WD's small single-disk network storage system is surprisingly cheap and good.

In the consumer electronics world, simplicity is king. Manufacturers must constantly struggle to balance power and complexity with ease of use. Western Digital has been walking that tightrope for a while now with its My Book line of personal storage products, trying to pack in features without making the devices too difficult to use. Last year we saw the company try its hand at a networked solution with the My Book Live, and now it's taking this idea a bit further with the WD My Cloud. My Cloud is a set of personal "cloud-in-a-box" products designed to not just store your stuff, but to let you take it outside of your home. Could this be the network storage system for the layman?