Western Digital My Cloud Diskless Expert Series 4-Bay Network Attached Storage

Bought 0TB for 21.5k during Diwali sale (including SBI card offer).Important things to note:1. I was not sure what is the max TB size per bay it can support. Called the customer care and they mentioned that i can support between 4 TB to 14 TB per bay which means 28 TB (with Raid 10) configuration. One of the customer mentioned he tried with 2TB and it worked (if so, then I am not sure why the customer care technician said that it will support between 4 TB to 14 TB2. It's not completely noiseless. I hear the noise as like a Desktop computer running (when the data is Read/Write)How to start using (first time user):1. Connect to the router with RJ45 cable. Then, after plugging in the power supply, switch it on. The LCD panel in the front blinks for a second / 2 then goes off. Now press the button in the front to switch it on . Wait for a while. After you see the message says WDEX4100, using the up/down button (in the front panel) find out the IP address of the device2. Go to your computer, in the browser type in the IP address. A message says to insert the drive. Only now, open the 1st bay and insert your first HDD (I've used 8TB WD Red Plus). Now, come back to the computer, click the next button in the browser.3. Once the initiation is done, you will be asked to set admin password and few other formalities. Click Finish4. Now is the most important step. Since the disk you entered is a fresh one, it should get formatted by this NAS. So, in the Dashboard panel, by default you will be in Storage > RAID tab. Select JBOB > Select the drive > Click next > Next. The system will take a while to format the disk. Once all done, Congratulations, you are ready to use. The LED will show as Blue in color. If you haven't carried out the above step, your disk will NOT be deducted and you see 0 MB in "Home" tab and the LED in the front panel will show Red5. In my case, after the above steps, I have Inserted the next 4TB disk in 2nd Bay. Followed the same procedure6. Started copying data from my old NAS using Robocopy. I practically get about 30 MB per second (some one mentioned he gets about 110+MB per second).In my opinion, given the option Vs the price, it's definitely value for money. For the same spec, if it's synology, you have to spend at least 45+k.I'll update the review as I move forwardAt the end, it shows in total 12 TB available. The whole process took about 30 minutes only.

Price Just Double as compared to Local MarketWhich is around ₹ 27000.00 or Below ₹ 30000.00But due to unavailability of same I buyed it from AmazonProduct is Up to mark no doubtBut Issue is only for Price

Good built... good software... looks good... but data transfer rate is slower than pen drive.. 8 to 12 Mbps.. don't know how to fix this... buy with caution

NAS with RAID5 Fault tolerance for storing your valuable data, photos and videos. You can't rely on the harddisk now a days. It fails abruptly and we are losing our data and unable to backup. We can take it to the data backup centre but we can't trust them.

I hope this serves as a caution to anyone interested in investing on this device. I made a mistake of ignoring the negative reviews online. This device has been taking a lot of my time and also I lost all my data. The customer support does not seem to know much about this product. So there has been no help in assisting me recover all that is lost. To sum it all up, this is a super dead investment. Dont Buy it!

Excellent NAS. I have plugged in four 8 TB HDDs and configured in Raid 5. The NAS box is almost noiseless and cooling is effective with temperatures remaining steady around 40 deg C.Transfer speeds are rock steady at 110 MBps +

Please note that surveillance camera software is no longer supported and no free licenses either. So if you are buying for surveillance purpose, stay away, wrong product description. Although hardware is decent, software is miles behind synology. If you only need to store files and access them locally or remotely, this is a good one with decent specs at this price. But if you are expecting lot of functionality, stay away.

It lacks just one thing. Customizable Access. SMB access cannot be disabled, thereby making it unsafe should your system be hacked. If you are unlucky enough to be infected by one of those ransomware/cryptoware, your NAS is not safe. And on top of that, WD discontinued browser access for local network.