My Cloud
The My Cloud is a line of personal Network-Attached Storage devices and multi-purpose servers designed and marketed by Western Digital Corporation. My Cloud devices come in sizes of 2 TB, 3 TB, 4 TB, and 8 TB. A newer, second model of My Cloud can have up to 16 TB.[1]
 MyCloud devices as of 2015. | |
| Developer | Western Digital Corporation |
|---|---|
| Type | Network-attached storage |
| Related articles | |
| Website | www.mycloud.com |
Hardware
My Cloud uses a Mindspeed Comcerto 2000 (M86261G-12) dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 Communication Processor running at 650 MHz. The Gigabit Ethernet port is a Broadcom BCM54612E Gigabit Ethernet Transceiver. Other components include 256 MB of Samsung K4B2G1646E DDR3 RAM and 512 KB of Winbound 25X40CL flash. The drive is a WD Red 2 TB (WD20EFRX).
My Cloud relies on air convection for cooling, without a fan.
Software
My Cloud devices come pre-installed with My Cloud OS,[2] but it's possible to overwrite it with a custom, third-party OS.
My Cloud OS
The My Cloud OS is a proprietary operating system, with a user-friendly GUI,Others have found the OS to be GNU/Linux, with a GUI, but also ssh accessible.[3] which comes pre-installed on all My Cloud devices.[4]
Access
My Cloud apps
The My Cloud OS is accessible from personal computers, Apple Macs, Android devices, and iOSs, via an application provided by Western Digital.[2][3][4]
References
- Brown, Ken (3 January 2014). "Western Digital My Cloud 2TB NAS Review". Legit Reviews.
- "MyCloud OS". MyCloud.com.
- Mindrum, Tucker (19 November 2015). "WD My Cloud OS 3 Review". StorageReview.com.
- "All-new My Cloud OS 3: revolutionizing the personal cloud". WDC.com.