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My Book Live Duo 8TB $319.99 Delivered (20% off Storewide) @ WD Store

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My Book Live Duo 8TB $319.99 Delivered (20% off Storewide) @ WD Store
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msmhw on 15/08/2014 - 12:37 store.westerndigital.com (3859 clicks)
Last edited 15/08/2014 - 13:18

thanks to scotty deal and wfdTamar
I found way to get this NAS for $319.99 delivered

1- you need to click in this link
http://store.westerndigital.com/store?SiteID=wdau&Action=Dis…

2- just click back and click in this link http://store.westerndigital.com/store/wdau/en_AU/DisplayAcce…

3- add the item into the cart you will notice they give you $80 discount (20%)

note if this doesnt work from the first time you need to clear your browser history and cache

proof http://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/81226/24591/screen_shot…

not sure if this applies to other items

I tried couple of items and it works!

PLEASE GUYS to help each other post any items (with the links) you think its great buy!

promotion items

http://store.westerndigital.com/store/wdau/en_AU/list/ThemeI…

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        • DJcap on 15/08/2014 - 14:23

          Here is the highest speed I get from my synology DS213j
          Upload 4mb/s
          Download 10mb/s

        • Logical on 15/08/2014 - 14:32

          pretty useless over WiFi… cancel your order. Get yourself the network through power point gadgets and enjoy the fast speed of transfer through copper.

        • DJcap on 15/08/2014 - 14:40
          +1

          @Logical:
          May I ask which powerline are you using? I have a netgear 500mbps powerline but the speed is way slower than from wireless AC connection.

        • AzNDuDe on 16/08/2014 - 07:28

          well if you have 2nd thoughts id be glad to buy it off you

      • videoman on 15/08/2014 - 14:29

        Just get a long ethernet cable and plug it into your network

  • Tessai on 15/08/2014 - 13:53

    Thanks op! Just bought one!
    Thumbs up

  • Trueno on 15/08/2014 - 13:55

    What are the Transfer speeds like? Better then usb 3.0 via ethernet?

    • c0balt on 15/08/2014 - 14:57
      +1

      No.

      The speeds are bad. This isn't marketed for speed or functionality, but size.

      Max write speeds have been said to be around the ~50MB/s mark, however unless your router supports gigabit ethernet then you will be stuck with 100Mb/s speed on their router for a top write speed of less than 10 MB/s.

      http://www.storagereview.com/western_digital_my_book_live_du…

      • Phoebus on 15/08/2014 - 16:14

        50MB/s isn't too bad. On Gbe max is about 100MB/s on the the best soho NAS anyway.

        • c0balt on 15/08/2014 - 16:33

          I think the speeds are fast for the price (8TB at 50MB/s for ~$320 is bloody awesome), but pretty bad in terms of multi drive NAS solutions.

          It's just I also have networked RAID boxes (Areca NAS) that get read speeds of ~450 MB/s and write speeds of up to 200 MB/s, which is why I called ~50 bad, but it costs an arm and a leg.

        • Phoebus on 15/08/2014 - 16:45

          @c0balt:
          I assume you're getting those awesome speed over USB3 or disk to disk, not over a Gbe network.

        • c0balt on 15/08/2014 - 17:16
          +1

          @Phoebus:

          10Gb/s fibre ethernet, but the RAIDs are connected to the server via esata.

  • racerm911 on 15/08/2014 - 13:55
    +10

    Damn you OZB!!!!!
    Sony A7, and now this!

    Need a Migoreng deal so that i can eat now.

  • Olokun on 15/08/2014 - 13:56

    Does anyone know if it comes with an AU or Universal plug? Or will this be US?

    • msmhw on 15/08/2014 - 13:58
      +1

      its from their AU store so definitely will come with Au plug. bit not sure if it comes with another plugs.

      • Twisty on 15/08/2014 - 14:00

        How long is the cable?

        • msmhw on 15/08/2014 - 14:03

          I dont have this hard drive yet, but my other WD hard drives the AC cable around 1.5m and the USB cable around 1m

        • Twisty on 15/08/2014 - 14:34

          @msmhw:
          Thanking you

      • Olokun on 15/08/2014 - 14:03
        +3

        Well that sealed the deal.. Will definately be in trouble when I get home.

    • AdrianW on 15/08/2014 - 14:00

      Should be AU - the link in the original post was for the AU store.

      I have bought single WD external drives before - and they came with convertable power packs which include slide on pins for AU, UK and US sockets.

  • Bappy on 15/08/2014 - 14:01

    Bouth one - thanks heaps OP

    But unable to find any info if I can cast media files to my TV using Plex or any other apps…

    • DJcap on 15/08/2014 - 14:08
      +1

      No Plex, you can still read those videos which your tv supports(MKV I suppose).

      • msmhw on 15/08/2014 - 14:19

        do you know if I can use it to stream videos to my laptop or tablet without downloading the video? and which format the video should be?

        • DJcap on 15/08/2014 - 14:30
          +1

          Yes you definitely can. Since you are streaming videos to your laptop, any format will be ok. If you are going to watch them on your tv, you should check the supported video formats of your TV.(Because TV does not do transcode)

    • Thiefsie on 15/08/2014 - 15:17

      I'd Say XBMC would be the best way to stream media from it, and to be blunt XBMC is better and more fully featured than 99% of the solutions out there, and runs PLEX as a plugin if necessary. This is what I plan on doing with it. Plex transcoding on a wireless home network to TV is a little silly… but transcoding out to mobile devices is fantastic. XBMC for wired, Plex for the rest. I'm unsure if plex can read from the NAS (unlikely) but in that case I'll just leave some of the media I want on my PLEX pc for transcoding out

      • DJcap on 15/08/2014 - 17:51

        XBMC is great. I run it on almost all my devices except the apple TV 3. still waiting for the jailbreak….

  • maf101 on 15/08/2014 - 14:04

    I bought one. Thanks.

  • mikeymike on 15/08/2014 - 14:09

    Bought one too… Thanks OP!!!! an awesome price…

  • cryptos on 15/08/2014 - 14:10

    Black magic, sweet post, another 8TB thanks OP

  • pbvillaflores on 15/08/2014 - 14:11
    -1

    Is it possible to mount this as a windows share/samba??

    • 51722 on 15/08/2014 - 14:24

      In the network section:

      " Mac, Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista computers will automatically find your My Book Live Duo in seconds."

      So, I guess its a yes.

      • Bappy on 15/08/2014 - 14:31

        In That case, XBMC can be utilised

  • Hoangkar on 15/08/2014 - 14:15
    +1

    Just order one and strip it and use it as ZFS :)

  • morini on 15/08/2014 - 14:18
    +1

    Is it possible to un-RAID this and just use it as two seperate NAS drives?

    • Bappy on 15/08/2014 - 14:30

      Yes - by default its configured as spanned mode (uses both drives, no mirror)
      You have to manually re-configure it for Raid1 mode

      Source: http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/review/western_digital/my_book…

      • 51722 on 15/08/2014 - 14:34

        But, isn't RAID1 for redundancy? I am not very computer literate but I assume RAID1 will halve the (8GB) capacity to 4GB.

      • morini on 15/08/2014 - 14:35

        Sorry, should've been clearer. I mean as completely separate volumes, each 4TB.

        • [Deactivated] on 15/08/2014 - 14:46

          It seems possible to convert later from raid or non raid.
          http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/library/UM/ENG/4779-705065.pdf
          page 78.

        • Obake on 15/08/2014 - 14:49

          I read through the PDF user manual (http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/library/UM/ENG/4779-705065.pdf) and it sounds like (Pg71) it's either RAID1 (Maximum Protection) or RAID0 (Maximim Capacity) so there's no way to un-RAID it. Which kind of sucks, since you can't use it like a HDD Dock and stick any pre-formatted drive in it, you have to use one that's set up correctly. And also means you can't take out the drives and use a dock to read it's contents if the enclosure thing every die.

        • morini on 15/08/2014 - 14:49
          +1

          The page there allows selection between "Maximum capacity (spanning)" or "Maximum protection" (RAID 1). I didn't want spanning, but got my answer, thanks!

          Oh and thanks to OP and friends for an awesome deal.

        • [Deactivated] on 15/08/2014 - 15:14

          @Obake: Oh I see, I thought Raid 0 is like Unraid, but you actually mean to see it as two different drives…

          I'm new to raid, cant we unplug a raid 1 and read it in windows? Even with some software?

          How about raid 0?

        • SickDmith on 15/08/2014 - 20:24

          @morini:

          I was asking myself the same question…
          But it does not look like it can be configured as two single drives…
          Which is bad IMHO.

        • CH on 16/08/2014 - 02:59

          It does do JBOD.

    • CH on 16/08/2014 - 02:56

      What you mean is JBOD, and yes it can be configured that way.

      "My Book Duo ships preconfigured in RAID 0 for maximum performance and capacity with the options of choosing RAID 1 for ultimate data protection or JBOD to use the drives individually."

      http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=1260

  • [Deactivated] on 15/08/2014 - 14:37

    Snapped! I hope it's not pricing error or marketing denial like RaboDirect iPad Mini.

    The dilemma now is should I RAID 1 it or should I not…
    I don't yet need 8tb, a 4 should be enough, but one day I might…

  • petestrash on 15/08/2014 - 14:37

    Great Combination thanks guys.

  • Huntta on 15/08/2014 - 14:40

    God damnit OZBargain! I just bought 2! I will be in a deep Sh$t when I got home.

  • snufl on 15/08/2014 - 14:43

    I tried so hard to resist, but couldn't, bought the 6 TB.

  • morini on 15/08/2014 - 14:43

    Also found, for those going more upmarket.

    Thunderbolt Duo 8TB $640
    http://store.westerndigital.com/store/wdau/en_AU/DisplayAcce…

    Thunderbolt Duo 4TB $320
    http://store.westerndigital.com/store/wdau/en_AU/DisplayAcce…

  • killabob on 15/08/2014 - 14:44
    +2

    Really doesn't get great reviews based on speed (over wifi especially) and stability which are the key factors for me wanting one. Shame really as I just talked myself out of the N54L due to the fact I would want to spend in excess of $1k, by the time I set up a good 8tb NAS. The I got excited about this about but can't pull the trigger with this many bad reviews. Arrrggghhh…

  • giventofly on 15/08/2014 - 14:51
    +7

    I don't need this, I don't need this, I don't need this, I don't need this

    • heathwithnoteeth on 15/08/2014 - 14:59
      +1

      me too me too me too….. itchy trigger finger….

  • NigelTufnel on 15/08/2014 - 14:53

    Bought a 6TB, not really sure why… Already have excess hard drives. Might just throw some backups on them and put them away.

  • TomGum on 15/08/2014 - 14:58

    Just ordered one. Just hope the item comes in perfect order.

    I was just thinking to my self.

    How much would a dual HDD NAS box cost of this type without any HDD.

  • msmhw on 15/08/2014 - 15:00

    just notice My Cloud Mirror 6TB for AU$439.99
    http://store.westerndigital.com/store/wdau/en_AU/DisplayProd…

    its $598 on JB hi fi

    not sure if its worth to pay more for it but it has 2x USB 3.0 and come with the red drives, also there are good reviews about it.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaA_-clrilU

  • atlas on 15/08/2014 - 15:01

    Hmmmm very tempting. Already have 16TB sitting in my Microserver, but may get one of these to backup the Microserver…

    • atlas on 15/08/2014 - 15:37
      +1

      Anddddd bought. Decided to try it out for the personal cloud feature lol

  • wizzfizz on 15/08/2014 - 15:06

    Thanks msmhw (and Scotty for the original post). And yes, I will also be in trouble when I get home!

  • dalemightypies on 15/08/2014 - 15:08

    Bought 1 x 8tb
    I will most likely pull the drives out and put them in my N54L :)

  • daveee on 15/08/2014 - 15:09
    +1

    This is so tempting, but at the same time scary, given the horror reports people have given about these things.

  • hippies on 15/08/2014 - 15:10

    bought one. thanks OP ! broke now :(

  • ironworthy on 15/08/2014 - 15:11

    Just bought, the payment went to Digital River. Then got a confirmation email through hotmail and it had a popup warning, saying "be careful, this sender failed our fraud detection test." Email came from [email protected]

    Anyone have this? Should it be a concern?

    • Huntta on 15/08/2014 - 15:13
      +1

      perhaps, pay with Paypal, then you're protected.

  • mooreshady on 15/08/2014 - 15:13

    too bad i only use 2.5 size HDDs……….

  • cktftw on 15/08/2014 - 15:17

    amazing deal, got one

  • su27km on 15/08/2014 - 15:18

    price too good. bought one just now. worked. thanks

  • Thiefsie on 15/08/2014 - 15:19

    Snapped one up - quick change to RAID 1 and then all my media can sit on this bad boy, and a backup of my work also. Can't complain for this price!

  • fLamous on 15/08/2014 - 15:20

    Tearing it up, I ate a bite of this deal. Got one…

  • uradox on 15/08/2014 - 15:25
    +2

    Wow thanks very much OP!!! I've been on the market for a thunderbolt drive for backups for a few weeks.
    $239.99 for a My Book VelociRaptor Duo is a great bargain.
    http://imgur.com/uLlfh2Q

    • digitalane on 15/08/2014 - 18:21

      I went for this deal instead too - nice one

    • faye on 15/08/2014 - 22:55

      This is a better deal. Thx

  • ybpc_tj on 15/08/2014 - 15:26

    Bought on half hour ago. I have looked for a bargain NAS for a while. Finally I got one. That is amazing price. 8TB for $319.99. Although CPU of MBL is slower than Mycloud, I think that is good enough for personal home NAS. And it does same thing as Mycloud.

    Does anyone know if MBL has energy saving function? Do we have to leave it power on all the time.

  • Twisty on 15/08/2014 - 15:34
    +1

    Bit worried about this 8TB thingy heating up like a lot of the Amazon Reviews, seems a lot of them heated up & crashed a lot.

    Also, when connected via a Gigabyte connection, what speeds should expect? And what speeds would you expect for it to be connected to a a Gigabyte port on a AC Wifi router which is then connected via AC Wifi to my iMac?

  • n14pulsarq on 15/08/2014 - 15:50

    Dont really need it but its cheap and u can never have enough storage

  • UFO on 15/08/2014 - 15:51

    BOUGHT!

    This is the best tech deal since the HP Micro Server deal a few years ago…. and one of those pay now without thinking too long deals. Credit card was already coming out of wallet even before I finished reading deal!

    Unreal offer, and thanks for posting detailed instructions OP.

    Woot!!!!

  • uetecu on 15/08/2014 - 15:56

    Thanks OP you're a legend

  • Freeslave_44 on 15/08/2014 - 16:06
    +2

    Damnit, I just cancelled my order. Too many red flags.

    Oh well, 1 additional available unit for another Ozbargainer.

  • Joxer on 15/08/2014 - 16:13
    +5

    arrggghhhhhhhhhhh sometimes it's good to be poor…I am so close to buying one…I can't wait until this thing reads as expired so I don't have to think about it more…come on run out of stock already!

    • sharepoint on 15/08/2014 - 16:26
      +1

      I can add 100 units to my cart and still says Stock Available so may be a while before this expires.

  • ljg00 on 15/08/2014 - 16:16

    I've never setup a NAS or personal cloud…would this be a good unit for a novice. I will be mainly using it to backup all music, movies and streaming over wifi.

  • jimbeam on 15/08/2014 - 16:17

    I keep getting Payment Authorisation Failed tried paypal and creditcard

  • espcookie on 15/08/2014 - 16:29

    Wow - great price - thanks for the post! Now I have one of these to go with my two N40L microservers. Basically getting the housing unit for the price of the bare drives alone!

  • dvddirect on 15/08/2014 - 16:32

    CHAMPION!

  • TravelKon on 15/08/2014 - 16:35

    Can anyone tell me if this can act as 8TB storage? I don't want to use the data protection function that backs up the data on 1 drive to another effectively cutting the storage to 4TB…

    • rbaggio on 15/08/2014 - 16:42

      Yes you can just configure it as RAID 0, and stripe data across both drives (to get 8TB)

    • Max on 15/08/2014 - 16:44

      Yes, it can.

      • TravelKon on 15/08/2014 - 16:58

        Out of the box is it set up this way?

        • brick007123 on 15/08/2014 - 17:03

          RAID 0 is out of the box. Do a quick search on Google is not that hard…

        • Phoebus on 15/08/2014 - 17:15

          @brick007123:
          Looking at the review I thought it was JBOD rather than raid 0, with raid 1 option.

    • PVA on 15/08/2014 - 17:57

      Their site says the two drives are spanned so you get 8TB but you have the option of Raid 1 (4TB)

  • bb20 on 15/08/2014 - 17:05

    I hate ozbargain. Always make me spend money!!! :D

  • ricol on 15/08/2014 - 17:06

    I should not take credit card with me… Going to take out the disks for n54l bought yesterday…

  • Bludge on 15/08/2014 - 17:26

    Just bought a My Book Live Duo 6 TB Thanks

  • Saiya on 15/08/2014 - 17:41
    +2

    AWESOME DEAL! Thanks mate!

    Getting NBN installed and this will definitely come in handy! ;)

  • bosanceros on 15/08/2014 - 17:47

    Are these any good, I want one for storing high quality media and streaming throughout the house using plex?

  • videoman on 15/08/2014 - 17:47

    It seems like most of the bad reviews on amazon are from mac users.

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