Whats the difference between these

[True Blue]

Western Digital 2TB My Book World Edition II / Network Attached Storage NAS External Hard Drive
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/12161194/Western-Digital-2TB-My-Book-World-Edition-II-Network-Attached-Storage-NAS-External-Hard-Drive/Product.html

and

Western Western Digital My Book Edition II 2TB Dual Drive Network Storage

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0020MLQ3Q/ref=s9_simh_gw_p23_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=1ZVJFZ2KVZHZV4ZMMVWD&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467198433&pf_rd_i=468294

Looking at purchasing for my arriving tomorrow Sonos

If you had the choice which would you go for

 

[Andrew Everard]

Ummm - same product, surely...?

 

[The_Lhc]

Certainly looks like it.

 

[bigboss]

Yup, both are the same. Amazon is cheaper. Can't see any difference apart from that.

 

[idc]

One belongs to the Judean Peoples Front and the other belongs to the People's Front of Judea, and they hate each other......

 

[True Blue]

Thanks guys, thought that was the case one is the World book thats all.

What experiences do people have with amazon, I have only ever used play.

 

[True Blue]

Just done a quick web search and lots of people are saying these are not compatible with Vista or Windows 7, surely not. Is anyone using one of these with that operating system

 

[True Blue]

Ok then its either one of those or

Buffalo Linkstation Duo 2TB High Performance Multimedia Shared Raid Network Storage ( NAS )

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00308CBSS/ref=asc_df_B00308CBSS704457?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=7974&creativeASIN=B003

 

[chebby]

This one has far more (and better) user feedback and is much cheaper and can be delivered quicker..

 

[True Blue]

Thanks Chebby, saw that but I really like the idea of Raid Mirrored copying so will need two bays. Have read the specs for the WD, doesnot appear on paper to support WIndows 7, however the slightly more expensive buffalo does.

Trouble is you canonly get them across the internet I would prefer to buy locally if possible.

 

[idc]

The last thread where someone tried to have a go at Amazon was swamped with good experiences. I have had no bother with Amazon, but be careful with other sellers who use Amazon as a hosting site. Check their feedback before you buy.

It seems very unlikely that they are not compatible with the two most common operating systems in the world. My WD USB hard drive has worked fine with XP and now W7.

I had a Buffalo (not your model) because it had better reviews than the WD equivalents on Amazon. I am sure it is just your luck if either is going to be easy to set up and reliable or not.