Western Digital Launched My Cloud Home Personal Cloud Storage Solutions

Western Digital Corporation (WDC) launched My Cloud Home, a personal cloud storage solution that empowers consumers to take control of their often-scattered digital content.

With this solution, consumers can aggregate all of their photos, videos and files from their smart phones, computers, USB storage, cloud and social media accounts in one central place ^[i]. Using their smart phone, tablet or computer from anywhere with an Internet connection, consumers then are free to experience and share that content with family and friends.

With their data spread across 14 different devices on average ^[1], consumers are faced with growing, disparate collections of data and no way to easily access it all. Those collections are expanding to an approximately 4.5TB of data per U.S. household in 2017 ^[2] and are expected to grow further with increasing popularity of capacity-intensive applications such as virtual reality, 4K, 8K and 360 video.

“Consumers seek a way to effortlessly consolidate their growing mounds of photos, videos and other files with a solution flexible enough to accommodate content from all of today’s devices – from smart phones to computers and from drones to social sites,” said Jim Welsh, SVP, client solutions, Western Digital. “Enabling consumers and professionals to master their digital lives from anywhere in the world is a priority for Western Digital.“

Centralize and enjoy content
Users can set the My Cloud Home solution to be set to automatically and continuously copy all user content from their smart phone and computer devices. Files from USB flash drives, external HDDs and memory cards (via a USB adapter) can be quickly imported via its USB port. Additionally, users can connect to and transfer content from their social media platforms and favorite cloud services such as Dropbox, Box, Google Drive and Facebook. Television shows, movies, home videos and music saved on the My Cloud Home can be enjoyed on a smart TV or media player using the Plex app. This content can also be enjoyed on a smart phone or tablet device using the My Cloud Home app.

All content at your Fingertips
From set up to everyday usage, the mobile phone is the control center of the My Cloud Home experience. Mobile app users are empowered to share, access and enjoy all of their content from anywhere in the world with Internet access. The app is also capable of managing the My Cloud Home solution to add services, users or even make sure the system is updated with the latest software.

Additionally, for creative content warriors who may need more storage to house their digital library, there is a dual-drive personal cloud option. The My Cloud Home Duo solution provides all the functionality of the My Cloud Home solution plus a dual-drive configuration set to mirror mode (RAID-1) to automatically duplicate content onto a second drive for peace of mind.

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Pricing and availability
With no additional service subscription required, the My Cloud Home and My Cloud Home Duo solutions are protected by a two-year limited warranty and are available exclusively now from BestBuy.com in the U.S. ^[3] and at select retailers and distributors around the world ^[4].

The My Cloud Home solution has a MSRP in the U.S. of $159.99 2TB, $179.99 3TB, $199.99 4TB, $259.99 6TB and $319.99 8TB. The My Cloud Home Duo solution has a MSRP of $309.99 4TB, $399.99 8TB, $549.99 12TB, and $699.99 16TB.

^[1] Smart Home Ecosystem: IoT and Consumers, CEA/Parks Associates
^[2] OECD digital economy for #devices 2015 & Corporate Strategy Market Intelligence – Based on independent research and analysis conducted by Western Digital
^[3] My Cloud Home and My Cloud Home Duo are available exclusively at Best Buy for a limited time in the U.S.
^[4] Worldwide capacities outside of the United States may vary by country

^[i] Cloud or Social Media account registration may be required. Cloud and Social Media services may be changed, terminated or interrupted at any time and may vary by country.