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 > > >
