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.

Western Digital released the My Cloud EX2 Ultra in early February . This high performance 2-bay NAS comes with a few added benefits in comparison to its predecessor, the My Cloud EX2.

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

Fewer third party plugins/apps than alternatives

WD Upgrades The My Cloud EX2 With Faster Processor WD launched their My Cloud EX2 dual-bay network-attached storage (NAS) series back in March 2014 and just last month announced that they were updating this popular model by releasing the My Cloud EX2 Ultra, a high-performance, two-bay network...

The My Cloud EX2 Ultra is, effectively, a 2-bay NAS casing, an upgrade of its predecessor, the My Cloud EX2. As with the EX2, the Ultra provides remote and cloud access to your personal files. This makes for secure sharing across different devices, whether it be home or office use.

WD or Western Digital has been making hard drives for quite a long time. A few years ago they introduced their WD Red drives that were made specifically for network-attached storage (NAS) devices. WD currently offers three different levels of NAS devices.

– Easy setup; – Nice admin interface; – Fast transfer speeds; – Free and useful apps / programs; – Preloaded with WD Red drives (driveless version available too; – 3year warranty

– No dedicated power button; – No real instructions for setting up without an internet connection

The My Cloud EX2 Ultra -bay NAS is the latest addition to WD's My Cloud Expert series aimed at SOHO use and is an update of the previous My Cloud EX2. The biggest of these updates is the change of SoC, from a 1.2GHz Marvell Armada 370 to a Marvell Armada 385 1.3GHz.

Quick setup; My Cloud OS; Good performance; Easy access drives

No front USB ports / quick copy button; Third party app support not as deep as some of its competitors; Memory can't be upgraded; No HDMI port

Backup has never been more crucial considering the huge amount of data we're consuming daily, especially if you're a content producer like a photographer or videographer, backups are important even for people who deal with office documents.

More complicated than needed menus need to be simplified. Requiring third party app to access data stored on device.

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.

Stay away from this NAS device, very unreliable, Synology offers much better and reliable NAS devices. The reviews for this NAS device seemed okay originally when I ordered it, but in the past month their server has gone down three times, and when you call them, they start talking about how you...

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Mycloud server goes down every 10 days, and you can not remotely access data, it also impacts the internal usage of the server as well at times; Very unreliable; I will never ever buy another NAS device from WD; Also very slow read/write, nothing like they have advertised