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.

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.

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

The WD My Cloud EX2 is easily one of the simplest, yet feature-packed NAS devices that we've used. The fact that the drives can be upgraded whenever you want is a great plus as well.

Features; Ease of use

Price; Transfer speed for multiple files

If you are using a cloud storage to backup your important data you might want to invest in the Western Digital My Cloud Ex2 Ultra personal cloud storage. This is a NAS device – Network attached storage.

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.

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...

Form Factor; Easy out-of-the-box installation; Good read/write transfer for compressed files; Options for diskless and preconfigured SKUs

No Power button; No 2.5″ drive support; Case feet comes off easily; Unsatisfactory mounting mechanism

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.