Anyone afraid of getting a drive that's higher than 1Tb, don't. 3 TB is perfect for anyone that needs that super fat extra storage. I been using WD my book for about a month now. No problems at all. All works like its suppose to. What you should expect for this order:
Solid build. Not so cheap. But it is plastic with air vents at the top. It kinda makes it look slick. I was thinking of getting a metal casing but nah, this plastic is top notch. I leave it on for big transfers and heck, it doesn't get so hot at all. A+ on that. It is of course black (the one I chose.) It is shiny and can be fingerprint magnet. But it cleans easily right off. I decided to leave the sticker on it to prevent it from getting dirty. But that's optional for you all. It comes with USB 3.0 cable. Meaning you don't get the regular USB 2.0 cable you all recognize. But 3.0 works with USB 2.0 so you don't have to worry. Make note of that though. USB 3.0 has a tiny male head that connects to the back of the External Hard Drive (EHD.) Of course the manual, power cord and the box. Also there is no bloatware pre-installed. Its ready to go NTFS. It says you can do backups with it using its own software. But there was no CD for such thing. I would assume you'd have to download it from their website. Which by the way, I did not install any software on this for backup. Maybe people are having such a hard time because of the software. I'm just using it "as is." File transfer period.
Lets see what I didn't like..sometimes the USB 3.0 cable when fully inserted to my computer it will not recognize it. But if I pull the cable couple centimeters off (there is a dent line on the cable if you line it up any PC will recognize it) it will read it. Weird, maybe its just me.. On USB 2.0 cable I would just insert the whole thing. With this one you have to kinda pull it out just a centimeter or where you see the line indent. I assume it has to do with USB 3.0 compatibility. My laptop only reads USB 2.0 but 3.0 says its universal. I think it may be some small technical flaw. But it does work. One last thing I disliked was that I couldn't defragment this 3TB hard drive. I assume its because of its capacity limit. But that one caught my surprise. I tried several software including Microsofts degrag. Nothing works. :(
That's about it though.
I used Acomdata before and it has metal casing. Haven't had problems with either one of them. A few did but it was my own fault. I tended to be clumsy and I droped 2 of them 500GB though. Learned my lesson. But so far Western Digital is very reliable. So is Acomdata but there far more expensive. I think I might buy some more WD.
Quality is just above average for me. Meet my expectation (besides some of my dislikes shown above). Lots of storage. And no, is not true the more space the more your drive can self destruct and no longer work. I used this thing heavily and it still works. I'll make sure IF anything bad does happen i'll come back to update. So be sure to subscribe to this feed or book mark it unless I do. If nothing, it means it works wonders. If you see an update someday, its bad. It'll probably be a dead drive or something. But i'm smart too. I have another external drive that I keep for super-back-up. Incase one dies I have another copy. So i'm not too worried. The back-up time frame can be tedious though for a 3 TB of data :P
So far i'm happy.. the 2 dislikes should not discourage anyone. There small.
Drive looks: 9 / 10 (Sleek design)
Storage: 10/ 10
Heating/ cooling: 9 out of 10 (stays cool after 20min file transfer)
Life span/ dependability: Undetermined. Everyone will face different life spans. Depends how you take care of the drive. I will update mine when I see problems.
Overall quality: 8 out of 10 (-2 points off for my dislikes shown above)
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| storage capacity | 4000 GB | 2 TB | 2 TB | 1024 GB | 4000 GB |
| hardware interface | usb | usb | usb2.0, usb3.0 | usb2.0 | usb3.0 |
| compatible devices | Tablet, Smartphone | Laptop, Desktop | Windows 10, Windows 8.1 or Windows 7. Requires reformatting for macOS High Sierra, Sierra (10.12), El Capitan (10.11) | Desktop | Tablet, Smartphone |
| form factor | 3.5-inch | Portable | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch |
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Great performing drive - USB 3.0 is blazing fast but the software and utilities not so much!
I bought this to back up my newly built system to and also I was planning on digitizing all my movie collection and this just seemed to be a good solution for both storage and backup! I've had it for 2 months and I think I have had enough insights to write a review! So here it is!Speed: As a storage drive this is a great performer especially the USB 3.0, it is 4 times faster than USB 2.0 (see the images I've uploaded on the product page), I love the fact that huge file transfers (i'm talking 100's of GB) takes less than an hour to complete! Backup also is blazing fast especially if you have set the utility to incremental (don't use the software that this comes with, more on that in a second)!Reliability: It has weathered 2.5 months of daily use and extensive use very well so far, but it is too early for me to comment on this! Hopefully it would fare better than the Seagate I had before, that is junk!Format: It is primarily designed to work with Win 7, and hence the the file format is NTFS, which is the best format for a hard drive this big, but for whatever reason you are buying this for a FAT32 system (like a PS3), then don't because it is going to be a PITA, and also you would not be utilizing this drive as it is designed to be used! So for PS3 owners you are better of buying a much smaller HDD and then reformatting that to FAT32 - there are utilities out there which would do that for you!Enclosure: I'm not the biggest fan of WD enclosures, but this one is not bad! However I had a terrible issue trying to get this to be recognized by my ASUS LGA 1155 Intel Z68 DDR3 2200 SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.0 Supported ATX Motherboard P8Z68-V motherboard! I did read on WD forums that I was not the only one with this problem and neither was this a problem with ASUS MoBo's, it did recognize other USB 3.0 devices without any issues! So one star down for that! I finally had to disable the legacy USB 3.0 support in BIOS to get this to work well with the MoBo (that was counter intuitive, disable the very service you want to use and then it works)! It gets a little loud and hot when you have used it continuously for a few hours!Included Software: I would not recommend anyone to use the provided backup software along with this drive, it is far from being finished as a product and has a lot of bugs, also DO NOT use the security password utility to lock the drive, it sometimes just won't function! If you are worried about someone stealing your data, use an encryption tool and not the password. Maybe this was a rare instance but why take the chance and be left with all your data in your hand but inaccessible because the drive is locked with a password you provided! WD should really invest some time and money in developing their software that is bundled with the hardware or should just tie up with Acronis or another back up software developer to bundle the products! This was my biggest crib and criticism with this drive!Value for Money: I got the 3TB for $135, 2 months back, thankfully before the floods in Thailand and the skyrocketing of the HDD prices, they estimate it might be months before the prices come down! So I am pretty happy with the value - that is roughly 4 cents for a GB (WOW...!), that is awesome! Right now since the supply for HDD's are limited due to a halt in production, the price is huge and not the best value for money proposition, so unless you need the drive extremely urgently, postpone your buying decision for a few more months and you would get much better bang for your buck!So overall I'm pretty happy with this purchase and I have had no data losses so far, which is the worst thing that can happen to a backup drive. Hope this helps someone who is planning a similar investment - check the WD forums for the USB 3.0 connectivity problems with your motherboard!
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