I can access the windows back up files from anywhere so thats good. Today, we will be looking at the 8tb hard drive for each. I was using wd mybook 8tb for offsite copy of the important data. Mar 19, 2018 wd began redesigning its entire product line in late 2016, and the popular my passport and my book models were given dramatic facelifts. As they are priced at quite different ends of the spectrum it is important which one offers the better quality for the amount of money you spend on it. Single disk mycloud or dual disk mycloud mirror storage, under raid 0 or raid 1 presumably userconfigurable. Cnet editor dong ngo shows off a his new collection of external hard drives, namely the my book and my passport from wd. Should the drive fail, you can recover all your dataincluding all your backups of your client pcs and macsfrom the safepoint on a healthy drive.
Today, western digital announced new editions of its my cloud home and my cloud home duo. A lot of other companies make external usbaccessible hard. The wd my passport and the wd easystore come with wd discovery software. No idea and brain not functioning to see how my cloud is different. With the my cloud home app, you can access, upload and share your content from anywhere. Your data in western digital cloud storage devices may. The functionality of the cloud home is no comparison with my cloud. All content of the disks is automatically backed up to wd server cloud, to space equal to that of the local drive, without any monthly fees or anything like that. Wd 4tb my cloud home personal cloud storage wdbvxc0040hwt. With massive capacity to store your photos, videos, music and documents, my book is the desktop storage to compliment your personal style, now available in up to 10tb.
Mar 27, 2019 actually wd my cloud is just what it saysits your cloud storage. Here, the new wd my book recorded a pcmark score of 2552 with a bandwidth of 10. Based on 2,446 user benchmarks for the wd my book and the my passport, we rank them both on effective speed and value for money against the best 639 usbs. Wd pitches the my cloud line as both nas and dropbox alternative and it takes on the latter by enabling remote access to its data via android, ios, pc and mac apps. On your mobile device, launch the wd my cloud mobile app. Wd backup, for windows only, can back up to dropbox as well as the my passport drive. Mycloud would be more versatile, especially if you have other devices on your network that you would like to access your music and movies. I wanted to know the difference between the two, i would like to backup my pc and mac and iphone to this if possible. Besides the shell, wd my book comes with some software tools for backup and drive checking, while wd elements doesnt come preloaded with anything. Oct 11, 2016 here, the new wd my book recorded a pcmark score of 2552 with a bandwidth of 10. Previously i could use my older wd my book 2 tb while it was connected to the older my cloud device. Oct 15, 2015 the main difference between mycloud and mybook is that the first one is a small networked computer with a big disk sharing its disk on your network you cannot connect this disk to a computer using usb, while the mybook live is a usb disk with some advanced features, including sharing content over the network through your computer. The wd my cloud offers a complete solution to handle all your familys videos, photos and backups. With the mybook you could always create a network share, but then youd have to always leave the computer its connected to on whereas the mycloud would be connected directly to your router and not require a dedicated computer to serve files.
A safepoint is a snapshot of the drive that can be stored on another storage device on your network or on a drive attached to the my clouds usb port. Jul 29, 2014 the good the wd my book duo has plenty of storage space, fast performance, hardware raid, and a builtin twoport usb 3. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Nov 25, 20 my cloud is a small nas network attached storage device that resembles my book and my book live external hard drives. The new wd my cloud home is available in both single and dualdrive configurations. For a 6tb preference, you could have either the single bay wd my cloud with one 6tb drive, or the two bay version my cloud mirror, with two 3tb. My cloud is a small nas network attached storage device that resembles my book and my book live external hard drives. I just need to connect wd my cloud to connect on any pc directly with usb or if it has lan like and works like nas, still ok, i just need to access the storage, copy and paste data, please confirm. Hooking the mycloud unit up to my router was as easy as plugging in the bundled ethernet cable to the device and my router, but this is where the challenge really starts. Your data in western digital cloud storage devices may still. Western digitals my cloud home is a networkattached personal cloud storage solution, designed to combine the convenience of cloud storage with the privacy and security of. For this singlebay wd my cloud, the focus is entirely upon usability and content sharing, two significant challenges often seen in the small nas space.
Wd 4tb my passport for mac portable external hard drive blue, usbcusba wdba2f0040bblwesn. Mar 18, 2016 so, i will buy a wd 4tb my book that will continually backup the my cloud. Wd launches dual ssdhd drive and 4bay my cloud storage. I have a newer my book 8 tb ehd and it will not be recognized as additional storage on either the old or the new cloud.
The my book could be connected to your routers usb port, but as to what functionality that gives you, thats entirely up to your routers capabilities. The main difference between mycloud and mybook is that the first one is a small networked computer with a big disk sharing its disk on your network you cannot connect this disk to a computer using usb, while the mybook live is a usb disk with some advanced features, including sharing content over the network through your computer. So, i will buy a wd 4tb my book that will continually backup the my cloud. They have more options in terms of security as to their drives could be set in raid. My cloud sounds a lot like wds my book live product line, doesnt it. Buy wd 4tb my book desktop external hard drive usb 3. Wd my cloud vs my book there are several important differences to take account of. In very wrong time i have issues with my 8tb wd mybook drives, sent to warranty claim, supplier doesnt have stock for same and he is. My dad did the smart thing and bought the my cloud nas after seeing what the my cloud home cannot do. Although there are many nas devices, wd appeals for speed and ease of use. Wd my cloud is also a cloud storage where you can store the files and access them whenever required from wherever in the world through internet as what a cloud storage functions.
May 11, 2018 it does what i want it to do, but the backup side of it is done with windows software and not that supplied by wd. Apr 18, 2018 with massive capacity to store your photos, videos, music and documents, my book is the desktop storage to compliment your personal style, now available in up to 10tb. Actually wd my cloud is just what it saysits your cloud storage. I hated having two different places to login and see those devices. Western digitals my cloud network attached storage nas devices allow users to store files locally as well access them via the web. We tested the 8tb, twodrive my cloud home duo, which sports a single gigabit. Though a my book lacks the functionality of the western digital my cloud range, its much cheaper, making for a costeffective local backup solution. Western digital my book 8tb and my passport 4tb external hdds. Right now, all the data on the my cloud was copied from my other drives containing media files, so i have a backup already.
It also comes with mobile applications to share photos on the go. Western digital has been selling these external storage devices with the highest storage capacity drives in their class for some time now the 3. Conclusion overall, wds new my book is a solid choice for the general consumer looking for a solution to back up a large amount of data, such images of their entire computer and large media files, leveraging a relatively large. Western digital my book 8tb and my passport 4tb external. Wd, the wd logo, my passport, my book, my cloud, wd smartware, wd access. As it turns out, the my cloud series is replacing the my book line, and the new desktop and mobile apps wd is launching. Western digital announces new my cloud home youtube.
Oct 04, 20 the wd my cloud is an extension of wd s portfolio of personal cloud hard drives that offer simple configuration and easy to consume content wherever you go across just about any device. Wds new my book and my passport external drives youtube. My cloud home is an easytouse personal cloud storage device that plugs directly into your wifi router at home so you can save all your digital content in one central place. Though a my book lacks the functionality of the western digital my cloud range, its much cheaper, making for a costeffective local backup.
They wd made it seem that this is an upgrade to the wd my cloud product because of the new hardware specs. Please select the product for reset instructions wd support. Oct 03, 20 my cloud sounds a lot like wds my book live product line, doesnt it. Securely access your photos, music and files from anywhere. Wd discovery can also be used to manage your drive with wd drive utilities. Unlike a nas, its a simple centralized solution to back up your photos, videos and files, and have it stored in one place. Wd launches dual ssdhd drive and 4bay my cloud storage zdnet. The wd my cloud is an extension of wds portfolio of personal cloud hard drives that offer simple configuration and easy to consume content wherever you go across just about any device. Btw, my book is usbconnected external harddrive made by western digital. Make sure the wd my cloud app is installed on your mobile device. Wd began redesigning its entire product line in late 2016, and the popular my passport and my book models were given dramatic facelifts.
It looks real, because my cloud is a little slower, so probably this is wd red s intellipower adaptive speed, to avoid overheating, without significant performance loss. These devices are used primarily in homes and small businesses. Differences between my cloud and my cloud home wd support. The external storage device is also affordable, and allows you to. My book official product overview now available in up to. You can manage all of your files from my book or wd drive utilities. The my cloud range is a line of external 2tb, 3tb and 4tb hard drives determined to pick a fight with both traditional nas and cloud. Many reasons, but mainly it keeps too much information hidden, you cant easily manage the files it backs up, and it seems to provide full services only when you subscribe to their. The setup process as advertised by wd on the box is a 3step one. Wd diskless my cloud ex2 ultra network attached storage nas wdbvbz0000nchnesn. Feb 04, 2020 wd discovery can download data from cloud storage and social media accounts. However, with the my cloud series of consumer network.
It does what i want it to do, but the backup side of it is done with windows software and not that supplied by wd. Many reasons, but mainly it keeps too much information hidden, you cant easily manage the files it backs up, and it seems to provide full services only when you subscribe to their cloud which was not made clear when i bought it. For a wireless connection is designed the my cloud, using ethernet, instead of usb. Wd my cloud ex2 diskless network attached storage nas wdbvkw0000nchnesn. You cant hook a my cloud up to your routers usb port.
With the my cloud home app, you can access, upload and share your content from. Wd easystore is similar to wd elements, but is best buy exclusive, and occasionally incredibly cheap per tb cheaper then a bare drive afaik, they use the same mix of drives. Wd discovery can download data from cloud storage and social media accounts. Differenze my cloud my book live dischi di rete wd. The good the western digital my book live nas server is easy to use, fast, and affordable. Wd my book live 2tb personal cloud storage nas share files and photos. The good the wd my book duo has plenty of storage space, fast performance, hardware raid, and a builtin twoport usb 3. Insert the sd card into the my passport wireless drive. You can choose from a 3tb, 4tb, 6tb, 8tb, 10tb, 12tb, and a 14tb. Nov 16, 2018 western digitals my cloud home is a networkattached personal cloud storage solution, designed to combine the convenience of cloud storage with the privacy and security of local storage. Ive had a western digital my book 4 tb external backup drive for about a year and a half and im not happy with it. The wd elements desktop hard drive and the wd my book desktop hard drive come with various storage capacities.