Testseek.com have collected 69 expert reviews of the Western Digital My Cloud EX2 USB3 and the average rating is 76%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital My Cloud EX2 USB3.
March 2014
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The editors liked
Easy to setup and manage
Accessible from anywhere using desktop and mobile apps
Two tool-less
Hot-swap drive bays
Supports RAID 0
1
JBOD and Spanning modes
Integrated file
FTP
Backup and P2P download servers
Supports USB
LAN/WAN and cloud backu
Compact
Efficient
Silent design
Excellent network throughput
Great out of the box / setup experience
USB 3.0 & Gigabit ports
Easy remote access without port forwarding
10 licenses for Smartware Pro backup software
Apple Time Machine backup
Easy outofthebox installation
Form Factor
Decent Read speeds
SpinDown feature
Very easy to set up
Good price for its class
Great for the home with its full-featured suite of media center apps
Clean industrial design. Easy to set up. Offers simple remote access configuration via the My Cloud service. Excellent read speeds.
Terrific user interface
Easy to access and swap drives
Strong set of software features
The WD My Cloud EX2 is speedy
Easy to use and affordable. The server's mobile-enabled personal cloud feature is a bonus for frequent travelers
The editors didn't like
Mediocre write speeds
Relatively low write speeds to externally connected USB devices
ExFAT not supported on USB devices
Can't schedule attached backups
No logging
Lower read performance vs. other similar class products
No Power and copy HDD to USB buttons
No 2.5″ drive support
Write Speeds
Limited app support
WD Dashboard redirects only to the NAS' IP address setup during first installation
No disclosure of actual CPU used
Performance lags other 2-bay NASs
Average write speeds. Plastic handle to pull drives out of bay is flimsy and easy to break. Hard drives hot to the touch after several hours of system uptime
Slow performer
Especially with small files
Can't automatically sync files between one client and two My Cloud EX2 drives
The mobile app supports a limited number of file formats for playback
Has no search function
And doesn't allow you to sort by content type. As a dual-bay server
Its protected storage capacity is limited at 4TB for now
Published: 2015-03-09, Author: The , review by: hardwarebbq.com
Easy outofthebox installation, Form Factor, Decent Read speeds, SpinDown feature
No Power and copy HDD to USB buttons, No 2.5″ drive support, Write Speeds, Limited app support, WD Dashboard redirects only to the NAS' IP address setup during first installation, No disclosure of actual CPU used
This will keep casual users happy. Though the apps are limited, WD does provide them as pointed out earlier. WD also provides mobile apps along with PC apps. I have not encountered any hassle when it comes to setting up the unit. Speaking of the unit, thi...
Published: 2014-08-27, Author: Marc , review by: techwarelabs.com
Abstract: We have previously looked at and reviewed the Western Digital My Cloud EX4 and were extremely impressed with it, so much so we awarded it out Editor's Choice award. Now Western Digital has sent us their next model down, the My Cloud EX2 4TB (WDBVKW0040JCH...
Abstract: Everyone wants precious digital assets secure and properly backed-up. One solution is a public, cloud-based storage service like DropBox, Google Drive or Apple's iCloud. Western Digital offers an alternative with their line of personal cloud storage devic...
The WD My Cloud EX2 has a few minor faults, but it's easy to use and provides good performance and reliability at an attractive price. There are more sophisticated NAS drives available for larger businesses, but the EX2 provides all the features that home...
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Published: 2014-06-24, Author: Jon , review by: macworld.com
Terrific user interface, Easy to access and swap drives, Strong set of software features
Slow performer, especially with small files, Can't automatically sync files between one client and two My Cloud EX2 drives
Terrific user interface, Easy to access and swap drives, Strong set of software features
Slow performer, especially with small files, Can't automatically sync files between one client and two My Cloud EX2 drives
The My Cloud EX2's professional feature set, marvelous Web interface, and remote access capabilities make network-attached storage as easy as can be. But this NAS is a slow performer....
WD My Cloud EX2Like the original My Cloud, the EX2 is indeed (as WD claims) quite simple to set up and manage. Yes, it's more complex than a typical external USB storage solution, but this device is more than just hard drive space. It offers RAID capabili...
Very easy to set up, Good price for its class, Great for the home with its full-featured suite of media center apps
Performance lags other 2-bay NASs
Like its brethren, the WD My Cloud EX2 is very easy to use, and with this simplicity--as well as its very affordable price--it holds an advantage over other similar NAS solutions. Getting the EX2 up and running on your network will only take a few min...
Clean industrial design. Easy to set up. Offers simple remote access configuration via the My Cloud service. Excellent read speeds.
Average write speeds. Plastic handle to pull drives out of bay is flimsy and easy to break. Hard drives hot to the touch after several hours of system uptime
Western Digital's EX2 has the same interface and many of the good qualities of other products in its My Cloud portfolio. Yet the EX2 showed a few troubling issues in testing that makes us hesitate to give it a strong recommendation....
Easy to setup and manage, Accessible from anywhere using desktop and mobile apps, Two tool-less, hot-swap drive bays, Supports RAID 0, 1, JBOD and Spanning modes, Integrated file, FTP, backup and P2P download servers, Supports USB, LAN/WAN and cloud backu
