The units in this sale are being sold as open box condition. That means that they have been opened due to being a photo sample, a tested good customer return or having damaged packaging. Some non-essential items may be missing from the box. The unit may not be shipped in retail packaging. That is the reason for the reduced sale price and the reduced warranty.
Centralize all your photos, videos, music, and files in one secure location for everyone on your network to enjoy. Then, get anywhere access to your content from your computers, tablets, smartphones, or connected TVs.
Ideal For:
- Centralizing and wirelessly backing up data from all the PC and Mac computers on your network
- Protecting your data with double-safe RAID 1 mirroring and dual-drives
- Viewing photos, videos and other files with free apps for your Apple, Android, BlackBerry, and Windows mobile devices
- Securely accessing your stored digital content via the Internet from any computer
- Sharing photos, videos, music, and files on your wired or wireless network
- Streaming media to your WD TV Live media player, Blu-ray Disc player, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, connected TV or other DNLA/UPnP devices on your home network
The double-safe place for all your media and files.
Connect to your wireless router to provide shared storage for all your computers. RAID mirroring technology continuously maintains a second copy of all your files for real-time data backup.
Upload files on the go.
Free up space on your smartphone or tablet by uploading photos and videos directly to your My Book Live Duo.
Access and share files from anywhere.
View your media collection on any screen. Whether you have a laptop, tablet, smartphone, or connected TV, enjoy your content wherever you go.
Your media and files on your own personal cloud
Create your own personal cloud, without the monthly fees and mysterious location of your data. Store your media and files on the drive and access them securely over the Internet. Or, use WD's free mobile apps for easy access to share and upload your photos and videos directly to your personal cloud using your smartphone or tablet. It's like having up to 8 terabytes of extra storage for your mobile device.
Double-safe backup with RAID 1 technology
Set this system to data protection mode (also known as mirrored mode or RAID 1) and the capacity is divided in half. Half of the capacity is used to store your data and half is used for a second copy. In the unlikely event that one drive fails, your data is protected because it's duplicated on the other drive.
Maximum storage capacity with drive spanning
Out of the box, this two-drive system combines both drives into one large volume, serving as one drive for maximum capacity.
Complete out-of-the-box solution
My Book Live Duo comes complete with two desktop hard drives offering high-capacity, low power consumption, and cool, quiet operation. The drives are factory tested within the enclosure for optimized performance and WD quality you can count on.
Shared storage for all your computers
The perfect dual-drive solution for centralizing and sharing data on your wired or wireless network. Connect the My Book Live Duo to your wireless router to share and access files with any PC or Mac computer on your network.
Automatic, wireless backup for all your computers
Protect your precious memories and wirelessly back up all the files on your network's PC and Mac computers to one reliable location using WD SmartWare. Every time you save something, it's instantly backed up. Mac users can utilize all the features of Apple Time Machine backup software to protect their data.
Now streaming to your HDTV
Watch your daughter's birthday party video or show off your vacation slideshow on your TV. The built-in media server streams photos, videos and music to any DLNA-certified multimedia device such as a WD TV Live media player, Blu-ray Disc player, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and connected TV. DLNA 1.5 and UPnP certified.
Speed without compromise
Built with an 800 MHz CPU for maximum performance to power all your applications from streaming to remote access. Designed around the most recent advances in Ethernet chip technology, this product delivers best-in-class read speeds.
Serve up your music with iTunes
The drive includes iTunes server support so you can centralize your music and video collection and stream it to any PC or Mac with iTunes.
Easy to set up, easy to find on your network
In just a few minutes, you're up and running. Mac, Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista computers will automatically find your My Book Live Duo drive in seconds. If you're running Windows XP, our simple discovery software makes it easy to set up the drive.
Add an extra layer of protection for your files
You can automatically make a second copy, or safepoint, of your My Book Live Duo on another My Book Live Duo or NAS drive on your home network. Now you've got extra safe protection for all your media and ultimate peace of mind.
USB expansion port
Turn any USB 2.0 drive into an instant network drive to add capacity to your personal cloud. Just connect the drive to the USB port and it will automatically be shared on your network.
Shipping Note: Shipping to Alaska and Hawaii is not available for this item.
A physical address is required for delivery. No Military or PO Box shipments available
Warranty: 30 Day Woot
