Testseek.com have collected 88 expert reviews of the Western Digital My Book Live Duo WDBVHT and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital My Book Live Duo WDBVHT.
March 2012
(79%)
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The editors liked
Very easy to install and use
RAID 1
Easily removable drives
Easy setup
Simple setting controls
Versatility with remote access via DLNA and iOS apps
Quiet operation
Comprehensive feature set
Easy to set up
Large storage capacity
Easy to use
Good remote access
Low power draw
Affordable for the storage involved. Decent speed for the price. Attractive interface and features. iOS and Android support. User-serviceable drives
The editors didn't like
Web access needs some fine tuning
Drive door a little too loose
Android app didn't work on our HTC Rhyme
Slow video streaming
$799.99 (6TB)
$599.99 (4TB)
Could be more intuitive
Small Android glitches
USB 2.0 only
Expensive
Mobile applications need more work. No active cooling
Make sure to leave it upright. Doesn't handle switching networks particularly well
Broad Mac, PC, and consumer device support. Works with Time Machine, DLNA devices, you name it. An affordable way to add lots of RAIDprotected storage for backup, media serving, or both. Solid performance. USB port available should you wish to expand stor
Files uploaded via iPhone app get renamed. Still no social networking hooks for autouploading photos or videos. Costly at 0 (the 2TB version was 0 last year), though that may have more to do with the constantly fluctuating cost of storage drives than anyt
Supports RAID1 and Spanned Drives, Very easy to setup, works out of the box, Decent gigabit transfer speeds, Includes USB port to expand on internal storage
No on/off button
The WD My Book Live Duo takes a really good device and makes it better on all counts. With personal cloud being all the rage, the Duo delivers on all counts and expands on storage capabilities with RAID1. It's dead simple to set up and use, and with the n...
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Published: 2014-01-06, Author: Frank , review by: uk.hardware.info
Abstract: NAS devices are the all-in-one kitchen appliance, the jack of all trades of the home network. They can do one thing, they can do many things, and often you don't even need all of the features. While it's great to own a £350 top-of-the-line model, it doe...
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Published: 2013-08-28, Author: Leo , review by: micromart.co.uk
Abstract: The WD My Book Live Duo is quite possibly the most simple NAS you will ever see. It strongly resembles an external USB drive that has had the USB cable replaced with gigabit Ethernet.From a cosmetic point of view, WD has stuck with its familiar Book curve...
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Published: 2013-04-09, Author: Karl , review by: macworld.co.uk
Familiar style, up to 8TB storage, good budget choice
Limited direct connectivity
One thing that's consistent throughout the My Book brand is ease of use. Plug and play capability. The Live Duo combines with this with powerful and easy to configure features like media center support and iTunes streaming
Published: 2013-02-14, Author: Frank , review by: uk.hardware.info
Abstract: Consumers have more choice than ever when it comes to two-disk NAS devices. Prices are all over the place, and the features range from very basic to impressively advanced and comprehensive. Hardware.Info tested 24 different NAS devices in different pric...
★★★★The key benefit of Western Digital’s 4TB package is its ease of use. You get lots of storage space and you don’t have to construct it from an empty NAS shell and hard drives. The drive is configured to help you get it up and running quickly and e...
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Published: 2012-05-23, Author: Ian , review by: techradar.com
Comprehensive feature set, Easy to set up, Large storage capacity
