RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio
Hi, I can only compare to my DLink 321 with it's gigabyte Ethernet connection. The difference in performance was huge, literally like night and day. Both the MyCloud and the DLink were gigabyte connections so I imagine the big difference would be attributed to the much better processor on the MyCloud. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Richard Bartholomew Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 6:45 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio 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
A big feature of the WD MyCloud appears to be the ability to get at files and folders remotely, i.e.: when away from home and using the internet. Is this feature accessible using Jaws and Voice Over? I'm wondering if it is browser based or if there is a dedicated app or how is it achieved? I am seriously thinking of ditching my current Netgear ReadyNAS in favour of a MyCloud Mirror. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 23 March 2015 16:19 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio Exactly, a lot of the earlier devices were under powered when it came to processing. There are other factors of course, the Rooter itself for example. I don't want to appear to be boasting but it would seem that - according to all the Rooter reviews I've studied - that I have one of the best Rooters around today which is an Asus RTN56U which can handle 300,000 data operations per second, there are better of course but at $100 when I bought it 2 years ago? Well I couldn't be happier. On 24/03/2015 2:22 AM, Rick Alfaro wrote: Hi, I can only compare to my DLink 321 with it's gigabyte Ethernet connection. The difference in performance was huge, literally like night and day. Both the MyCloud and the DLink were gigabyte connections so I imagine the big difference would be attributed to the much better processor on the MyCloud. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Richard Bartholomew Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 6:45 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio 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-a nd-user-friendly-552860 -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves
Re: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio
Exactly, a lot of the earlier devices were under powered when it came to processing. There are other factors of course, the Rooter itself for example. I don't want to appear to be boasting but it would seem that - according to all the Rooter reviews I've studied - that I have one of the best Rooters around today which is an Asus RTN56U which can handle 300,000 data operations per second, there are better of course but at $100 when I bought it 2 years ago? Well I couldn't be happier. On 24/03/2015 2:22 AM, Rick Alfaro wrote: Hi, I can only compare to my DLink 321 with it's gigabyte Ethernet connection. The difference in performance was huge, literally like night and day. Both the MyCloud and the DLink were gigabyte connections so I imagine the big difference would be attributed to the much better processor on the MyCloud. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Richard Bartholomew Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 6:45 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio 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
Agreed, the router can also be a big factor. I recently replaced my Asus rt-n16u with a NetGear R7000 also referred to as the NightHawk which also has some terrific ratings. It performs like a champ. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 12:19 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio Exactly, a lot of the earlier devices were under powered when it came to processing. There are other factors of course, the Rooter itself for example. I don't want to appear to be boasting but it would seem that - according to all the Rooter reviews I've studied - that I have one of the best Rooters around today which is an Asus RTN56U which can handle 300,000 data operations per second, there are better of course but at $100 when I bought it 2 years ago? Well I couldn't be happier. On 24/03/2015 2:22 AM, Rick Alfaro wrote: Hi, I can only compare to my DLink 321 with it's gigabyte Ethernet connection. The difference in performance was huge, literally like night and day. Both the MyCloud and the DLink were gigabyte connections so I imagine the big difference would be attributed to the much better processor on the MyCloud. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Richard Bartholomew Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 6:45 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio 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
Thanks for this, that is very helpful. My ReadyNAS is now several years old and, I suspect, is now on the low-end of performance. Regards Richard Bartholomew On 23 Mar 2015, at 15:22, Rick Alfaro rick.alf...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I can only compare to my DLink 321 with it's gigabyte Ethernet connection. The difference in performance was huge, literally like night and day. Both the MyCloud and the DLink were gigabyte connections so I imagine the big difference would be attributed to the much better processor on the MyCloud. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Richard Bartholomew Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 6:45 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio 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
Hmm, the RTN16U is getting a little old now as is the current RTN56U offering I'm using, I'm planning an upgrade to an RTAC87U later on this year which will give me better performance still when listening/streaming audio files. Don't know much about Netgear stuff, I guess we'reall creatures of habit but I do know one thing, if you want to optimize everything then stay away from all those pieces of equipment that promise you the world in one box. On 24/03/2015 3:39 AM, Rick Alfaro wrote: Agreed, the router can also be a big factor. I recently replaced my Asus rt-n16u with a NetGear R7000 also referred to as the NightHawk which also has some terrific ratings. It performs like a champ. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 12:19 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio Exactly, a lot of the earlier devices were under powered when it came to processing. There are other factors of course, the Rooter itself for example. I don't want to appear to be boasting but it would seem that - according to all the Rooter reviews I've studied - that I have one of the best Rooters around today which is an Asus RTN56U which can handle 300,000 data operations per second, there are better of course but at $100 when I bought it 2 years ago? Well I couldn't be happier. On 24/03/2015 2:22 AM, Rick Alfaro wrote: Hi, I can only compare to my DLink 321 with it's gigabyte Ethernet connection. The difference in performance was huge, literally like night and day. Both the MyCloud and the DLink were gigabyte connections so I imagine the big difference would be attributed to the much better processor on the MyCloud. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Richard Bartholomew Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 6:45 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio 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
Doesn't matter what you're using in the main, so long as you have access to a web browser or an iPhone, I've not yet tried the Android Apps. On 24/03/2015 3:45 AM, John Gurd wrote: A big feature of the WD MyCloud appears to be the ability to get at files and folders remotely, i.e.: when away from home and using the internet. Is this feature accessible using Jaws and Voice Over? I'm wondering if it is browser based or if there is a dedicated app or how is it achieved? I am seriously thinking of ditching my current Netgear ReadyNAS in favour of a MyCloud Mirror. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: 23 March 2015 16:19 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio Exactly, a lot of the earlier devices were under powered when it came to processing. There are other factors of course, the Rooter itself for example. I don't want to appear to be boasting but it would seem that - according to all the Rooter reviews I've studied - that I have one of the best Rooters around today which is an Asus RTN56U which can handle 300,000 data operations per second, there are better of course but at $100 when I bought it 2 years ago? Well I couldn't be happier. On 24/03/2015 2:22 AM, Rick Alfaro wrote: Hi, I can only compare to my DLink 321 with it's gigabyte Ethernet connection. The difference in performance was huge, literally like night and day. Both the MyCloud and the DLink were gigabyte connections so I imagine the big difference would be attributed to the much better processor on the MyCloud. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Richard Bartholomew Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 6:45 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio 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-a nd-user-friendly-552860 -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves
Re: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio
The Public is exactly that and can’t be changed. On 24 Mar 2015, at 10:58 am, Jamie Kelly otrja...@gmail.com wrote: Are you leaving your shared folders as public or have you turned public off? When I turn public off and choose full access I'm denied access to the folder. Jamie On 3/24/15, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Hmm, the RTN16U is getting a little old now as is the current RTN56U offering I'm using, I'm planning an upgrade to an RTAC87U later on this year which will give me better performance still when listening/streaming audio files. Don't know much about Netgear stuff, I guess we'reall creatures of habit but I do know one thing, if you want to optimize everything then stay away from all those pieces of equipment that promise you the world in one box. On 24/03/2015 3:39 AM, Rick Alfaro wrote: Agreed, the router can also be a big factor. I recently replaced my Asus rt-n16u with a NetGear R7000 also referred to as the NightHawk which also has some terrific ratings. It performs like a champ. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 12:19 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio Exactly, a lot of the earlier devices were under powered when it came to processing. There are other factors of course, the Rooter itself for example. I don't want to appear to be boasting but it would seem that - according to all the Rooter reviews I've studied - that I have one of the best Rooters around today which is an Asus RTN56U which can handle 300,000 data operations per second, there are better of course but at $100 when I bought it 2 years ago? Well I couldn't be happier. On 24/03/2015 2:22 AM, Rick Alfaro wrote: Hi, I can only compare to my DLink 321 with it's gigabyte Ethernet connection. The difference in performance was huge, literally like night and day. Both the MyCloud and the DLink were gigabyte connections so I imagine the big difference would be attributed to the much better processor on the MyCloud. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Richard Bartholomew Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 6:45 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio 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
No sorry for not been clearer in my question, not the public folder but the user folder you set-up is public by default you can turn public off and assign full access, read only access or deny access. On 3/24/15, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: The Public is exactly that and can't be changed. On 24 Mar 2015, at 10:58 am, Jamie Kelly otrja...@gmail.com wrote: Are you leaving your shared folders as public or have you turned public off? When I turn public off and choose full access I'm denied access to the folder. Jamie On 3/24/15, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Hmm, the RTN16U is getting a little old now as is the current RTN56U offering I'm using, I'm planning an upgrade to an RTAC87U later on this year which will give me better performance still when listening/streaming audio files. Don't know much about Netgear stuff, I guess we'reall creatures of habit but I do know one thing, if you want to optimize everything then stay away from all those pieces of equipment that promise you the world in one box. On 24/03/2015 3:39 AM, Rick Alfaro wrote: Agreed, the router can also be a big factor. I recently replaced my Asus rt-n16u with a NetGear R7000 also referred to as the NightHawk which also has some terrific ratings. It performs like a champ. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 12:19 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio Exactly, a lot of the earlier devices were under powered when it came to processing. There are other factors of course, the Rooter itself for example. I don't want to appear to be boasting but it would seem that - according to all the Rooter reviews I've studied - that I have one of the best Rooters around today which is an Asus RTN56U which can handle 300,000 data operations per second, there are better of course but at $100 when I bought it 2 years ago? Well I couldn't be happier. On 24/03/2015 2:22 AM, Rick Alfaro wrote: Hi, I can only compare to my DLink 321 with it's gigabyte Ethernet connection. The difference in performance was huge, literally like night and day. Both the MyCloud and the DLink were gigabyte connections so I imagine the big difference would be attributed to the much better processor on the MyCloud. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Richard Bartholomew Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 6:45 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio 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
Are you leaving your shared folders as public or have you turned public off? When I turn public off and choose full access I'm denied access to the folder. Jamie On 3/24/15, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Hmm, the RTN16U is getting a little old now as is the current RTN56U offering I'm using, I'm planning an upgrade to an RTAC87U later on this year which will give me better performance still when listening/streaming audio files. Don't know much about Netgear stuff, I guess we'reall creatures of habit but I do know one thing, if you want to optimize everything then stay away from all those pieces of equipment that promise you the world in one box. On 24/03/2015 3:39 AM, Rick Alfaro wrote: Agreed, the router can also be a big factor. I recently replaced my Asus rt-n16u with a NetGear R7000 also referred to as the NightHawk which also has some terrific ratings. It performs like a champ. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 12:19 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio Exactly, a lot of the earlier devices were under powered when it came to processing. There are other factors of course, the Rooter itself for example. I don't want to appear to be boasting but it would seem that - according to all the Rooter reviews I've studied - that I have one of the best Rooters around today which is an Asus RTN56U which can handle 300,000 data operations per second, there are better of course but at $100 when I bought it 2 years ago? Well I couldn't be happier. On 24/03/2015 2:22 AM, Rick Alfaro wrote: Hi, I can only compare to my DLink 321 with it's gigabyte Ethernet connection. The difference in performance was huge, literally like night and day. Both the MyCloud and the DLink were gigabyte connections so I imagine the big difference would be attributed to the much better processor on the MyCloud. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Richard Bartholomew Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 6:45 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio 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
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Ah sorry, no I've turned all the share folders to private and I assign access rights for users to each folder. Each user - by default - has their own folder on the drive as well as access to any share you wish to assign them to. On 24/03/2015 12:11 PM, Jamie Kelly wrote: No sorry for not been clearer in my question, not the public folder but the user folder you set-up is public by default you can turn public off and assign full access, read only access or deny access. On 3/24/15, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: The Public is exactly that and can't be changed. On 24 Mar 2015, at 10:58 am, Jamie Kelly otrja...@gmail.com wrote: Are you leaving your shared folders as public or have you turned public off? When I turn public off and choose full access I'm denied access to the folder. Jamie On 3/24/15, Dane Trethowan grtd...@internode.on.net wrote: Hmm, the RTN16U is getting a little old now as is the current RTN56U offering I'm using, I'm planning an upgrade to an RTAC87U later on this year which will give me better performance still when listening/streaming audio files. Don't know much about Netgear stuff, I guess we'reall creatures of habit but I do know one thing, if you want to optimize everything then stay away from all those pieces of equipment that promise you the world in one box. On 24/03/2015 3:39 AM, Rick Alfaro wrote: Agreed, the router can also be a big factor. I recently replaced my Asus rt-n16u with a NetGear R7000 also referred to as the NightHawk which also has some terrific ratings. It performs like a champ. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 12:19 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio Exactly, a lot of the earlier devices were under powered when it came to processing. There are other factors of course, the Rooter itself for example. I don't want to appear to be boasting but it would seem that - according to all the Rooter reviews I've studied - that I have one of the best Rooters around today which is an Asus RTN56U which can handle 300,000 data operations per second, there are better of course but at $100 when I bought it 2 years ago? Well I couldn't be happier. On 24/03/2015 2:22 AM, Rick Alfaro wrote: Hi, I can only compare to my DLink 321 with it's gigabyte Ethernet connection. The difference in performance was huge, literally like night and day. Both the MyCloud and the DLink were gigabyte connections so I imagine the big difference would be attributed to the much better processor on the MyCloud. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Richard Bartholomew Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 6:45 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio 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 -- ** Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves
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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
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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
RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio
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
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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
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Hi Dane It's great to see you back again enlivening the list with interesting contributions. I have a ReadyNAS NAS but they changed the browser interface a while back and it is largely inaccessible and so very difficult to configure. How easy is the MyCloud to configure and are the apps mentioned in the review accessible? John -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
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A very accessible interface via your browser. On 20/03/2015 7:56 PM, John Gurd wrote: Hi Dane It's great to see you back again enlivening the list with interesting contributions. I have a ReadyNAS NAS but they changed the browser interface a while back and it is largely inaccessible and so very difficult to configure. How easy is the MyCloud to configure and are the apps mentioned in the review accessible? John -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
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Totally agree here. I recently purchased the 4tb model to replace my old DLink nas that bit the dust and the difference in speed is impressive. The interface is great as long as you use the html interface. I paid $$180 for it from Amazon and it's been well worth it. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 9:25 PM 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
Hi, as long as you use the MyCloud's web interface, it's fine and very useable. The MyCloud Windows app isn't so great however in terms of accessibility. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John Gurd Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 4:56 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio Hi Dane It's great to see you back again enlivening the list with interesting contributions. I have a ReadyNAS NAS but they changed the browser interface a while back and it is largely inaccessible and so very difficult to configure. How easy is the MyCloud to configure and are the apps mentioned in the review accessible? John -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
I've been looking around at other models of hard drive, the bottom has fallen out of the market it seems, in Australia yo ucan buy a 6TB USB 3.0 drive for $200 so - at prices like these - go your hardest! store your music in high quality FLAC audio etc and - over time - retire them older hard drives that don't have the speed. On 20/03/2015 11:48 PM, Rick Alfaro wrote: Totally agree here. I recently purchased the 4tb model to replace my old DLink nas that bit the dust and the difference in speed is impressive. The interface is great as long as you use the html interface. I paid $$180 for it from Amazon and it's been well worth it. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2015 9:25 PM 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
As the review said, there's really no need to use the Windows App unless you wish to be totally confused. On 20/03/2015 11:51 PM, Rick Alfaro wrote: Hi, as long as you use the MyCloud's web interface, it's fine and very useable. The MyCloud Windows app isn't so great however in terms of accessibility. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John Gurd Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 4:56 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio Hi Dane It's great to see you back again enlivening the list with interesting contributions. I have a ReadyNAS NAS but they changed the browser interface a while back and it is largely inaccessible and so very difficult to configure. How easy is the MyCloud to configure and are the apps mentioned in the review accessible? John -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
windows phoneRe: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio
Hi Dane, I couldn't read the file you sent about the windows phone. Could you please put it in your dropbox?. I went to the verizon site, and got little info about accessability. Thanks -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 11:23 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio As the review said, there's really no need to use the Windows App unless you wish to be totally confused. On 20/03/2015 11:51 PM, Rick Alfaro wrote: Hi, as long as you use the MyCloud's web interface, it's fine and very useable. The MyCloud Windows app isn't so great however in terms of accessibility. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John Gurd Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 4:56 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio Hi Dane It's great to see you back again enlivening the list with interesting contributions. I have a ReadyNAS NAS but they changed the browser interface a while back and it is largely inaccessible and so very difficult to configure. How easy is the MyCloud to configure and are the apps mentioned in the review accessible? John -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: windows phoneRe: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio
Hi, Thanks, I just heard it. I'm very surprised. Thanks. -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 12:07 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: windows phoneRe: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio Its not a file, its an audio demo, you'll find a play button on the page though it may not be labeled as such. On 21/03/2015 2:48 AM, ken wrote: Hi Dane, I couldn't read the file you sent about the windows phone. Could you please put it in your dropbox?. I went to the verizon site, and got little info about accessability. Thanks -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 11:23 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio As the review said, there's really no need to use the Windows App unless you wish to be totally confused. On 20/03/2015 11:51 PM, Rick Alfaro wrote: Hi, as long as you use the MyCloud's web interface, it's fine and very useable. The MyCloud Windows app isn't so great however in terms of accessibility. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John Gurd Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 4:56 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio Hi Dane It's great to see you back again enlivening the list with interesting contributions. I have a ReadyNAS NAS but they changed the browser interface a while back and it is largely inaccessible and so very difficult to configure. How easy is the MyCloud to configure and are the apps mentioned in the review accessible? John -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: windows phoneRe: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio
Its not a file, its an audio demo, you'll find a play button on the page though it may not be labeled as such. On 21/03/2015 2:48 AM, ken wrote: Hi Dane, I couldn't read the file you sent about the windows phone. Could you please put it in your dropbox?. I went to the verizon site, and got little info about accessability. Thanks -Original Message- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 11:23 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio As the review said, there's really no need to use the Windows App unless you wish to be totally confused. On 20/03/2015 11:51 PM, Rick Alfaro wrote: Hi, as long as you use the MyCloud's web interface, it's fine and very useable. The MyCloud Windows app isn't so great however in terms of accessibility. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John Gurd Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 4:56 AM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: WD My Cloud For Storing Audio Hi Dane It's great to see you back again enlivening the list with interesting contributions. I have a ReadyNAS NAS but they changed the browser interface a while back and it is largely inaccessible and so very difficult to configure. How easy is the MyCloud to configure and are the apps mentioned in the review accessible? John -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
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
