Western Digital My Book Essential BACW0020HBK 2TB
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15 years ago
Hardware good, software confusing
WD's software for this big 2TB drive can get in the way of Apple's excellent Time Machine backup program, unless you find your way around it-without instructions to that effect. Otherwise, it seems to work OK, and the price is right for May, 2011.
14 years ago
The hard drive is of good quality, though the included software is absolutely trash. An experienced user would fmt the hd as soon as they get it, but I suggest non-experienced users to do so as well.
Pros:
- Sturdy external hard drive
Cons:
- software that comes with it is horrible and confuses "newbs
14 years ago
Perfect for USB 2.0 only
This hard drive sometimes tends to not be recognised by my Win 7 64 bit when I plug it in to USB 3.0. Even though you succeed in it you it may disappear afterwards and it is not easy to get it back. Restart of system doesn't help. whereas there are no issues so far with USB 2.0.
13 years ago
Western Digital My Book (4TB)
The Western Digital My Book (4TB) ($209.99 list) desktop-class external hard drive gives the photo, music, or video collector a place to keep a whole lot of files. It's basic, utilitarian storage that will get the job done, and sometimes that's all you need.
16 years ago
Western Digital My Book (4TB)
The Western Digital My Book (4TB) ($209.99 list) desktop-class external hard drive gives the photo, music, or video collector a place to keep a whole lot of files. It's basic, utilitarian storage that will get the job done, and sometimes that's all you need.
Pros:
- Excellent capacity
- Fanless.
Cons:
- Had trouble with our benchmark tests
- Lacks capacity indicator
17 years ago
This is an easy-to-use external hard drive for your computer. It is perfect for storing music, photos, videos and other files from your computer. Great for backing up all your files which is a must if you are like me who has lots of photos, videos and audio in my computer and need to make room in my...
17 years ago
Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 1 TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive
I bought this and another My Book with the idea that I would be able to use the automatic backup software that was included. The Memeo software that's "included" with this My Book is TRIAL SOFTWARE however and you have to pay another $30 to use it.
16 years ago
Very Good storage!!!
It takes up little bit of room since it stands upright. I use mine to store all my movies and music. Its great, all i have to do is plug it right into my TV then sit back and watch all my videos!!! I was surprised with how fast it was to transfer files back and forth to my computer.
Pros:
- Simple Setup
- Easy to Use
- Large Capacity
- Reliable Performance
Cons:
- None
14 years ago
The Western Digital My Book series of external hard drives have been a part of our daily lives since a good part of the last decade. The WD My Book hard drives are the household standard for data storage and backup, easily available in every high street retailer and for a very reasonable price as...
14 years ago
it stores your stuff.
Cause it was cheap, i like that it was cheap i dislike that its so big and requires a power output this is obviously an outdated hard drive and isn't advanced as 2011 + range.
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