Compact storage system for individual users with high capacity, good software and good value for money

The increase in the present on our computers increases exponentially data, hence the idea what to do with my data. Enough for the individual users a few years ago a good 1TB hard drive, which is now no longer enough by far, with a particularly high number of media-heavy data. With a small collection of external hard drives and sticks it is not done, so you have to opt for a larger solution to these days. And now it all depends on the number of users, or to the choice of services, which I want to use. A distinction is made between devices with personal cloud radio Tina formality and appliances for personal data backup. Western Digital and other companies have developed in recent years from its core business out its own product lines, which emerge from the shadow of simple hard drive product lines. The WD Elements Desktop, My Book and the WD My Book when Herstelle include Western Digital to this product line. The latter we tested here.

When unboxing falls on a really simple plain packaging. Most essential details of the product are shown on the box. Simply wrapped the product comes with a USB 3.0 cable to an external power adapter and an adapter for German outlets. Our delivery also contained the necessary for UK adapter. the other adapters for other regions were not included.

The system has a simple structure. Two software and hardware RAID enabled Western Digital hard drives from the Red series, each with 3TB capacity are close to each other in a small, narrow enclosure. This can be easily opened from the top. Another metal grille protects the two hard drives, each with 3TB capacity and 5400 U / min. The design protects the unit against heat. On the back simply held the USB two USB is 3.0 connection leads directly to the PC, connections for additional hard drives or USB sticks, a Kensington lock port for stationary mounting your hard drive with a Kensington lock and the connector for the AC adapter , On the front of them, the LEDs blink entgegen.Insgesamt seen makes My Book Duo a stable well-made impression.

Testing: We tested the unit with a Lenovo Yoga 2 11 inches and Windows 8.1. If you have a Mac the pre-formatted with NTFS file system drive must be reformatted. It is recommended for both platforms to copy the software installer to your PC or Mac In Windows systems, you can use the drive instantly. The device displays under Windows 8.1 on the desktop, offering the installation of the included WD Security, Utilities WD WD SmartWare Wave to.
The Yoga supports USB 2.0 and the 290M / bit transfer rates in RAID mode can be complied with. Nevertheless, the results are satisfactory. The copying transitions are fluid. Automatic backups can be set via the Smart Wave Software. Acronis True Image WD Edition software provides a backup of the entire PC system or individual system components. This worked einwandfrei.Passwortschutz and AES 256 bit encryption also .You can synchronize with Dropbox and share the stored data.

To summarize: The My Book Duo System is a high quality backup system for the individual user. The very quiet system is well thought out and functional. The software tools are easy to use and have fulfilled all the functions zufreidenstellend. The Preis_ performance ratio is very good. Which vary between personal cloud server and new single hard drive for all users a good solution to WIN and MAC funktioniert.Wer a device with USB has benefited from the rapid transmission of data 3.0 ports.
For easy functionality still some things could be improved. Longer cables for AC adapter and USB. The unit really stands must be near. Something darker LEDs for operation. Very bright, especially when the appliance is CLOSE. The two rear USB ports might have a little more distance. Particularly with shared use of both ports makes sense. An on-off switch would be great too.
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