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Western Digital MyBook World Edition NAS server

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3.7

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6
out of 10
Good

"After some work, I have it setup the way I want."
The My Book World Edition NAS 500 GB version is very easy to get running. The problem I had was... (read more)

by mevester (see profile), April 27, 2007

91 out of 92 users found this opinion helpful
1 comment posted to this opinion

3
out of 10
Poor

"Great Product - Software Interface is Crap!"
Also, if you check your network activity you may find (as I did) that the drive is contacting some... (read more)

by sisancho (see profile), July 2, 2007

62 out of 62 users found this opinion helpful

7
out of 10
Very good

"MyBook World Edition 1TB is available for $320.00"
Buy the 1 terabyte version at Best Buy for $320.00.

Data transfer rate via ethernet is... (read more)

by rhd1953 (see profile), June 29, 2007

49 out of 60 users found this opinion helpful
1 comment posted to this opinion

1
out of 10
Abysmal

"Total waste of time"
Unless you really, really want to access your files remotely, do not install the mionet the... (read more)

by crimminie (see profile), June 14, 2007

34 out of 35 users found this opinion helpful

9
out of 10
Spectacular

"Easy to Setup if you read..."
What I read in these reviews is stay away from MioNet. I guess I got lucky and from the get go I... (read more)

by Mike_DSS (see profile), August 16, 2007

27 out of 28 users found this opinion helpful
1 comment posted to this opinion

5
out of 10
Average

"Don't come close to the MioNet software"
The only way to work is to map MyBook as a network drive. I worked with MioNet support team for... (read more)

by amitaip (see profile), June 20, 2007

26 out of 32 users found this opinion helpful
4 comments posted to this opinion

9
out of 10
Spectacular

"Really Cool Hard Drive"
I just got my "MyBookWorld for Ethernet 500 GB" and is awesome. To use it, you don't have to... (read more)

by mupadhya (see profile), May 21, 2007

20 out of 26 users found this opinion helpful
2 comments posted to this opinion

1
out of 10
Abysmal

"Drive is crap don't bother"
I bought this drive to back up a failing 1 TB Lacie - talk about dissappointment. Reads/writes are... (read more)

by johnnyapollo2 (see profile), November 24, 2007

13 out of 13 users found this opinion helpful

1
out of 10
Abysmal

"50 Mb speed at best on LAN not 1 Gb!!"
This should be a terrific piece of hardware from a 'reputable' manufacturer. It is instead... (read more)