I have been checking the Western Digital website for this to come back in stock :smiley:
When they're gone, they're gone!
FINALLY, A CLOUD OF YOUR OWN
Save everything in one place and access it from anywhere with your PC, Mac, smartphone or tablet. Protect your files with automatic file backup for all your computers. And with direct file uploads from your mobile devices, all your important data is safely stored on your personal cloud.
A Cloud of Your Own
Keep your content safe at home. Get abundant storage and blazing-fast performance without paying monthly fees.
Shared Storage & Backup
Store, organize and back up your photos, videos, music and important documents all in one place.
Anywhere Access
Use WD’s free apps to upload, access and share from anywhere with your PC, Mac, tablet or smartphone.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Compatible with Windows® 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Mac OS® X El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, or Mountain Lion operating systems. Requires, DLNA®/UPnP® devices for streaming and a router with Internet connection.
My Cloud (Recertified) | Tech Specs
Interface
Gigabit Ethernet
Operating System
Windows/Mac
Package Includes
My Cloud Device
Ethernet cable
AC adapter
Quick Install Guide
Latest comments (48)
GoNz017
31 Jan 17#48
The majority can handle either cable now and have ethernet auto mdix, probably all gigabit devices so any cable should work.
zwarder
31 Jan 17#47
No mine is through my router. You will need a crossover cable to connect direct
zwarder
30 Jan 17#45
Full test complete on mine passed ok. Default ip is 192.168.0.40 on mine
jeczap to zwarder
30 Jan 17#46
I'm trying to set mine to static so I can connect the ethernet cable directly into my laptop (TB+ of data I want to transfer). Have you done the same?
pjn
28 Jan 17#44
I didn't get that far with mine - it wouldn't get an IP address from any of the 3 routers I tried - no local connectivity whatsoever in the router config. Tried full 40-second paperclip reset several times and even left it hooked up for 10+ hours overnight. WD support didn't seem too surprised/bothered and have happily arranged a return and full refund with no arguments.
jeczap
28 Jan 17#43
Do you guys mean that you can't access via the wdmycloud website? I've only just had a chance to unbox and mine seems to be responding as it should (I think - I don't know much about NAS etc, I only got it for storage) WD phone app working, too...
(connected to homeplug via ethernet - it did take a few minutes for mycloud to connect to it. I've done a firmware update as well)
pjn
27 Jan 17#42
It's ridiculous isn't it? Kinda makes a mockery of the whole 'certified and refurbished' thing. I'm just waiting for final confirmation before sending it back - if they mess me around then I might do the same as you - a 6TB drive costs more than what I paid for this NAS, so as long as the disk is okay it's still worth it I guess.
pjn
26 Jan 17#40
I should've listened to the naysayers! Mine refuses to get an IP address from my router (and being a network admin for years I know my way around networking etc). Tried the 4-second and 40-second reset, different routers, different cables with no joy. Looks like it's going back :-(
twix41 to pjn
27 Jan 17#41
I have the exact same problem, can't be bothered with sending it back so have taken the drive out and put it in my server.
pepsi_max2k
24 Jan 17#38
>> Who's to say that IT IS NEW?
Reason and commercial sense, my good fellow.
A) Cost in work hours and equipment to remove, inspect, open, repair, re-inspect, replace drive. Whilst maintaining a full supply of any potential parts (and how exactly *do* you "repair" a hard drive anyway? Other than mainboard...)
B) Cost to remove, replace with new drive. Bearing in mind you're the manufacturer so by deffinition aren't short of spare drives, costing you nothing more than manufacturing value.
Funnily enough, B would tend to win out in quite a few cases....
basergorkobal to pepsi_max2k
24 Jan 17#39
Haha. I think their approach is different here. And from a cost efficiency perspective makes most sense.
I hope these recertified products are mostly customer statutory returns. Instead of testing them, they just sell them again with shorter warranty. The cost and effort of testing is shifted onto the customer. If they make the effort and discover any faults, WD just ship a another recertified product out or refund the customer. I doubt WD ever bother doing any diagnostics. As you say, you can't exactly repair a faulty hard drive. Not cheaply.
For the savings I'm getting I'm happy with the hassle. If the SMART info and the warranty on the drive inside does not indicate it's two years old, I'll keep it.
shalton
24 Jan 17#37
Thank you
basergorkobal
24 Jan 17#36
Your confusing the terms. RAID mirror is not a backup. Any form of write redundancy is not considered a backup. Backup is a snapshot copy of the data.
I used to have a mirror setup in my home server. But if any data corruption occurs and the source of that corruption is not a drive problem, then both copies of the data will be corrupt. Only a backup will save your data then.
When this happened to me, I removed the mirror drive and set up a daily incremental backup of all my data to a different drive in the same server. And then I have a weekly task scheduled backing up all my critical data to an external hard drive.
dh12g09
24 Jan 17#35
Out of interest how have you got that setup? Are you using a RAID mirror or are you doing a manual mirroring process periodically? If you don't mind any info about your setup would be great as I'm hoping to make something similar
ceanth
24 Jan 17#33
Question, do I need to have a static IP address for connecting cloud devices ? If no then how do I connect a mobile drive to the my cloud storage?
GoNz017 to ceanth
24 Jan 17#34
Mycloud uses it's own ddns service and auto updates so it can always keep in contact with the NAS, something like that anyway but I am sure someone will be along to correct me.
ceanth
24 Jan 17#32
Managed to grab a 4tb. Thanks OP
basergorkobal
23 Jan 17#31
Thanks op. 6TB sold out, but I only wanted 4TB which is still a good price per TB with the discount code.
Looking to replace my micro server with something less power hungry and quieter.
Single drive NASes are not very popular. But in my experience write redundancy is pointless in home applications. Whereas regular backup is paramount and sufficient to keep all your data safe.
shalton
23 Jan 17#11
just wondering as i have no idea. Can you add an external drive to this via usb?
EXZAMS to shalton
23 Jan 17#30
Yes you can
steevojohno
23 Jan 17#29
My cloud ex4 12tb 349
mikeuk2004
23 Jan 17#28
the my cloud are reds not green. I know I have them and opened them.
GoNz017
23 Jan 17#27
Cheaped out in the end then, they used to be red's in the network storage, oh well. Mines destined for a rack server and will not be parking so it must be a red.
edd666999
23 Jan 17#24
Before you order, take a look at their returns policy.
jeczap to edd666999
23 Jan 17#26
I'm hoping I won't need to
Tenex
23 Jan 17#25
They're WD Green. I have a refurb one of these no problems with it 2 years on. Not my main storage but useful. Software as always awful though.
b1g1an
23 Jan 17#23
Single My Book doesn't have a red in though I believe?
b1g1an
23 Jan 17#22
Doh...Tb :smiley:
twix41
23 Jan 17#21
Only one avaliable is the 4tb version, which has 2 x 2tb drives in it for £129.99, however the mybook single drive 4tb version which is instock for £79.99 would be a much better option
tempt
23 Jan 17#20
The MyBook Duo which uses Red HDDs is also heavily discounted.
eatmorefish
23 Jan 17#19
"You can stick the word 'professionally' on just about anything. " Steve Jobs 2007
pjn
23 Jan 171#12
Think I just grabbed the last 6TB. Sorry!
jeczap to pjn
23 Jan 17#18
good stuff! will click expire
b1g1an
23 Jan 17#16
Ahh...go for the 4Gb or wait for the 6Gb to come back in stock!
tempt to b1g1an
23 Jan 17#17
6gb for what?
tempt
23 Jan 17#15
Thanks OP. Managed to get in two different orders before they ran out of stock.
twix41
23 Jan 17#14
Out of Stock
zwarder
23 Jan 17#13
Got one been considering a mormal 5tb
pjn
23 Jan 17#10
Thanks, was about to buy a 4TB new for more than this. Worth a punt
mikeuk2004
23 Jan 17#9
the grey mybook clouds use red drives. buy one and strip out the drive.
Zardoz
23 Jan 17#8
Very good price.
Just wish they did recertified Red drives on their own. :-)
Price certainly hasn't come down on those unfortunately, could do with another couple of 4TB's.
Anybody know what type of drive they put in the My Book's?
lucyferror
23 Jan 17#1
Don't trust recertified drives especially with lots of data. Great price tho
GoNz017 to lucyferror
23 Jan 17#2
Who's to say it isn't a new drive in the caddy?
I am looking to remove the drive as it should be a WD red. Can run diagnostics on it and check the manufacturing date etc once it is out.
mikeuk2004 to lucyferror
23 Jan 17#7
No drive can be trusted, all can fail anytime. That's why a sensible person has backups. I got 24tb of recertified drives. thats 12tb usable and 12tb backups. Also have a 2tb recertified portable for xbox 360 and xbox one but with no backups because I can just redownloaded that data if fail. been working great for 3 years now
twix41
23 Jan 17#6
Nice find, i keep scanning their site for cheap drives, glad you found this, have added one to my collection :smile:
mikeuk2004
23 Jan 17#5
I have many. the drive inside is a red but doesn't have the fancy red labels on it.
lucyferror
23 Jan 17#4
Recertified means refurbished more or less. Professionally refurbished
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Opening post
6TB WD My Cloud - Promo Price £129.99 - use CODE: WDSTORECPN (£10 off £100 spend http://www.hotukdeals.com/vouchers/store.wdc.com#thread_1373502 ) £119.99 delivery included.
I have been checking the Western Digital website for this to come back in stock :smiley:
When they're gone, they're gone!
FINALLY, A CLOUD OF YOUR OWN
Save everything in one place and access it from anywhere with your PC, Mac, smartphone or tablet. Protect your files with automatic file backup for all your computers. And with direct file uploads from your mobile devices, all your important data is safely stored on your personal cloud.
A Cloud of Your Own
Keep your content safe at home. Get abundant storage and blazing-fast performance without paying monthly fees.
Shared Storage & Backup
Store, organize and back up your photos, videos, music and important documents all in one place.
Anywhere Access
Use WD’s free apps to upload, access and share from anywhere with your PC, Mac, tablet or smartphone.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Compatible with Windows® 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Mac OS® X El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, or Mountain Lion operating systems. Requires, DLNA®/UPnP® devices for streaming and a router with Internet connection.
My Cloud (Recertified) | Tech Specs
Interface
Gigabit Ethernet
Operating System
Windows/Mac
Package Includes
My Cloud Device
Ethernet cable
AC adapter
Quick Install Guide
Latest comments (48)
(connected to homeplug via ethernet - it did take a few minutes for mycloud to connect to it. I've done a firmware update as well)
Reason and commercial sense, my good fellow.
A) Cost in work hours and equipment to remove, inspect, open, repair, re-inspect, replace drive. Whilst maintaining a full supply of any potential parts (and how exactly *do* you "repair" a hard drive anyway? Other than mainboard...)
B) Cost to remove, replace with new drive. Bearing in mind you're the manufacturer so by deffinition aren't short of spare drives, costing you nothing more than manufacturing value.
Funnily enough, B would tend to win out in quite a few cases....
I hope these recertified products are mostly customer statutory returns. Instead of testing them, they just sell them again with shorter warranty. The cost and effort of testing is shifted onto the customer. If they make the effort and discover any faults, WD just ship a another recertified product out or refund the customer. I doubt WD ever bother doing any diagnostics. As you say, you can't exactly repair a faulty hard drive. Not cheaply.
For the savings I'm getting I'm happy with the hassle. If the SMART info and the warranty on the drive inside does not indicate it's two years old, I'll keep it.
I used to have a mirror setup in my home server. But if any data corruption occurs and the source of that corruption is not a drive problem, then both copies of the data will be corrupt. Only a backup will save your data then.
When this happened to me, I removed the mirror drive and set up a daily incremental backup of all my data to a different drive in the same server. And then I have a weekly task scheduled backing up all my critical data to an external hard drive.
Looking to replace my micro server with something less power hungry and quieter.
Single drive NASes are not very popular. But in my experience write redundancy is pointless in home applications. Whereas regular backup is paramount and sufficient to keep all your data safe.
Just wish they did recertified Red drives on their own. :-)
Price certainly hasn't come down on those unfortunately, could do with another couple of 4TB's.
Anybody know what type of drive they put in the My Book's?
I am looking to remove the drive as it should be a WD red. Can run diagnostics on it and check the manufacturing date etc once it is out.