WD NetCenter

noob · 16 Feb 2007 at 22:21

Does the Western Digital NetCentre have to be physically connected to a router or can it be placed anywhere in the house?

rpstewart · 16 Feb 2007 at 22:57

It has a wired ethernet connection therefore to access it it has to be connected into your local LAN which in most cases means your router. It can be placed anywhere in the home but you'll have to trail a cable to it.

noob · 16 Feb 2007 at 23:03

Cheers. I don't know whether to wait for this: -

Western Digital WDG1NC5000E MyBook World 500GB Gigabit

or get the netcentre: -

Western Digital WDXE5000KSE NetCentre 500GB Ethernet External Hard Drive

The only differences I can see if the MyBook is Gigabit and the NetCentre isn't and the NetCentre acts as a print server. Is that correct?

rpstewart · 16 Feb 2007 at 23:13

noob said:
The only differences I can see if the MyBook is Gigabit and the NetCentre isn't and the NetCentre acts as a print server. Is that correct?

That's how I read it, yes.

noob said:
Cheers. I don't know whether to wait for this: -

It depends what your requirements are. Do you have a printer you want to share?

noob · 16 Feb 2007 at 23:16

No, I might as well wait for the MyBook World.

nick · 23 Feb 2007 at 10:49

I was going to get a MyBook World but then realised it had a fan, and i've heard the fan in the other MyBook models is noisy. Therefore I ordered a NetCentre 500gb (for £160 from elsewhere) as they have no fans due to the side ventilation slots.

Nick

OspreyO · 26 Feb 2007 at 11:43

nick said:
I was going to get a MyBook World but then realised it had a fan, and i've heard the fan in the other MyBook models is noisy. Therefore I ordered a NetCentre 500gb (for £160 from elsewhere) as they have no fans due to the side ventilation slots.

Nick

When the drive spins down and the heat subsides, does the fan not spin down aswell?

nick · 26 Feb 2007 at 15:15

I have no idea... but a drive without any fan at all appeals to me more than one with a fan that may keep spinning up/down or stay on permanently.

Also, I'm not sure if the MyBook is Mac compatible - I think it uses its own proprietary protocols. The NetCentre just uses normal SMB shares.

Nick

jimblowscash · 14 Mar 2007 at 12:20

the l;acie ethernet disc mini is mac and pc comp and now has gigabit connection as well, plus up to 500 gb is fan free

HEADRAT · 14 Mar 2007 at 17:19

The GigE think is a waste of time, there is no way any single disc is going to push anywhere near 1000Mbps, probably peak at about 85Mbps.

HEADRAT