Slightly more expensive at £58, but this deal was super-hot around three weeks ago at £53 and it's only a fiver more.
Recertified product still comes with a limited warranty and a thirty day money back guarantee if you're not satisfied.
These went out of stock really quickly last time, so I hope this helps someone out.
Latest comments (19)
androidblah
27 May 17#19
Can you access these drives from an Nvidia Shield running Kodi?
lestergunn
27 May 171#18
I've got D link video cameras I use for security. Could I use this for recording?
redant
27 May 17#17
It really depends what you want to do with the drive. If you really want to expose unencrypted confidential files to the world at large then you are better off going for the most secure system possible, but if you just want to publish a large volume of your music files / photos / videos then it may not be worth the extra cost. I use Winzip secure AES encryption locally prior to backup if I want a remote backup of any confidential stuff - that has the added benefit I can also store those files on separate media at home too - keeping them completely offline to avoid the risk of attacks like seen recently.
Wotan
26 May 17#15
Would these be a suitable plex server?
stuey771 to Wotan
27 May 17#16
The single bay drives don't run plex. The media server is twonky built in. You need one of the EX2 multibay models to install plex i believe.
paulmcuk
26 May 17#14
rofiquel
26 May 17#13
4TB for £95 still in stock
sallyforth
26 May 17#10
Would these be viable alt to paying for cloud space?
wozukSilencer to sallyforth
26 May 17#11
yes as technically thats what it is just your own cloud
ukez to sallyforth
26 May 172#12
If you really must put your files on a cloud (i.e your own one) you're better off using a QNAP or Synology device as they support their devices for years by comparison.
Companies of these sort of entry cloud type NAS devices rarely offer any kind of long term firmware support for these types of devices. Whereas QNAP and Synology are much better suited for a personal cloud situation.
I've got a QNAP device which released 2011 and it only just last week received its final firmware upgrade; QNAP made me aware that was the case too from within the devices interface when I logged in as well, so I kind of know where I stand with that device going forward.
During that time (since 2011) I've lost count of the amount of times that awesome little device has received newer operating system upgrades, bug fixes, vulnerability fixes and security exploit patches since it released and its now mid 2017.
You simply wont get that level of support from companies like Western Digital who's primary market is to sell HDD's, not servers.
If you simply want a local NAS that your not going to connected to anything more than a secure LAN then this is okay'ish, but if you want one that has strong security, receives regular updates, bug fixes, security exploit patches, offers SSL/TLS (https) certification for secure remote access, AES NI data encryption, bundles or free apps for easy setup and use from your IOS/Android mobile device, plus a bundle of other uses then buy QNAP or Synology.
robert_bear
26 May 171#9
Boom! Thank you Op been waiting on this one, I need two new WD Reds for a NAS
shalton
26 May 17#2
does this one and the 4TB one come with the red drives?
HankHandsome to shalton
26 May 171#8
Yeah, they should be the red drives - mine was.
sion22
26 May 171#7
Just bought a recertified from WD. the usb cable is bended, and one of the peg in the casing is snapped and lodged between the casing. the costumer serves is abysmal, still work tho
txb01
26 May 17#6
Shows £99.00 then discounted to £57.99 at checkout
txb01
26 May 17#4
£99.00 now
shalton to txb01
26 May 17#5
£57.99. you must be looking at the non-recertified ones.
neils31
26 May 17#3
do they work with win 10?
HankHandsome
26 May 171#1
as i probably said the last time, good price for a starter nas with a drive you can also pull to put in another one should you upgrade
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Recertified product still comes with a limited warranty and a thirty day money back guarantee if you're not satisfied.
These went out of stock really quickly last time, so I hope this helps someone out.
Latest comments (19)
Companies of these sort of entry cloud type NAS devices rarely offer any kind of long term firmware support for these types of devices. Whereas QNAP and Synology are much better suited for a personal cloud situation.
I've got a QNAP device which released 2011 and it only just last week received its final firmware upgrade; QNAP made me aware that was the case too from within the devices interface when I logged in as well, so I kind of know where I stand with that device going forward.
During that time (since 2011) I've lost count of the amount of times that awesome little device has received newer operating system upgrades, bug fixes, vulnerability fixes and security exploit patches since it released and its now mid 2017.
You simply wont get that level of support from companies like Western Digital who's primary market is to sell HDD's, not servers.
If you simply want a local NAS that your not going to connected to anything more than a secure LAN then this is okay'ish, but if you want one that has strong security, receives regular updates, bug fixes, security exploit patches, offers SSL/TLS (https) certification for secure remote access, AES NI data encryption, bundles or free apps for easy setup and use from your IOS/Android mobile device, plus a bundle of other uses then buy QNAP or Synology.