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
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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
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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
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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
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