Western Digital My Book Essential BACW0030HBK 3TB
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12 years ago
Design fail.
Design fail. The fastest cable on the market limited by some of the slowest drives WD has available.
Pros:
- Looks pretty
Cons:
- Cost
- You gain nothing over a USB 3.0 version of this at 4 times the price because it has thunderbolt
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.
17 years ago
Great drive... a little unstable though
It's a great hard drive for the price! Very easy to use, tons of space and sleek design. My only issue is that I'd like a wider base. I keep it next to a laptop that gets moved a lot and I've knocked it over several times.
Pros:
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons:
- Unstable base
15 years ago
WD Book rocks
This is my 2nd WD drive, my first was a WD Caviar Black 1TB SATA, this one is an external USB2.0 drive so I didnt expect it to be as fast. It is not bad actually, just takes a little longer to spin up. Im not sure whats the drive model inside the enclosure since I never opened it.
Pros:
- Excellent speed for external USB 2.0 drive
- Reliable after about a years operation.
Cons:
- It gets warm after a while Seek noise could be quieter
15 years ago
Works as described [...]
I am using the drive to backup my movies, pictures,and documents. You can use Windows Explorer to view and open files. It is easy to use, but read operators manual that is on the drive before setting up using it.
Pros:
- Easy To Install
- Quiet
- Reliable
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
Pretty quiet. Good size drive. USB 3.0 Bad Points: About 350mb of bloatware on the disk, before you even start Shell shows every finger print. Easily breakable/scratchable case as cheap plastic Off button could have been more easier to locate and use, Stable when stood, but ever so easy to knock...
Pros:
- Good looking and sleek
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.
13 years ago
The backup sweet spot: Western Digital My Book Essential 3TB review
Coming in the now familiar ‘book' aesthetic common to Western Digital's desktop drives this 3TB monster among the most affordable of the 3TB drives on the market with a street price of around $239.
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