Keep valuable data safe with this My Cloud EX2 Ultra external hard drive. Custom backup options through WD SmartWare Pro, 256 AES volume encryption, and multiple RAID options provide enhanced performance and protection. This 8TB My Cloud EX2 Ultra provides high transfer speeds, and its Plex Media Server keeps your data ready at all times.
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▪ High-performance 1.3 GHz dual-core Processor for lag-free streaming
▪ 1GB of DDR3 Memory to multitask with ease
▪ Centralized network storage and access from anywhere
▪ Automatic file synching across all your computers
▪ Simplified file and folder sharing
Manufacturer | WD |
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Brand | WD |
Item model number | WDBVBZ0080JCH-NESN |
Color | Charcoal |
Weight | 80 ounces |
Height | 6.75 inches |
Depth | 11.25 inches |
Product Id | 43622 |
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User Reviews and Ratings | 4.3 (260 ratings) 4.3 out of 5 stars |
UPC | 718037843797 |
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Excellent data protection and access. Took me a bit to figure it out, but now I really like it. I'm using encryption on the entire RAID volume. Shares accessed from Win11, chromebook and Android. Media streaming is a nice bonus.
I'm very satisfied with it so far in the month that I've had it. No complaints. There's a few minor things to learn, like how to add users. But it's fairly easy to learn.
Easy setup as described, worked right out of the box, quiet operation
I bought this unit to replace my older My Book Duo because of the recent security breach news regarding it, and also because I wanted something faster than my My Book Duo. This unit has an updated and nicer interface and is definitely faster. I bought the 8TB model and use the drives in RAID1 (mirrored) for about 4TB of usable storage. My old My Book Duo used to get me 30MB/s write and about 65MB/sec read speeds, and this unit gets me a little over 100MB/s read and write speeds. It's quite a bit faster, so I'm glad about that.
Great Drive. Fast and super quiet (unless indexing). One complaint is the new MyCloud5 App's compatibility to thumbnail view HEIC photos (Apple's new default format for photos). Thumbnail previews only works when you use the “upload” function in the App itself, not when you do a straight drop and drag transfer. This isn't ideal when you have large volumes of files you need to move from one device to another.
I bought this to replace a MyCloudMirror that does not support OS5. I tried to copy the Mirror to the EX and was disappointed in finding certain files whose names were not supported by the new OS. As a result I spent almost 36 hours to transfer 1.5TB. Also the EX automatically sets up as a two drive clone. Therefore the useful disk size is half of what you buy.
The drive is easy to set up, but linking all the computers is another story. When I called the helpdesk I got someone who spoke very broken English and very difficult to understand. I need to call back because I am not getting errors telling me my drive is full. I only have 500 gigs on my laptop, so how can it be full after not even loading 1/2 of what is on my laptop to a 8TB drive? Crazy!
While I think that the system has great features and find the NAS easy to use, it is not a stable device. RAIDs seem to easily get corrupted and crash. The system is generally fragile. Any interruption of power will destabilize the system and cause your drives to register inconsistently as in good condition or bad. My concern is that the fragility of this device puts your data a risk. I have a My Cloud EX2 and had the same problems, which I hoped that would be addressed in the EX2 Ultra. It wasn't. I hope that the My Cloud team will improve the reliability of this product. It is functionally good, but stability and reliability is much more important.
Difficult to install. After setting up the account it won't accept my password. Hard drive is slow and noisy. Missing my Apple Time Capsule. Support is slow to respond.
My EX2 Ultra was delivered to me with a faulty hard drive. I promptly sent it back to Western Digital and have been waiting since feb. 2. Today is feb. 13. I haven't been contacted by Western Digital.