Question 1

Are there apps for this product for my droid phone and Ipad? This is still new to me. I'm looking for 2 drives with 3t and 3t backup. Is this the product for me?

Accepted Answer

I have an IPAD app that connects to my drives- (I have 3 of these drives and love them)   The APP is WD 2go Pro.  It will allow me to download files to my IPAD or send a link to someone so they can download them.  You can also access the drive from a browser.  I'm a video editor and I store graphics and video files on these drives.  They are a little too slow to edit from, but they are great for archiving my master MOV files.  I run them all as mirrored raids.

Question 2

What are the drive speeds (RPM)?

Accepted Answer

I don't know and don't care about RPMs.  We're using this as mirrored (Raid 1) network storage and daily by up to four users shows no lag whatsoever.

Question 3

I am able to stream my pictures and videos from it without any lag?

Accepted Answer

Zero lag? No, I believe there will always be *some* lag using this system, sometimes worse than others. Also, if you try to copy a corrupt or unreadable file to the Duo, it will stop at that file and will not proceed any further. I believe this is a bug in their software as I have checked the suspect files and they work fine on my Mac. If you choose to purchase the Duo, streamline your installation as much as possible (short runs, high-quality cable & connectors, etc.) Monitor it because it goes down and has to be rebooted occasionally. And good luck!

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