Western Digital My Book Essential BACW0030HBK 3TB
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13 years ago
Western Digital My Book Essential 1TB review
External hard disks aren't always the most attractive pieces of kit and they often look ugly sat on a desk. Not so with Western Digital's My Book Essential. As its name suggests, the disk's rounded edges are designed to fit in with the rest of your books on a shelf, and the top, rear and back...
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
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.
12 years ago
Western Digital My Book Essential 1TB Black External Hard Drive
- Fantastic information transfer speed- two.Ǚ. compatibility- Choice to install the backup software program- Good design - Bulky The price could have been lowered down a but far more. I bought it for 99 USD and I don't think it ought to be a lot more than 80 bucks.
12 years ago
Good choice for older Macs
With both USB2 and Firewire 800, this drive is a good choice if you've got an older Mac that doesn't support USB3 or Thunderbolt.Its metal enclosure feels sturdier than the plastic casings of other external hard drives, and both USB and Firewire cables are included in the box.Note that it has an...
Pros:
- Durable
- Great Features
Cons:
- Needs External Power
6 years ago
Excellent storage option
Western Digital has always made quality hard rives and storage devices, and this is yet another feather in their cap. It is ideal for any small business wanting a reliable and inexpensive option for storage.
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
15 years ago
Western Digital My Book 4 TB (WDBACW0040HBK) Review
Western Digital's My Book series has been around for some generations now, catering to users who want huge capacity but are not necessarily looking at portable drives. With the My Book 4TB drive WD offers a desktop drive with the maximum capacity available on a single drive.
15 years ago
Only buy it if you really need a dedicated 3TB drive, and only to use with a 64-bit OS.
The Western Digital My Book Essential 3TB external hard drive with USB 3.0 ("super-speed USB") support. I decided to pick one up because I recently also purchased a D-Link Boxee Box which I was hoping to use it with.
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.
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