I bought both devices. For me the new one is total ■■■■. It might have better hardware but the software is nothing if you expect a NAS. The dashboard is gone, there is no SMB or NFX support. You have to install a special driver with special software to make a network share with some strange protocol I never heart from. Files are not accessible from Windows without installing the special driver. So forget the classic network shares, forget Linux support and forget any control of network users. It is good for if you are a ■■■■■■■ smartphone user who wants to backup his facebook photos and videos.
Again it is not a NAS anymore, although it could have been since it had all the necessary hardware. For me it is off now and I’m waiting for a hack to put the old wd firmware on it cause now it is just worth nothing. Just rotting away.
