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 <[email protected]> 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:[email protected]] 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:[email protected]] 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 >> <[email protected]> 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:[email protected]] 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 >> >> >> > > > >
