What’s the difference?

A look at the User Manuals should tell you. http://learn.mycloud.com/

The two products couldn’t be more different. The older My Cloud drives are more like traditional NAS’s while the My Cloud Home is something new. Here’s an article outlining the differences at a very high level: https://support.wdc.com/knowledgebase/answer.aspx?ID=18909

Hi from the linked page I can see they have different hardware but what are the differences in functionality between the two products? Thanks

Some quick differences: MyCloud Home has 1GB of RAM (instead of 256 MB in MyCloud) MyCloud Home has quad-core processor (instead of dual-core in MyCloud) MyCloud Home has a Realtek RTD1295PBCG A53 processor (instead of Mindspeed Comcerto M86261G12 in MyCloud) MyCloud Home use 1.4 GHz pro…

By the way, when can we see the drive in stores or purchase on Amazon?

[image] StrokeGuy2016: By the way, when can we see the drive in stores or purchase on Amazon? It’s already in stores. I couldn’t find it on Amazon when I did a quick search, but I did find it on Best Buy’s site: [image] Best Buy: WD My Cloud Home 8TB Personal Cloud White WDBVXC0080H…

Just to expand on that, if you look at www.wdc.com it looks like it’s currently a Best Buy exclusive. [image] Also from the press release: [image] Newsroom | Western Digital The official Newsroom for Western Digital, a global leader in data-centric solutions. Explore company news, me…

Then I shall have one tomorrow! :slightly_smiling_face:

Regarding differences. I’m not interested in the hardware diffs, What are the functional or feature differences between the two products thanks The way the site markets them it’s not a matter of one being an upgrade to the other, they are different products but why would I buy one or the other. A…

It sure seems like the only function you have on these pages is to cite http://learn.mycloud.com/ While that is a slightly-useful piece of information, I am currently stuck with a problem: I am trying to get a SECOND computer to use a My Cloud Home device that (eventually) the WD people activated…

Hey Jim. [image] jim2: I am trying to get a SECOND computer to use a My Cloud Home device I am bit confused in what you mean by get a second computer to use My Cloud Home. May be you misunderstood how MCH works. The My cloud home works similar to a external hard drive, but on your local netw…

Difference between mycloud and mycloud home?

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StrokeGuy2016 September 2, 2017, 10:28pm 5

Some quick differences:

MyCloud Home has 1GB of RAM (instead of 256 MB in MyCloud)
MyCloud Home has quad-core processor (instead of dual-core in MyCloud)
MyCloud Home has a Realtek RTD1295PBCG A53 processor (instead of Mindspeed Comcerto M86261G12 in MyCloud)
MyCloud Home use 1.4 GHz processor (instead of 650 MHz in MyCloud)
My Cloud Home uses only HTTPS for access.
My Cloud Home supports Microsoft Edge browser.
My Cloud Home has PLEX (built-in app?)

worth the upgrade!

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