Western Digital My Book Essential BACW0030HBK 3TB
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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Cause it was cheap, i like that it was cheap i dislike that its so big and requires a power output this is obviously an outdated hard drive and isn't advanced as 2011 + range.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.
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.
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