I still use the device. It still works perfectly but it is slow, slow, and no longer supported. I used to be able email links to large files generated by the MyCloud OS, but that disappeared years ago. I use the Twonky server to stream music and videos.
Would like to get back to all those features with a fast new device. WD advertised this, but it is not select-able, Model Number: WDBVBZ0040JCH-NESN
My Cloud Expert Series EX2 Ultra - 4TB
$249.99 Offer Price $249.99
Why can I not buy this from the store.
I want something simple easy to convert, , Synology is too expensive and seem to difficut to setup and use.
You will likely not get an answer from WD here since they rarely monitor their subforums and when they do its usually just to tell someone to contact WD Support.
Could be any number of reasons why the 4TB model is not directly available from the main WD website. 4TB is rather small these days and WD may be trying to push people into large storage capacity EX2 Ultras. You can check other online or local retailers to see if they carry the 4TB My Cloud EX2 Ultra. Or you can just buy the diskless My Cloud EX2 Ultra and buy the hard drives separately to install into the enclosure.
Or you can look to other manufacturers like QNAP, Synology and others. Synology and QNAP tend to be a bit more expensive but their devices are typically more mature with more options and features than the My Cloud line. What ever you do, do not buy the My Cloud Home or Home Duo. The My Cloud Home line of devices are not really NAS in the traditional sense.
Also note that there is a dedicated subforum where the My Cloud EX2 Ultra is discussed.
This subforum (My Cloud) generally discusses a different device, the single bay/single drive OS3 My Cloud which has been End of Support by WD since 2022.
All depends on one’s needs or use case as to single or multi bay, RAID 0 or something else. The trend seems to be depreciating the single bay and two bay models in favor of four or more bay models so the HD manufacturers can sell more hard drives. Hard drive capacities on NAS’s have moved from 4TB which can be quickly filled with 4K media to 10 or more TB.
What many do is buy a diskless NAS, then buy the hard drives separately. One common method is buy a diskless enclosure then buy WD Easystore external hard drives when they’re on sale. One then “shucks” the WD Easystore hard drive enclosure, and puts the hard drive into the NAS enclosure. Another method gaining popularity is buying used enterprise drives which tend to run half the cost of a new drive from places like GoHardDrive (eBay).
A single bay NAS will be fine for most people’s needs. . . . .but they are really rare in the marketplace. The “redundancy” of RAID is a strong selling point. (the reality: RAID is only part of a proper backup strategy; there are plenty of ways to lose all the data on a raid system)
The real question is “How do you need to use the device”. For simple at-home-file-access-for-home-devices - - - most any old NAS will do. If you are running something like PLEX, you will need more cutting edge hardware (Better CPU/More RAM). If you need internet access to the NAS, the software is important (Drives you to other vendors)
