WD My Cloud Home 8TB

Name: WD My Cloud Home 8TB
Brand: Western Digital
SKU: 794254
Price: 234 EUR
Availability: SoldOut
Rating: 7.4 (49 reviews)

Review is 7,4 out of 10, based on 49 reviews.
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Key specs

	Number of hard drive slots	1
	Suitable for hard drive size	3.5-inch HDD
	Internal RAM	1 GB
	Processor cores	Quad-Core (4)
	Built-in hard drive
	Total storage capacity	8 TB

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Pros and cons

According to our NAS expert

Create a personal cloud that grants you access to your own files from anywhere in the world.
With 1GB RAM, 10 users can use this smart hard drive at the same time.
Thanks to the Quad-Core processor, this drive can handle multiple demanding tasks, like streaming 4K videos and creating backups.
This device doesn't have an HDMI port to connect it directly to your TV or monitor.
The device doesn't support RAID setups that allow you to store your files securely.

Description

Create a personal cloud with the WD My Cloud Home 8TB NAS and store all of your 4K movies, photos, and games. As opposed to a standard external hard drive, you can connect the My Cloud Home to your network. This way, you can easily access your own files from anywhere in the world. You can, for example, easily stream a movie from your smartphone to your television without the need for a computer. You can also edit your holiday pictures and look at them at a travel companion's home without even having to take the pictures with you on a USB flash drive. Since the My Cloud Home gives you access from anywhere in the world, you can also easily create backups of photos and videos on your phone.

Tips for using this product

Included by default

Network cable
AC adapter
Quick start guide

Reviews

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Installation

Review is 7,0 out of 10.

Energy consumption

Review is 7,0 out of 10.

Speed

Review is 6,5 out of 10.

Software

Review is 6,0 out of 10.

Sound production

Review is 2,0 out of 10.

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Most helpful reviews

Review is 8,8 out of 10.

Not completely dissatisfied, but give me the old mycloud

Easy to place everything on the mycloudhome
Easy to request movies via mycloudhome
Older version of WD MY CLOUD works much better.

I have 2 WD hard drives. The mycloud and now also the new MycloudHome. The old version is much easier to use. The new mycloudhome works with the plex program. Already 3 times allowed to start over with setting everything up before it works correctly. Definitely not recommended to work with that program. Sometimes may or may not find the mycloudhome. While with the old version of mycloud everything works perfectly, never had any problems with that. I would certainly not buy a new mycloudhome, rather than move to another brand or type.

Review by:
Benoit Declercq
Date:
8 June 2018
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Automatically translated from Dutch

Review is 2,0 out of 10.

Bad if you think about it

User interface only online

Only downside, and I really mean CONS is that there is no offline UI, and completely online dependent. You can only adjust maybe 5 options online. (This was not the case with the previous series of this.)

Do you also want to install special software to connect a network drive to your PC? This should be a nose. And technically does everything it says on the packaging. This is not NAS!

This is a kind of cloud that you put at home that another company can manage/view...(use?). So fine if nothing ever goes wrong with:

that website

(suppose the website WD has moved that link or no control panel)

that nose

(which is difficult to connect to a PC from within your own network)

that hard drive

(reading activity/performance/user data......

I give up talking about this.......

Advice: Buy yourself a synogoly series 217 play (2bay) or 5*series (5 bay) and beyond.

Manage everything yourself, use various services and do this all over your lan without messing around. With a 2 bay you get 24 TB

Review by:
DLS
Date:
16 November 2017
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Review is 4,4 out of 10.

children's version of a nas

nice design
if you want to use it as a dropbox you can
cannot be used without app

I don't like it at all. I use a NAS to store DVDs etc and then play them anywhere with a media player, for example. None of this is possible. You can only access it with software and you cannot create a mapping that can be accessed everywhere. I liked the previous version much better and it is already 6 years old.

Review by:
CP van Assenbergh
Date:
18 November 2019
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Specifications

Product

Product
	Product number	794254
	Manufacturer code	WDBVXC0080HWT-EESN
	Brand	Western Digital
	Warranty	2 years
	Processing of your defect	Carry-in warranty

Memory properties

Memory properties
	Built-in hard drive
	Replaceable hard drive
	Number of hard drive slots	1
	Suitable for hard drive size	3.5-inch HDD
	Total storage capacity	8 TB
	RAID	JBOD
	Internal RAM	1 GB
	Total number of RAM slots	1

Connectors and connections

Connectors and connections
	Connection type	Wired
	LACP Link aggregation
	Thunderbolt connector
	Number of Ethernet ports	1

Functions

Functions
	NAS functions	Backup server, Media server
	NAS application center
	Plex support
	Type of Plex support	Full HD (1080p), HD Ready (720p), SD (480p)
	Number of IP camera licenses included	None
	DLNA
	UPnP AV support
	FTP server
	On/off switch
	Kensington lock
	Apple Time Machine support
	Chromecast support
	Suitable for IFTTT
	Recommended for use	Media streaming, Personal cloud, Store photos and videos

Processor properties

Processor properties
	Processor brand	RealTek
	Processor family	A53
	Processor code name	Cortex
	Processor cores	Quad-Core (4)
	Clock speed	1,4 GHz

Physical properties

Physical properties
	Depth	8 cm
	Width	22,6 cm
	Height	20 cm
	Type NAS	Upright
	Color	White
	Weight	1,4 kg

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