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Verdict:

An easy-to-use interface and massive storage capacity make this a great home NAS device

Review Date: 18 Apr 2012

Price when reviewed: £281

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Supplier: http://www.play.com

Reviewed By: Kat Orphanides

Our Rating 5 stars out of 5

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Basic Specifications
Part Code	WDBVHT0040JCH
Review Date	18 Apr 2012
Price	£281
Rating
Award	Best Buy

Storage
Capacity	2x 2TB
Default file system	ext3
Price per gigabyte	£0.07
Interface	SATA2
3.5in drive bays	2
Free 3.5in drive bays	0
RAID modes	JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1

Interface
Ethernet ports	1
USB direct access ports (front/rear)	0/0
Other USB ports (front/rear)	0/1
eSATA ports (front/rear)	0/0
Other ports	none

Networking
Ethernet connection speed	10/100/1000Mbit/s
Universal Plug and Play support
UPnP media server
iTunes
Print server
USB disk server
Web server
FTP server
Protocols supported	TCP/IP, SMB/CIFS, AFP, FTP

Miscellaneous
Size	165x157x99mm
Weight	2.2kg
Vertical positioning
Ethernet cable included
Additional features	remote access, personal cloud storage
Power consumption idle	9W
Power consumption active	15W

Buying Information
Price	£281
Warranty	three years RTB
Supplier	http://www.play.com
Details	www.wdc.com

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User comments

iTunes - Beware

Bought one of these mostly because of the iTunes integration, it doesn't work except with old versions of iTunes - something they forgot to mention! You must use iTunes 10.2 or lower to stream video. Pah!

By TheGiantSmurf on 23 Apr 2012

iTunes streaming issues

As has been brought to our attention by readers, the My Book Live Duo's support for iTunes video streaming has been compromised in versions of iTunes more recent than 10.2.

See Western Digital's statement at http://goo.gl/qyFXi for further information and a - slightly inelegant - workaround.

We stand by our opinion that this is an excellent NAS device, but iTunes users should be aware of this issue before they buy.

By kat_orphanides on 23 Apr 2012

Quick question.

Great review, Kat. Considering a purchase as a result.

What would be the best means of initially transferring a large amount of data to the NAS? A user review elsewhere suggests that connecting a computer via USB would not work. Would it be best to simply plug an external USB drive to it and drag and drop via Explorer/Finder?

Thanks!

By Kiell on 19 Jun 2012

Noise

Something not commented on in reviews generally for NAS is the noise level. Like the WD box but does anyone know if it quiet enough to sit in my living room? Will I know it is there? Thanks

By Donski on 17 Jul 2012

Noise

Something not commented on in reviews generally for NAS is the noise level. Like the WD box but does anyone know if it quiet enough to sit in my living room? Will I know it is there? Thanks

By Donski on 17 Jul 2012

The noise in general is quiet loud, Caviar Green line is suppose to be quietest WD hard drives maybe it just sounds louder because I have it in Raid 1 Mirror and both drives are writing data at the same time. It kinda sounds like a chugging noise but data is quiet slow transferring but yeah mine is sat about 2 feet away so maybe you won't here it as loud half way across room but I can here mine clonking when I go to sleep at night as it stays on 24/7 dipping in and out of sleep mode

By Swiftkidd on 16 Aug 2012

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