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Developer Western Digital Corporation Type Network-attached storage Website www.mycloud.com/products | ||
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.
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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, 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, which comes pre-installed on all My Cloud devices.
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.