Western Digital WDG1NC5000N My Book World Edition 500 GB Ethernet Network Storage System
from: Western Digital
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Product Description:
Designed for home users, creative professionals, workgroups, small offices and anyone looking for shared storage, the My Book World Edition offers a surprisingly simple and secure way to access and share data, photos and music anywhere in the world. Wherever you are, My Book World Edition is accessible just like a local drive using Windows Explorer. From any PC, remotely open, edit, and save files as if they are right there with you. My Book World Edition combines 500 GB of networked storage, backup software and remote access software to make it the most versatile and powerful product in its class.
Designed for home users, creative professionals, workgroups, small offices and anyone looking for shared storage, the My Book World Edition offers a surprisingly simple and secure way to access and share data, photos and music anywhere in the world. Wherever you are, My Book World Edition is accessible just like a local drive using Windows Explorer. From any PC, remotely open, edit, and save files as if they are right there with you. My Book World Edition combines 500 GB of networked storage, backup software and remote access software to make it the most versatile and powerful product in its class.
Features:
- Manufacturer - Western Digital
- Manufacturer Part - WDG1NC5000N
- Enclosure Type - External
- Total Storage Capacity - 500 GB
- Capacity - 2 Modules
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- WD Customer Service Is Aweful!
Proprietary software is unreliable, and useless more often than not.
Unit stopped turning on, product under warranty, WD customer service only willing to send out power supplies that do not solve the problem.WD not willing to send new enclosure or to recover lost data. They reccommend an "authorized" data recovery center that is charging $300-$400 for data recovery.
I can buy a $50 enclosure and recover the data myself.
This is the last WD product I will buy. ... Read More
Rating: - Pros and Mostly Cons
I have had several experiences with Western Digital Network Accessed Storage devices (NAS).The one excellent thing about Western Digital is the ease with which you can get Phone Support.
This does NOT compensate for a VERY poorly organised KnowledgeBase, or for the accompanying manual which seems only interested in getting you to register with Mio Net, a web access service.This seems to be the only thing they are thinking about.Go ahead, de-install Mio Net or it will not stop bugging you ... Read More
Rating: 
- Pleased
Very pleased with the WD My Book ethernet storage.I don't use the included software since I just needed a server.Works very well connected to my router.
Rating: - Piece of JUNK!!!!
Please do yourself a favor and don't buy this piece of junk.It would not let you install the software without internet connection.It would not even work without internet connection even if you are trying to connect it from a computer from the local area network.Not only that, it make my internet connection very unstable.I had to write this review the second time because I still have this hard drive connected to my network.I am removing the data currently to return it.It is very very very ... Read More
Rating: 
- Great NAS, has options to make it better
I just ordered my fourth MBWE (My Book World Edition). I love these things, they run a little Linux kernel in them so there are options to improve them. You have to be a little geeky to do it but it is not that hard.
I use 2 in my home to hold movies that I stream to my 2 D-Link DSM-520 units. I have one in my office which will come home and join this one to give me 2 TB of space for streaming video to any part of the house.
On all my units I run Twonky to stream, plus on one of them ... Read More
- WD Customer Service Is Aweful!Proprietary software is unreliable, and useless more often than not.
Unit stopped turning on, product under warranty, WD customer service only willing to send out power supplies that do not solve the problem.WD not willing to send new enclosure or to recover lost data. They reccommend an "authorized" data recovery center that is charging $300-$400 for data recovery.
I can buy a $50 enclosure and recover the data myself.
This is the last WD product I will buy. ... Read More
- Pros and Mostly ConsI have had several experiences with Western Digital Network Accessed Storage devices (NAS).The one excellent thing about Western Digital is the ease with which you can get Phone Support.
This does NOT compensate for a VERY poorly organised KnowledgeBase, or for the accompanying manual which seems only interested in getting you to register with Mio Net, a web access service.This seems to be the only thing they are thinking about.Go ahead, de-install Mio Net or it will not stop bugging you ... Read More
- PleasedVery pleased with the WD My Book ethernet storage.I don't use the included software since I just needed a server.Works very well connected to my router.
- Piece of JUNK!!!!Please do yourself a favor and don't buy this piece of junk.It would not let you install the software without internet connection.It would not even work without internet connection even if you are trying to connect it from a computer from the local area network.Not only that, it make my internet connection very unstable.I had to write this review the second time because I still have this hard drive connected to my network.I am removing the data currently to return it.It is very very very ... Read More
- Great NAS, has options to make it betterI just ordered my fourth MBWE (My Book World Edition). I love these things, they run a little Linux kernel in them so there are options to improve them. You have to be a little geeky to do it but it is not that hard.
I use 2 in my home to hold movies that I stream to my 2 D-Link DSM-520 units. I have one in my office which will come home and join this one to give me 2 TB of space for streaming video to any part of the house.
On all my units I run Twonky to stream, plus on one of them ... Read More
