RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio
Thanks for the clarification. Yes, I'd spotted that you compared it to your previous USB set-up and that's why I'd be interested in hearing others who have previously used an Ethernet-connected NAS drive and the WD My Cloud to see if there are performance differences - the possibility of hanging a USB drive off the My Cloud does sound appealing! I'll go and see if I can find any performance comparisons anywhere. Thanks again for bringing this device up. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 21 March 2015 22:52 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio I can’t comment on the other drive you mentioned, I was comparing the WD My Cloud to the system I was using before it came along which was a standard USB drive connected to my Asus RTN56U Rooter. The My Cloud has direct Ithernet connectivity with the Rooter over a 1GBPS connection so speeds are very good though they’re typically slower using Windows than they are on other platforms as Windows uses Sambre for a standard connection but its still fast just the same, to the point that the speed is good enough to hang a USB 3.0 drive or two off the My Cloud. On 22 Mar 2015, at 9:44 am, Richard Bartholomew richard_bartholo...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: Very interesting to read this review and the comments about its performance. One question of anyone who has used a NAS drive in the past...generally, does the WD My Cloud offer improved performance over, say, a Netgear NAS drive? I appreciate there are many factors which would affect such a comparison but I'd appreciate anyone's gut-feel for this - certainly, the ease of use and interface of this drive seems to be far better than my current Netgear but wonder if it's worth swapping over from a performance point of view! Thanks Richard Bartholomew -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 20 March 2015 01:25 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio Hi! I recently bought one of these drives and my only comment is that I'm really sorry I didn't buy one earlier. The WD My Cloud has a whole variety of uses including the storage and sharing of audio/video files around your house using DLNA and so on. Before the WD My Cloud drive came along I was using USB drives hanging off the Asus RTN56U rooter, whilst this method of sharing media was affective the speed was very slow. With the WD My Cloud connected directly to the Rooter I've fround speed has increased even to the point where the WD My Cloud can be carrying out several data operations at one time without any drop in performance, for example a backup from the Windows PC and the Mac can be going on whilst you access your favourite tracks from a Playlist with your Android Phone or whatever. The following review outlines and describes many of the drives capabilities. http://gadgets.ndtv.com/laptops/reviews/wd-my-cloud-review-versatile-and-user-friendly-552860 -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves
Re: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio
Certainly! you can go further, swapping files between your WD My Cloud and Dropbox etc. On 23 Mar 2015, at 6:52 am, John Gurd j.g...@ntlworld.com wrote: Just for clarity, would I be able to use my iPhone to access music and other files from this NAS? John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Richard Bartholomew Sent: 22 March 2015 10:20 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio Thanks for the clarification. Yes, I'd spotted that you compared it to your previous USB set-up and that's why I'd be interested in hearing others who have previously used an Ethernet-connected NAS drive and the WD My Cloud to see if there are performance differences - the possibility of hanging a USB drive off the My Cloud does sound appealing! I'll go and see if I can find any performance comparisons anywhere. Thanks again for bringing this device up. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 21 March 2015 22:52 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio I can�t comment on the other drive you mentioned, I was comparing the WD My Cloud to the system I was using before it came along which was a standard USB drive connected to my Asus RTN56U Rooter. The My Cloud has direct Ithernet connectivity with the Rooter over a 1GBPS connection so speeds are very good though they�re typically slower using Windows than they are on other platforms as Windows uses Sambre for a standard connection but its still fast just the same, to the point that the speed is good enough to hang a USB 3.0 drive or two off the My Cloud. On 22 Mar 2015, at 9:44 am, Richard Bartholomew richard_bartholo...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: Very interesting to read this review and the comments about its performance. One question of anyone who has used a NAS drive in the past...generally, does the WD My Cloud offer improved performance over, say, a Netgear NAS drive? I appreciate there are many factors which would affect such a comparison but I'd appreciate anyone's gut-feel for this - certainly, the ease of use and interface of this drive seems to be far better than my current Netgear but wonder if it's worth swapping over from a performance point of view! Thanks Richard Bartholomew -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 20 March 2015 01:25 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio Hi! I recently bought one of these drives and my only comment is that I'm really sorry I didn't buy one earlier. The WD My Cloud has a whole variety of uses including the storage and sharing of audio/video files around your house using DLNA and so on. Before the WD My Cloud drive came along I was using USB drives hanging off the Asus RTN56U rooter, whilst this method of sharing media was affective the speed was very slow. With the WD My Cloud connected directly to the Rooter I've fround speed has increased even to the point where the WD My Cloud can be carrying out several data operations at one time without any drop in performance, for example a backup from the Windows PC and the Mac can be going on whilst you access your favourite tracks from a Playlist with your Android Phone or whatever. The following review outlines and describes many of the drives capabilities. http://gadgets.ndtv.com/laptops/reviews/wd-my-cloud-review-versatile-and-user-friendly-552860 -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves
RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio
Just for clarity, would I be able to use my iPhone to access music and other files from this NAS? John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Richard Bartholomew Sent: 22 March 2015 10:20 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio Thanks for the clarification. Yes, I'd spotted that you compared it to your previous USB set-up and that's why I'd be interested in hearing others who have previously used an Ethernet-connected NAS drive and the WD My Cloud to see if there are performance differences - the possibility of hanging a USB drive off the My Cloud does sound appealing! I'll go and see if I can find any performance comparisons anywhere. Thanks again for bringing this device up. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 21 March 2015 22:52 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio I can�t comment on the other drive you mentioned, I was comparing the WD My Cloud to the system I was using before it came along which was a standard USB drive connected to my Asus RTN56U Rooter. The My Cloud has direct Ithernet connectivity with the Rooter over a 1GBPS connection so speeds are very good though they�re typically slower using Windows than they are on other platforms as Windows uses Sambre for a standard connection but its still fast just the same, to the point that the speed is good enough to hang a USB 3.0 drive or two off the My Cloud. On 22 Mar 2015, at 9:44 am, Richard Bartholomew richard_bartholo...@blueyonder.co.uk wrote: Very interesting to read this review and the comments about its performance. One question of anyone who has used a NAS drive in the past...generally, does the WD My Cloud offer improved performance over, say, a Netgear NAS drive? I appreciate there are many factors which would affect such a comparison but I'd appreciate anyone's gut-feel for this - certainly, the ease of use and interface of this drive seems to be far better than my current Netgear but wonder if it's worth swapping over from a performance point of view! Thanks Richard Bartholomew -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 20 March 2015 01:25 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio Hi! I recently bought one of these drives and my only comment is that I'm really sorry I didn't buy one earlier. The WD My Cloud has a whole variety of uses including the storage and sharing of audio/video files around your house using DLNA and so on. Before the WD My Cloud drive came along I was using USB drives hanging off the Asus RTN56U rooter, whilst this method of sharing media was affective the speed was very slow. With the WD My Cloud connected directly to the Rooter I've fround speed has increased even to the point where the WD My Cloud can be carrying out several data operations at one time without any drop in performance, for example a backup from the Windows PC and the Mac can be going on whilst you access your favourite tracks from a Playlist with your Android Phone or whatever. The following review outlines and describes many of the drives capabilities. http://gadgets.ndtv.com/laptops/reviews/wd-my-cloud-review-versatile-and-user-friendly-552860 -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves
