Just got mine yesterday. I think the setup as well as the dashboard UI etc were far easier/better than the Seagate GoFlex Home that I had given up on a year or so ago.
Transferring about 300GB of data [RAW and JPEGS, between 30MB to 5MB files] from a USB # HDD connected to my daughters iMac, which is 2011, so nly has USB 2, and the iMac connected wired to a 10/100 old router. Got a speed of about 45GB per hour.
If I use my new Macbook Pro with USB 3, will I get a better speed? I guess I can check this also.
If I buy a Gigabit router [I think that is a 10/10/1000?] will I get a better speed?
Just got mine yesterday. I think the setup as well as the dashboard UI etc were far easier/better than the Seagate GoFlex Home that I had given up on a year or so ago.
Transferring about 300GB of data [RAW and JPEGS, between 30MB to 5MB files] from a USB # HDD connected to my daughters iMac, which is 2011, so nly has USB 2, and the iMac connected wired to a 10/100 old router. Got a speed of about 45GB per hour.
If I use my new Macbook Pro with USB 3, will I get a better speed? I guess I can check this also.
If I buy a Gigabit router [I think that is a 10/10/1000?] will I get a better speed?
Any idea how much improvement?
It is generally recommended when transferring a large amount of files to the WD My Cloud to connect the computer via Ethernet cable to the same router (or hub/switch) the WD My Cloud is connected to. The speed of transfer will be limited if one is not using a Gigabyte speed router/gateway (or hub/switch). If using WiFi the speed will generally be lower than if connected via Ethernet cable.
I have connected Mac and My Cloud to the same router wired, which is 10/100, not Gigabit.
The USB HDD that I am transferring from is USB 3 but the Mac has only USB 2.
So I was asking, if I upgrade to a Gigabit router, howm much realistic increase in transfer speed might I expect?
I did read what you wrote and answered at least one of your questions. You never specificity mentioned if you were connected via ethernet or via WiFi so I gave answers to both. If your computers support Gigabyte speed but your router/gateway doesn’t support Gigabyte speed then upgrade the router/gateway and you’ll see a speed increase. If your computer(s) do not support Gigabyte speed then you won’t see any improvement as they’ll only be as fast as 100mb or what ever their max speed is. Depending on the computer (and its hardware) one may be able to buy a Gigabyte network card/adapter which will help speed file transfers if used in conjuction with a Gigabyte router/gateway. With respect to the USB 2 or USB 3 speed, if your computer only supports USB 2 then that’s what a USB 3 device will downgrade to. Depending on the computer (and its hardware) one can buy a USB 3 card/adapter to possibly obtain a faster USB speed.
As I indicated, read the link to the other thread I provided as it explains some of the copying speed issues one can expect with the WD My Cloud.
We cannot give you firm numbers as to what amount speed increase you should expect since there are a large number of variables that affect or impact network speed. For example, it varies depending on your computer hardware, computer software/OS, computer network connection type, network cabling, internal/external hard drive speed, internal/external hard drive connection type, and the amount/type (as explained in the link above) of files being transferred. All one can say is that you should see some sort of a speed increase by upgrading to Gigabyte speed and USB 3 (on USB 3 capable computers) if your computer and router/gateway current don’t support Gigabyte speed and the computer doesn’t currently support USB 3.
