WD sells a lot of NAS boxes-products like the My Cloud EX2 Ultra are why. This box handles the streaming and backup basics with aplomb, is easy to set up, yet costs only $159 sans drives . It's one of the cheapest two-bay NAS boxes on the market, but it's still very fast-that's a nice combination.

Consolidated several smaller drives into one and harsly scratched the surface.

Bought this for my office and finished setting it up. I have to say, for a file server it does more than what promised. Have been using it for over a week and it has helped out a lot inside our business.

Because I favor a 2-bay design, I consider the WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra the standard for an entry-level NAS for both regular consumers and more hands-on types. The CPU and RAM upgrades make the Ultra an obvious upgrade over the older EX2.

The My Cloud EX2 Ultra is a NAS with room for two 3.5in hard disks, priced to compete with cheaper models from rivals such as Synology. It has strong file transfer performance, and is particularly easy to set up and configure to share files across your home network and the internet.

Quick file transfers; Easy to set up and use

Not many third-party apps; Buying with disks doesn't get you a discount

Works great - using this as a backup drive and media server. I disabled the RAID mapping (took 30 seconds) to double the storage (I also keep off-line backups so that was overkill for me). Seemless interface across my home network - and some of the disk is accessible over the Internet.

This drive is really good, it is easy to set up and access from multiple computers

WD's My Cloud EX2 Ultra is the upgrade version of the My Cloud EX2 with some enhancements in Interface and sharing content. The device has LAN and USB both connection ports, so you can connect it to the network as well as directly connect with the PC using the USB port.

Very easy setup Good price Built to support media among other content

Fewer third-party plugins/apps

If you want total control over your files and to access them from anywhere and you don't mind a fairly steep up-front cost, the My Cloud EX2 Ultra is the way to go.