Western Digital My Cloud Expert Series EX2 Ultra 4TB £204.99 / 8TB £232.99 / 16TB £404.99 / 28TB £632.99 / 32TB £716.99 + more

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Price drop on these as well. Decent sale. It might be a good time to consider getting something like this.

4TB £204.99
6TB £225.99
8TB £232.99
12TB £ 319.99
16TB £404.99
28TB £632.99
32TB £716.99

Here are the prices per TB for each option:

For 32TB: £22.40/TB
For 28TB: £22.61/TB
For 16TB: £25.31/TB
For 12TB: £26.67/TB
For 8TB: £29.12/TB
For 6TB: £37.67/TB
For 4TB: £51.25/TB

Product specifications:

The WD My Cloud Expert EX2 Ultra is a high-performance Network Attached Storage (NAS) device, designed to store and stream media files.

product specifications:

Single storage place for media
Accessible from anywhere with an internet connection
Comes with a WD Red NAS hard drive

High-Performance Storage To Save, Stream And Share Anywhere

Keep your media safe in a single place on this high-performance Network Attached Storage (NAS) device, and access and stream it from anywhere with an internet connection.

Centralized Network Backup
Access from Anywhere
Simple to Setup, Easy to Use
Robust Data Protection
My Cloud OS 5
Designed For Smooth Streaming
Simplified File And Folder Sharing
Featuring Ultra-reliable WD Red NAS Drives
Volume Encryption
Multiple RAID Options
Third-party App Support

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Edited by sisqoboy, 13 May 2024

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13th May
All good till they abandon support for it then leave you with an expensive paper weight. I'll never buy a WD nas again
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13th May
I'm sorry to hear about your bad experience.
13th May
I've had one of these for about 4 years and they're a pain in the bum for Plex as they can't transcode at all and it will often just not let you play things no matter what the settings. It also uses a really basic version of the Transmission torrent app, which disconnects itself all the time. It's just been an all-round pretty miserable experience for me. I'm not sure what to get instead.

If the prices are worth it for the hard drives alone (probably not), they're very easily removable from the NAS. There's a button on the top you press to open a door, and then you can pull out both hard drives on a little caddy that you then remove. This does break a sticker seal that voids the warranty. (edited)
13th May
I have one of these, been running plex on it without a problem. It can't transcode, but I prefer to use native resolution.
13th May
Just a heads-up for everyone; when these are sold they have half the "safe storage"# that they state: if this review is anything to go by.

So a 4TB version will ship with 2 times 2TB drives,
an 8TB version will ship with 2 times 4TB drives, and
a 32TB version will ship with 2 times 16TB drives,
etc.

# By "safe storage" I mean a RAID 1 set-up for those who are technically minded.

EDITED Because I used a "*" to denote a "footnote"; I had forgotten that eternal link are marked with "*", so I changed the "footnote marker to be a "#". (edited)
13th May
Yes, the quoted capacity is for JBOD, Spanning or RAID 0
I wouldn't class it as "safe" storage, you'll have redundancy but that by no stretch means it's safe for example under a malware attack you'll lose data from both drives the same with ransomware
13th May
Same here....they're on sale for a reason...maybe looking to remove support.

But if not, then a good call.
13th May
Looks like this model should be supported until the end of 2026, which to be fair is over 10 years since the product's release date
westerndigital.com/sup…icy
13th May
It's been a few years since my last WD buy, are these still shuckable? (Is it a word, it is now!).
14th May
its a NAS enclosure so the drives are removable, shuckable is still a word but harder to find drives to do it
13th May
Can anyone recommend a decent brand looking for 2-4TB
14th May
Why are these so expensive compared to normal external hhd. Yes I know it offers cloud services but really what's the difference? Does this have its own os or something?
14th May
Pretty much. You're buying a mini server.
18th May
I had the same problem and can't use the drive they no updates anymore
19th May
I've got the same problem I can't use my
20th May
quite a few now sold out
22nd May
I will never trust WD ever again. I lost 15 years' worth of family photos following some kind of attack on all my book NAS drives. I know redundancy and all that, but at the time of the "attack" I didn't know it was a risk . ...
Heartbreaking to loose so many memories!!!