is about right for me for the foreseeable (it'd be for back-ups, fotos, music etc), but wondered if there were any reasons for concern from any of you 'tech' experts? cheers