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Most of us have portable hard drives to store our photos, home videos, movies, personal documents, etc. Some carry it with them all the time, while others like me use it for back up and leave it at home. Now if you're more like the latter, there's a bette...
The WD My Cloud Mirror Gen 2 NAS is great for those looking for a reliable and convenient personal cloud storage setup. It is perfect for home use, allowing for back up and access to stored photos, music and videos.The WD My Cloud Mirror Gen 2 retails for...
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They say that manners make the man, but memory makes the machine, and WD shows that with a new generation of network storage with increased specs to make the idea of a network appliance more useful around the home.The more data we accumulate, the more ris...
Well designed; Easy to replace and install hard drives (if needed); Faster processor than previous generation; Two USB ports for expanding storage with external drives; Web interface is very user friendly;...
No wireless built in; No secondary Ethernet port; No front-facing USB port for quick camera backups;...
As far as newbie options go for starting a network drive, it's hard to look past WD's My Cloud Mirror, especially now that it has a slightly faster processor, but just as much ease of use thanks to the excellent My Cloud OS 3 WD packs into the drive.We're...
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For users with tons of files like videos, music and photos, they will eventually find their computer's on-board storage filling up. Normally, the solution is to move to Cloud services like DropBox or Google Drive, or get an external hard drive. The proble...
Nice build and design, Large internal storage, Multiple storage modes, Fast transfer rates, Personal cloud with remote access, Multiple user and device support...
Pricey, Slow startup...
Overall, the Western Digital My Cloud Mirror (Gen 2) proves to be a very useful and effective device for those who need to manage tons of files. For casual users, it liberates you from depending on an external hard drive and takes the load off smartphones...
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Sign up for our daily newsletter Much as we love the Qnap TS-451+, not everyone wants a chunky NAS with hot-swappable bays, a vast range of features and the kind of design that makes network admins swoon. Some simply want fast networked storage, Dropbox...
Easytouse interface, Surprising speeds, Excellent cloud features...
Basic connectivity, Not as featurerich as other NAS products...
If you want a simple, ready-made solution for backup, file-sharing and personal, cloud-like storage, look no further. The WD My Cloud Mirror 2 gives you all you need with the minimum of hassle and expense...
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Sign up for our daily newsletter Services like Netflix, Spotify and Dropbox are great ways to access content like movies, music and files, but they've got their limitations. Imagine if you could build your own cloud, with instant access wherever you are...
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At $309.99, the Western Digital My Cloud Mirror Gen 2 (4TB) network-attached storage (NAS) is a slightly less-expensive upgrade of the WD My Cloud Mirror (4TB). While similar in appearance to the previous iteration, the Mirror Gen 2 has a better CPU and a...
RAID 1 protected storage, Includes drives, Easy to set up, Simple administration, Automatic smartphone camera backup, Mobile access via app...
No front-mounted USB ports, Swapping out drives can be difficult, Limited third-party app support...
The 4TB Western Digital My Cloud Mirror Gen 2 is one of the easiest network-attached storage (NAS) devices to set up on your home network. It's an excellent choice if you're a first-time NAS buyer...
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ASUSTOR has been refreshing its NAS lines and we've reviewed most of them. This review covers two new models in its...
Wide range of downloadable apps, Quiet...
Slow attached backup, RAID 5 write much slower than read...
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Disk manufacturers who also make NASes have a price advantage over manufacturers of BYOD products. This is certainly the case for the recently updated My Cloud Mirror Gen 2. The My Cloud Mirror Gen 2 is very similar to the more business-oriented My Cloud...
Hasslefree remote access, DLNA and iTunes servers, Addin app support, Bundled licenses for Smartware Pro backup software...
Rsync backup not supported, No logging, iSCSI not supported, Can't schedule backup to external devices...
The WD My Cloud Mirror Gen 2 offers a good blend of performance, features and value for the typical SOHO user. It has decent performance, simple remote access with mobile apps for iOS and Android, a good blend of features including DLNA and iTunes servers...
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People want a place where they can store all their digital stuff, share it with people, and have easy access to it from all their devices. For many, that's a service such as Dropbox, iDrive, or iCloud. But what if you don't want all your stuff stored on s...
Very affordable, Super easy local and Web file sharing, Apps for mobile devices...
Configuring apps requires tech savvy, No surveillance app...
File sharing with your own hardware doesn't get any easier or cheaper than with the My Cloud Mirror. On the other hand, configuration for advanced capabilities is geeky, and the app environment isn't as rich as some of the competition...
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Western Digital is well known to the average consumer as a hard drive manufacturer. By extension, it also opens up the network-attached storage (NAS) market to them. In the second half of 2013, the company started to unify their embedded Linux-based offer...
The graphs below show the power consumption and rebuild duration when repairing a RAID-1 volume for the various 2-bay NAS units that have been evaluated before. The My Cloud Mirror Gen 2 is not the best when it comes to either power or time taken for thi...
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