Western Digital My Book Essential BACW0030HBK 3TB
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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.
8 years ago
WD My Book 4TB USB 3.0 External Desktop HDD , Auto Backup , Password Protection , compatibility with Windows and Mac Operating System
So far so good, if it is as reliable as other WD drives we have in service, will be great
12 years ago
Avoid Buying It!
There are many shortcomings to this hard disk. Firstly, the hard disk is quite heavy which makes it difficult to carry around. Secondly, the transfer rate is not that great. Thirdly, it requires an external adapter to operate. It doesn't have lot to offer for the high demanders.
15 years ago
WD MyBook
All-in-all it does what it's supposed to do, hasn't failed on me yet, and it's always a good idea to keep your important data backed up. Plus now it's way cheaper than it was a year ago. I give this product 4 eggs.
Pros:
- Configured as a RAID right out of the box
- Recognized on both Apple MAc and Windows OS platforms
- Have had it for over a year now and hasn't given me any problems to date
- Works great as a backup drive for my music, movies, photos
Cons:
- No eSATA or firewire 400/800 connections for faster data transfers
- The USB connection on the back is poorly made
- The UBS cable falls out a lot so I had to use a plastic cable zip tie to secure it to the back of the drive
- Also you cannot use any other drive other than WD Green Drives.
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
17 years ago
Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 1 TB
ITS CRAP bought one to my brother it broke down after 1day the same happened whith western dihital 500GB on 2 of them now i bought a Iomega 1TB works like a charm even thouhg i droped it in the floor 2times was worried that was the end of it but not.
15 years ago
Big let down
I bought this product a couple days ago. I tried to back up files on it tonight and found the product to be in read only mode. I tried using the unlocking program with it- and it said it was for different operating system or the drive was locked. DUH! I am returning the product in the morning.
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..
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