Frustratingly slow speeds
01/21/2014
This review is from: 3TB My Book Live External Hard Drive
Pros:
Simple to set up and Time Machine compatible
Cons:
While 3TB seems like a lot of storage (and it is), this drive is so slow it makes filling the drive with data painful. I have this drive on a wired connection, CAT 5e cables, and a gigabit router and I cannot transfer 100GB of data in less than 24hrs. I bought this without researching at my local BX and now I'm stuck with 3TB of storage and a painfully slow NAS. I would not but this product again.
Overall Review:
I gave this two eggs because its not completely worthless but I am actively in the market to replace this waste of space.
Manufacturer Response:
Hi, it is unfortunate that you are experiencing problems with your Network Drive. The My Book Live has a 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet connection. Actual transfer rates can vary based on your local area network topology, hard drive disk read/write speeds, system activity, and length of cable. Transfer rates will only be as fast as your slowest network component. Please click on the following link for some suggestions on how to improve your network transfer rate.
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5736
We would like the opportunity to assist you on this case and answer any questions you may have on this issue. Please contact us at 1 (855) 842-5370, or via our support website at:
http://support.wdc.com/contact/contact.asp?lang=en&ct=networking.
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- Mark H.
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