Testseek.co.uk have collected 76 expert reviews of the Western Digital My Cloud EX4 USB3 and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital My Cloud EX4 USB3.
January 2014
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The editors liked
Good all-round performance
Energy efficient hardware
User friendly My Cloud OS
Optimised WD Red hard drives
Tool-free drive bays
Low noise operation
Easy to use interface and desktop/mobile application
Available with pre-installed drives
Security of data through RAID configuration
Plug-and-play design
Well built Lots of storage options Ultra
Reliable Quiet Easy to get going
Nicelooking admin interface
Relatively easy to setup
Easy to use NAS drive for home and small offices
Up to 16TB storage
‘personal cloud' apps for remote access on mobile devices
Four bay support
Intuitve UI & simple setup
Redundancy in Ethernet & power
Reasonably priced
The editors didn't like
Not as feature packed as the competition
Data throughput on local network not as fast as a dedicated local NAS
Very few apps available Mobile access could be better Average speeds Flaky software
Abstract: The consumer Network Attached Storage (NAS) market has seen tremendous growth over the past few years. As the amount of digital media generated by the average household increases, the standard 2-bay NAS is no longer sufficient. Today, we are going to take...
Easy remote access via cloud. Very good drive recovery. Dual Ethernet ports. Dual power supplies. Runs quiet. Large LCD gives system information.
Below average write speed. Lacks some advanced business features
Western Digital's My Cloud EX4 is a good introductory NAS for small offices, offering very good drive and data recovery, easy remote access, and basic business NAS features. It is not, however, ideal for larger SMBs or those requiring very high-performan...
Full-featured suite of media center apps, Ease of setup and use, Dual power/Ethernet redundancy, Excellent price point in class
Business use limited to small offices with simple needs, Slightly slower write speed compared to other devices in class
The WD My Cloud EX4 definitely has the advantage of ease of use, simplicity, and low cost compared to other NAS solutions in its class. For home users, getting a quality storage solution set up on a network should only take a few minutes after unboxin...
USB 3.0, Easy remote access without port forwarding, 10 licenses for Smartware Pro backup software, Apple Time Machine backup
Underpowered for business use, Can't schedule attached backups, No logging
With all the features crammed into this product, it is disappointing to see such relatively low performance. Even more disappointing is that it's not the least expensive in its class, at least in the diskless version. At $350, it's slightly more expensive...
Large capacity, Internetconnected hard drive puts cloud storage in your home, not on some faroff server, with a deadsimple installation. iOS and Android apps let multiple mobile devices read, write, and stream simultaneously. Cuts out the need for a feeba
Management software requires Java applet to run. Shared folders are not protected by default
Published: 2013-11-20, Author: Michael , review by: techworld.com
The My Cloud EX4 has all the features you want in a four-bay NAS and is priced right, provided that you accept its performance deficiencies...
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Published: 2013-11-13, Author: Jason , review by: techwarelabs.com
Abstract: Personal storage is a term you should become familiar with if you value your data. Obviously no one wants to lose critical information but where to store that data has always been a question. Thumb drives are portable but easily lost and cannot be expande...
The WD My Cloud EX4 offers data redundancy, Windows Server integration, and an excellent set of personal cloud features. It's also affordable and very easy to use
The server's write speed is disappointing. The mobile app supports a limited number of file formats, there's no search function, and it won't allow you to sort by content type
It's not the fastest NAS, nor does it include many advanced features, but the WD My Cloud EX4 still combines great ease of use into an affordable personal cloud system that's excellent for a connected home.
