WD 8TB My Cloud EX2 Ultra Network Attached Storage – NAS – WDBVBZ0080JCH-NESN
A 1.3 GHz dual-core processor for high performance and ultra-fast transfer speeds. Up to 16TB of centralized storage for your entire network. Simple system management for personalized backup. Windows-Windows 10, Windows 8 or 8.1 Windows 7, Windows Vista, Mac OS X- El Capitan (Mac OS 10.11) Yosemite (Mac OS 10.10) Maverick (Mac OS 10.9) Mountain
A 1.3 GHz dual-core processor for high performance and ultra-fast transfer speeds. Up to 16TB of centralized storage for your entire network. Simple system management for personalized backup. Windows-Windows 10, Windows 8 or 8.1 Windows 7, Windows Vista, Mac OS X- El Capitan (Mac OS 10.11) Yosemite (Mac OS 10.10) Maverick (Mac OS 10.9) Mountain Lion* (Mac OS 10.8) Lion* (Mac OS 10 Note-Compatibility may vary depending on your computer’s hardware configuration and operating system)
Product Features
- Centralized network storage and access from anywhere with computers or mobile devices
- High-performance 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and 1GB memory for seamless media streaming and ultra-fast file transfers
- Milestone Arcus Surveillance software with unlimited camera licenses
- Multiple RAID configurations and automatic backup options to help guard important data
- Automatic file synching across all your computers for up-to-date access from anywhere
- Volume encryption and password protection for enhanced data security
Great Drive With Periods Of Frustration This is a nice piece of electronics that is easy to setup and use. Many RAID modes available including JBOD (Just a bunch of drives) for the most storage space. On setup everything worked and it was easy to access from most anywhere. Then the problems started. The drive periodically disappears from my Network. Many people have mentioned this problem and there are lots of fixes listed. First I turned off Sleep mode thinking that somehow was contributing to the problem. I also gave the…
Hardware is fine, supportig software is unreliable. * Update 01/11/2018 * I’m officially giving up on this NAS and will be replacing it with another one from a different manufacturer. Syncing now never works outside of my home network. I also can’t access the dashboard anymore even when I’m connected to my home network. Using this device has been nothing but 7 months of inconsistent performance and frustrating software issues that seem to have no resolution. Don’t be fooled by Western Digital’s answer to this review – it did absolutely nothing…
Nifty little prosumer NAS (4-bay) This review is for the WD EX4100 (4-bay), as Amazon has decided to merge reviews for the 2-bay and 4-bay.Edit: After 6 months of use, I have the following information to add:1. The “drive failure” notice appears for drives without disks inserted. This can be mitigated somewhat by scheduling periodic downtime.2. The write speed is (obviously) still limited by the HDD you use and your network connection.3. WD documentation is still less than stellar and they…