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Western Digital My Book Live

Based on 19 reviews

Excellent:

7
Good:

5
Average:

5
Bad:

2

Pros

Great performance, Capacious single-drive model.
Virtually silent, Low Power consumption.
Easy to use, fast, and affordable. It also comes with mobile applications to share photos on the go.

Cons

No USB or FireWire ports, Remote access app only supports JPEG files
Doesn't provide 100 MB/s reads, No NAS backup features
MioNet remote access solution is nearly useless.

By Gadling on May 07, 2012

The biggest buzz word in technology over the past year or two has been "cloud services" with a number of companies, including Apple, Microsoft and Google, all announcing options that allow us to store files onto a virtual drive that is available...

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By InsideHW on April 04, 2012

Western Digital is a brand known for setting standards in terms of external storage drives. From MyBook, over Elements, right to the Passport series, this manufacturer’s external disks have been much appreciated globally. A few years ago, WD...

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By Good Gear Guide on November 28, 2011

The WD My Book Live is more than a typical network storage device; it can also be used to share your locally-stored files through the Internet. Anything stored on the drive can be accessed remotely from other computers, or even from a smartphone, and...

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By Macworld Australia on November 08, 2011

That’s not to say that the My Book Live is perfect. There are no USB ports, so you can’t plug in another USB drive to add more storage, and it lacks the RAID capabilities of the Iomega and Freecom drives, so if you need those specific...

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By HEXUS.net on October 24, 2011

Simple NASWestern Digital has latched on to the network-attached storage (NAS) market with the introduction of three simple-to-use products. The My Book Live range is the most consumer-focused range, aimed at users who need centralised file access for...

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By TechRadar on August 19, 2011

Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices are excellent for backing up your important digital files and folders, as well as sharing media between all computers and other media playing devices on your home network. Western Digital has a great reputation...

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By Macworld on March 29, 2011

The My Book Live is an incredibly easy to use network-attached storage device. If you’ve got a fast Internet connection or Ethernet hook-up, the My Book Live is an inexpensive and attractive choice for anyone who doesn’t want to deal with...

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By CNET UK on January 24, 2011

The Western Digital My Book Live is a fantastic network-attached storage device. It's fast, capacious and offers some very handy media...

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By Expert Reviews on January 05, 2011

Basic but well thought-out and with plenty of storage, the MyBook Live is an ideal NAS for first-time users....

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By PCWorld on November 05, 2010

This Western Digital drive makes it easy to test the NAS waters, offering gobs of storage, great performance, and Internet access for not much cash....

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