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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
USB 3.0 & Gigabit ports, Easy remote access without port forwarding, 10 licenses for Smartware Pro backup software, Apple Time Machine backup
Can't schedule attached backups, No logging, Lower read performance vs. other similar class products
Even though the My Cloud EX2 uses slightly beefed up hardware, the performance results don't really show too much of a difference compared to the EX4. The EX2 does have a slight edge over the EX4 on USB 3.0 backup and on iSCSI, but those aren't really the...
When it comes to power consumption the WD My Cloud EX2 4TB isn't too bad. We found that it uses around 5 Watts at when power saver mode is enabled. When the drives come out of their low power state they spike up to ~30 Watts during the few seconds it take...
The Western Digital My Cloud EX2 is a 2-bay NAS, and most users are going to use it in a RAID-1 configuration. Hence, we performed all our expansion / rebuild testing as well as power consumption evaluation with the unit configured in RAID-1. The disks us...
Compact, efficient, silent design, Excellent network throughput, Great out of the box / setup experience
Relatively low write speeds to externally connected USB devices, exFAT not supported on USB devices
The Western Digital EX2 fills an important gap in home network storage devices. RAID adds much needed redundancy, and Western Digital's My Cloud suite lets you get to that redundantly stored data from just about anywhere - even away from home. Speeds were...
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 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
With its friendly pricing, fast performance, and handy personal cloud features, the WD My Cloud EX2 is an ideal network storage device for a small connected home....
Abstract: Looking to store all of your media, files and backups in one accessible place? A network attached storage (NAS) drive is a great option. But what will suit your needs?ADAM TURNER and ANTHONY CARUANA take a look. Linked to cloud storage Single drive; n...
The MyCloud EX2 is the final piece and rounds out Western Digital's personal cloud storage lineup quite well. The build quality of the unit is quite good, with durable plastics and a center steel structure underneath. Having the ability to upgrade this N...
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 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
With its friendly pricing, fast performance, and handy personal cloud features, the WD My Cloud EX2 is an ideal network storage device for a small connected home....
Abstract: While the EX2 is a good-looking and compact device, it's a little irritating that the USB ports aren't immediately accessible and are instead found on the back of the device. There are two USB3 ports, but if you want to back up to or from an attached USB...
You've got quite a lot of choice if you're looking for an affordable 2-bay NAS, that much is clear. Based on our test with 8 models, the performance is also fine. Obviously the performance scales with the price, as you would expect. The DS216se from Syn...
