It is hard to find fault with the My Book Live when it performs as advertised.
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Conclusion: We're mixed
The My Book Live includes most basic NAS functionality — such as the ability to operate as a media server, and provide access to local files over the internet — but forgoes features such as RAID and expandable storage to keep the price down. f you need the security of RAID, or want more granular configuration options, you'll want to look elsewhere. But if you just need to access your files from anywhere on your home network and the internet, don't have a router that will allow you to add NAS-like capabilities to any USB drive, and don't need more than 3TB of storage, the My Book Live is an affordable choice.
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The Western Digital MyBook Live is a fast, plug-and-play, simple-to-use home NAS server that unfortunately lacks features and has a subpar remote-access solution.
Read the full review →If you’ve got a fast Internet connection or Ethernet hook-up, the My Book Live is an inexpensive and attractive choice for anyone who doesn’t want to deal with the office-grade NAS devices meant for professional IT users.
Read the full review →If you're looking for a way to store media and access it when your PC is off, the My Book Live will do the job beautifully.
Read the full review →It would be a far more viable accessory if it was capable of serving videos and music directly to iTunes and Apple TVs.
Read the full review →If you can live with the Live's simplified feature set and lack of USB ports, then it's a pretty good buy for a single drive NAS.
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Growmac
The drive is fantastic value for money, and suports Apple Time Machine. It's easy to install, and easy to set up multiple shares across both Windows and Mac. If comes with free apps for iOS to allow access to photos and to general file shares. Unfortunately it is punishingly, horribly show on a...
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crawford
So far, so good. Although I haven't really used many of its purported sharing features or iTunes server. It's really just a network storage drive for iTunes and my AppleTV. Advanced users will probably be less satisfied and should really spend the money on a more solid NAS product.
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