Testseek.com have collected 149 expert reviews of the Western Digital My Cloud USB3 WDBCTL and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital My Cloud USB3 WDBCTL.
December 2013
(79%)
149 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(84%)
3364 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Fair pricing Saves you money on cloud storage services. Easy to get up and running and easy to use
With intuitive mobile apps. FTP support. Can expand with additional drives. Able to stream to music and videos to your mobile devices. Offers anywhere
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Easy to setup and manage
Accessible from anywhere using desktop and mobile apps
Good looking and well constructed design
Supports USB and network backups
ITunes music and DLNA media servers
USB 3.0 expansion port
Gigabit Ethernet
Quiet operation
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Freshened interface
USB 3.0 for expanded storage
Easy remote access without port forwarding
3 licenses for Smartware Pro backup software
Apple Time Machine backup
NAS snapshot backups
$150 gets you a $100 drive and a pretty solid $50 NAS
Great performance for its class
Simple to use interface makes set-up easy
Fanless design means it's incredibly quiet
Easy to set up
Mobile apps
Desktop apps
Overall design & performance
Compelling use case
Simple
Intuitive setup and management
Good Price
Compact design
Fresh
Easy-to-use software makes configuring backups a cinch
Interfaces cleanly with Dropbox
Inexpensive
Simple to set up
Great performance
Thirdparty cloud integration
Great Value
Design Language
Super easy to get started.
FormFactor
Easy to Install
AC plug with switchable sockets for different region
Super simple plug-in-and-go setup
USB 3.0 for expansion
Mobile app auto-sync is pretty slick
WD2GO system makes users not have to think about how to get to their data
Works flawlessly with a good connection
Very easy to set up
Feature packed with more enhancements expected
The editors didn't like
Desktop app is buggy. Requires ethernet connection and doesn't have builtin wifi
Mediocre read and write speeds
Hard drive is not removable
Does not support offsite backups
Allornothing for NAS backup
Javabased web browser access can be frustrating
No support for iCloud or SugarSync
No per share size limits means you might fill your drive with Time Machine backups
Not for a power user interested in micromanaging their storage
Mobile apps lack quick file finding features
No official Linux support
Individual user drive quotas would be handy for multiple users (a family or small business)
Slow file transfers
Occasionally glitches
No social-media backup
Limited remote-access options
No support for printers on USB port
Lacks advanced NAS features
No search function
Soso access speeds
Slow transfer speed via LAN for a gigabit ethernet
Lack of Security Features
Manual network setting not possible during WD My Cloud Dashboard installation
No physical switches for power on/off and data copy to HDD
Dropbox sync only works with WD Smart
Seemingly no way to opt out of WD2GO
Horrible issues getting WD2GO to work on OS X
Unable to connect remotely on OS X
Two year warranty when the drive instead normally has a three year warranty
Abstract: I saw this at a recent event which was itself ‘In The Cloud’ as 27 floors up on a misty damp day is certainly in the clouds. However while this storage and backup package lives in your home or office, not as ‘The Cloud’ often means far away....
Easy to setup cloud based platform, Secure 256-bit AES encryption on all connections, Easy to use mobile and desktop applications, Easy to manage UI
Fast internet upload speed required for smooth audio and video playback remotely, No data redundancy out of the box,
PricingWestern Digital's My Cloud is available in three capacities and with pricing one of the main focus points for this unit, the pricing structure is also highly competitive. The cheapest of the three models comes with a 2TB drive for around the £129 m...
Abstract: Western Digital, or WD as it is referred to by friends and family, is best known for its hard disk products in various formats. It is therefore not surprising that the company’s next product is based on one of its hard drives. Basically this is a metho...
Published: 2013-11-21, Author: Mark , review by: micromart.co.uk
Abstract: A development of its previous WD 2go and My Book Live products, the My Cloud offers a fire-and-forget home NAS solution, in 2TB, 3TB or 4TB capacities. With additional extra cloud functionality, Western Digital offers an alternative to extending your Drop...
Brings a service similar to Dropbox to your own home but with greater capacity and at a lower price. Has all the functions of a home media server with the ability to go mobile. Flawlessly simple.
Storage comes on a single hard drive
At this point it might have become clear we're big fans, and that's because we are. It has all but replaced Dropbox for us because the capacity is so much greater for the price; it replaced a media server, because it allowed us to stream media regardles...
Excellent performance. 2TB of storage accessible via the cloud (or 3 or 4TB with larger versions). Expandable via USB 3.0 port. DLNA and iTunes media server support
Limited data redundancy (because there's only one drive). Can't stream media via the cloud
Solid build, design, feature-rich mobile apps, economical, expandable storage
Limited cloud functions
It is an economical option to extend the back-up storage capability. With great looks and easy to use features, it performs well.The network storage drive with easy accessability but limited limited cloud functions — Ashok PandeyThe NAS storage device is...
The performance is decent; the lack of noise is the best feature added it also has DLNA and iTunes media server support. It would still be the best option to select from as no other company will offer you the fancy appearance as well as capacity storage u...
Reasonably priced for feature set, good looks and performance, quiet operation, good browserbased user interface
Cludgy, limited functionality of the mobile apps (especially on iOS)
At its price, WD's My Cloud does do a lot more than a standard external hard drive, and packs in a gorgeous design, foolproof setup and good performance to boot – well worth the extra bucks, if you ask us. If you need storage that's available from just ab...
Easy to set up and use, Remote access via mobile apps, Very reasonably priced
Slightly misleading in terms of cloud capabilities
The WD My Cloud is easily the most user-friendly NAS drive we've ever used. We initially considered the remote access feature to be a value-added extra, not its core capability, but wound up using it more often than we thought we would. It's actually quit...
