Western Digital My Book Essential BACW0030HBK 3TB
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12 years ago
Website is irresponsibly designed.
This HDD stopped working in Dec-Jan 2013... I'd barely used it. Once a month I'd attach it to my PC and transfer some excess data into it just to clear some space. When it stopped working I was very disappointed..
12 years ago
This a great product. very fast and just love it. the size is so big you'll never run out of space. I was able to d/l everything I had and only use 600 mb great I have a lot of space left and will be using this for many years without worrying about running out of space.
12 years ago
A Great Addition To Our System
This is an upgrade actually. We were using a 500mb Western Digital and wanted more space so we got this 1tb external. One thing to note: This newer model has an always-on mentality in that the software is always wanting the thing to be connected.
13 years ago
Slow
Wanted to use this for streaming video, music and pictures, which it does faultlesly, but geting the files onto the drive is soooo sloooow! Even over a 1gbit wired network. I have a 4 year old other make that is almost instant when you access your files.
Pros:
- Media streaming
- Capacous
- Software Easy To Setup
Cons:
- Slow
- May Need Help With Shares
- Clumsy Interface
13 years ago
First time using a WD hard drive, currently doing brilliantly. Price is very good on Play-Asia.
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.
13 years ago
Build looks sturdy and there is sufficient space for cooling air flow. The disk powers up quickly. It comes bundled with useful security and backup software from WD. I have set the disk to power off after 20 minutes of disuse to save power and elongate its life.
13 years ago
Fast, very quiet and flexible.
I have a Mac Mini running iTunes that accesses films stored on this NAS. This in turn is available to my Apple TV. The whole arrangement works very well indeed.<br /><br />I also use the NAS to store all my photos and other assorted data.
Pros:
- Fast
- Quiet
- Simple setup
Cons:
- None
13 years ago
Baap of all HDDs!
First off, this is a great Hard Disc Drive. Second of all, the inbuilt WD Smartware is a backup/restore suite that, once installed, boots with your machine. Cool!
13 years ago
WD My Book Essential 1TB USB 3.0 External HD Review.
Seems very easy to set up - It automatically loads drivers and software in about 20 seconds per machine - I installed on 3 laptops and 2 desktops no problems. Thereafter works well so far for large back ups and is particularly fast if you've got a computer with a 3.0 USB port.
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