Direct Attached Storage (DAS)
- Direct Attached Storage (External Drive) connect directly to the computer.
- It can be a USB flash drive or connected with a USB, USB-C, Thunderbolt, or FireWire cable.
- External Desktop Drives have a power supply. They can be connected to a laptop.
- Other computers on the network cannot connect to it.
| USB Flash | External Portable (non-powered) |
External Desktop (non-powered) |
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Direct Attached Storage (DAS)
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All models that belong to the product family names below are Direct Attached Storage (DAS. |
- WD My Passport
- My Passport Wireless (DAS Mode)
- WD Backup Drive
- WD Elements Portable and Desktop
- WD My Book
- WD My Book Duo
- easystore Portable and Desktop
- SanDisk Professional G-DRIVE
- SanDisk Professional G-RAID
- SanDisk Professional G-SPEED
Network Attached Storage (NAS)
- Network Attached Storage is connected to a network router.
- Data can be accessed from Mobile Devices, Windows Explorer or macOS Finder when they are connected to the same network.
- Some NAS models support remote access.
| WD My Cloud | Wd My Cloud Home |
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Network Attached Storage (NAS)
- WD My Cloud Home
- WD My Cloud Home Duo
- WD My Cloud
- WD My Cloud Mirror Gen2
- WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra
- WD My Cloud PR2100
- WD My Cloud PR4100
- WD My Cloud EX2100
- WD My Cloud EX4100
- WD My Cloud Mirror
- WD My Cloud EX2
- WD My Cloud EX4
- WD My Passport Wireless (NAS Mode)
- WD My Passport Wireless PRO (NAS Mode)
- WD My Book Live
- WD My Book Live Duo
- WD NetCenter
- WD My Book World Edition I (Blue Rings)
- WD My Book World Edition II (Blue Rings)
- WD My Book World Edition I (White Light)
- WD My Book World Edition II (White Light)
- WD Sentinel DX4000
- WD Sentinel DS5100
- WD Sentinel RX4100
- WD Sentinel DS6100
- WD Sentinel DX4200
