Standing screen display size | 6.7 Inches |
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Hard Drive | 4 TB Desktop |
National Stock Number | 7025-01-626-3653 |
WD 4TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBFJK0040HBK-NESN,Black
Digital Storage Capacity | 4000 GB |
Hard Disk Interface | USB 2.0 |
Connectivity Technology | USB |
Brand | WD |
Hard Disk Form Factor | 3.5 Inches |
Hard Disk Description | Desktop |
Compatible Devices | Desktop |
Installation Type | External Hard Drive |
Color | Black |
Hard Disk Size | 4 TB |
About this item
- Included WD Backup software makes backing up what's important to you easy and fast
- Easy to use WD Backup software makes protecting what's important to you easy
- Downloadable version of AcronisTrue Image WD Edition software offers system-level backup for complete protection
- Compatible with Windows(R) File History, included on Windows 8 and Windows 10
- Password protection with hardware encryption keep your private stuff private
- USB 3.0 for fast data transfer rates
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Storage Capacity | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
Tech Support | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
Easy to use | 4.4 | — | 4.7 | — | 4.5 | 4.7 |
Easy to install | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | — | 4.8 | — |
Durability | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | — | — | 4.4 |
Sold By | True Mart LLC | Amazon.com | 1discountstore | ICON. | Kameosales | Amazon.com |
storage capacity | 4000 GB | 4 TB | 4 TB | 3000 GB | 4000 GB | 2 TB |
hardware interface | usb | usb | usb | usb3.0 | usb3.0 | usb3.0 |
compatible devices | Desktop | PC, Laptop, Camera | Desktop, Laptop | Desktop | Gaming Console | Desktop, Laptop |
form factor | 3.5-inch | Portable | Portable | — | 3.5-inch | Portable |
From the manufacturer
Secure your digital life on a My Book desktop storage
- Up to 8 TB capacity
- USB 3.0
- WD Backup software
- Acronis True Image WD Edition system level backup
- Password protection and hardware encryption
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Massive capacityWith up to 8 TB of capacity, you'll have all the room to keep your favorite photos, videos, music and important files. |
Automatic backup softwareWD Backup works quietly in the background to help protect your data with minimal resources from your PC. Set your own schedule to back up updated files or new folders automatically. You can even save your files to the cloud with Dropbox.* *Dropbox account required for cloud back up. Cloud services may be changed, interrupted, or terminated at any time. Policies may vary by country and individual cloud service. |
System-level backupAcronis True Image WD Edition backs up your files on a system level, so a copy of your entire operating system, applications, settings and files are always close at hand. |
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Password protection for encrypted privacyBy creating a password of your own, you get immediate peace of mind knowing your data is safe from unauthorized access. It's equipped with with 256bit AES hardware encryption operates at the speed of the drive—saving you time. |
Universal connectivityMy Book is equipped with USB 3.0 connectivity, providing ultra-fast file transfers and improved power management. My Book is also backwards compatible with USB 2.0 devices. |
WD quality inside and outWe understand the importance of your data. For years, millions of people worldwide have trusted their data to WD hard drives, and our first concern is keeping that data safe. |
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Capacity | Up to 8 TB | Up to 16 TB |
File- system backup software | WD Backup | WD SmartWare Pro |
System-level backup software | Acronis True Image WD Edition | Acronis True Image WD Edition |
Dropbox cloud service | ✓ | ✓ |
Password protection & hardware encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
Interface | USB 3.0, USB 2.0 | USB 3.0, USB 2.0 |
Performance Mode RAID 1 – default | ✓ | |
Disk management | ✓ | |
PC- ready | ✓ | ✓ |
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Technical Details
Brand | WD |
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Series | My Book |
Item model number | WDBFJK0040HBK-NESN |
Hardware Platform | PC |
Operating System | Windows 7, 8 and 10. May require reformatting for other operating systems |
Item Weight | 2.27 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 5.5 x 1.9 x 6.7 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5.5 x 1.9 x 6.7 inches |
Color | Black |
Flash Memory Size | 4 TB |
Hard Drive Interface | USB 2.0 |
Power Source | AC Adapter Included |
Manufacturer | Western Digital |
Language | English |
ASIN | B00E3RH61W |
National Stock Number | 7025-01-626-3653 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | September 24, 2013 |
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Customer Reviews |
4.5 out of 5 stars |
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Best Sellers Rank | #974 in External Hard Drives |
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Product Description
ultra-fast Transfer Ratesmy Book Desktop Storage Is Optimized For The Best Possible Data Transfer Rates. Connect This Drive To A Superspeed Usb 3.0 Port To Save And Access Files Up To 3x Faster Than With Usb 2.0.system-level Backup Acronis True Image Wd Edition Is An Integrated Software Suite That Ensures Security Of All Information On Your Pc. It Can Back Up The Entire Disk Drive Or Selected Partitions, Including Your Operating System, Applications, Settings And All Of Your Data. You Can Also Use The Software To Securely Delete Any Confidential Data You No Longer Need.
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"I purchased this product to use with our Xbox One. It is very easy to connect...." Read more
"...today the same as on Day One, just as solid, quiet, cool, and trouble free as in the beginning...." Read more
"...Does not take up much space...." Read more
"...The power cord and usb cord length are decent and fit snugly into the unit, so it wont come unplugged if you accidentaly bump the drive...." Read more
"Nice size and nothing really to set up...." Read more
"Great, a lot of space and fast. No much more to say it's WD. I have 1 TB, 2 TB Passport and I bought this 6TB as backup for the others...." Read more
"...It's fast enough...." Read more
"...It is working beautifully. Yes, it does take time to transfer files (my files are HUGE art files) but I just grab a bunch and set them to copy..." Read more
"...The drive runs quietly and seems responsive, though of course accessing files on a remote drive is slower than on the internal hard drive...." Read more
"...finer details of this latest build but it does seem to wake up and transfer data quicker than the older unit...." Read more
"...; for weeks now and the drive will stay on longer but still goes dead eventually. Once after a week, once an afternoon. I can't see a pattern...." Read more
"...It will disconnect from Windows (have used on multiple pc's with Win 8.1 & Win 7) in the middle or writing and then reconnect...." Read more
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Now, this black friday I wanted to buy a huge capacity hard drive to store my uncompressed blu-ray movie libray in. First run though was going to be with my anime collection. I was torn between several factors:
1) should I go external or internal?
* 5/10 years ago it made sense to buy a huge internal hard drive and put it into a docking bay for a fraction of the price of a portable drive. Portability (without a power supply) was a luxury few could afford. Now the portable drives are slightly cheaper than buying the bare bones hard drive and already include an enclosure!
2) If I went internal, WD offers several different drive types (Green, Blue, Red, Purple, Black, etc.). All with supposedly different features (durability, energy consumption, quietness, speed, etc.). Was it all bologna or was it a significant difference among each other? Would playback of my Hi Def movies be bottle-necked in any way if I chose the "wrong" drive type?
3) Of all external HDD size options (and constantly decreasing $/GB value) what size external hdd should I get?
* With many external hdd prices, the higher the capacity, the less you will spend per gigabyte of storage space received (up to a certain point)
4) Of all the externals out there, should focus on value $/GB or brand reputation? Or a mixture of both?
5) Which externals seemed built to last/dissipate heat best?
So all these questions plagued my mind for a good month, before the black friday deals kicked by butt into gear to take the plunge. I could buy a 5TB drive from Seagate that cost $129 - compared to a WD Mybook 3Tb for the same price. That's 2TB more!!! But...that's WD vs Seagate. Here are some things you should know that I read from many people's reviews. Firstly, Seagate gives you a warranty for your hard drive BUT only will replace your drive with a REFURBISHED hard drive. First of all, why do they have so many refurbished hard drives lying around? Exactly how reliable are those previously used drives? There's no carfax for hard drives. Would you buy a used car off craigslist with no history or record to entrust your life with? Then why would you entrust your valuable data, pictures and videos with a completely unknown used hard drive? Second, Seagate will charge you money to have their technicians look and try to restore your hard drive. Or they will charge you for software that will try to restore bad sectors of the hard drive. Does not sound like much of a warranty to me. I'll share a personal experience with you. I have a roommate who bought some big capacity Seagate external drives for his anime. The hard drive failed after 10 months and 3TB of data he had were lost because the policy with Seagate is: return the unopened/unaltered drive to use for a refurb or possible recovery of the drive. I told my friend to let me take the drive out and put it into my docking bay to see if its a soldering issue or if the drive is indeed dead. He elected to use Seagate's warranty and lost his info. FYI, NEVER give your hard drive to anyone. Whether they be Apple, Seagate, WD, etc. If it has files on it that you would never consider posting to the world wide web, don't let it leave your home. The right people can copy select information faster than someone at a restaurant can copy your credit card info and buy something from Willie's Hubcaps LLC. in Jamaica, NY! Just don't do it. Anyway, it happened to the refurb hard drive he received and after that, he went WD. I know I'm bashing Seagate right now, but I'm not completely endorsing WD either. I have a Seagate 320Gb portable since 2010 that is running to this day. But it is the model that is comparable to WD's passport series. So it's not a high capacity drive. I have seen many poor reviews for both Seagate and Western Digital so you cannot simply go for review counts alone. To be honest, the best drives I've used are the Hitachi drives in macbooks. They have lasted me almost a decade in every mac I've bought and I run them hard. But have not found a high capacity Hitachi for prices that I can get from WD or Seagate, so I have to go with one of the popular guys. I am supporting WD because every. single. drive I've bought from them has served me 3-6 years and I have not been displeased in the least. Every hard drive has a lifetime. And I buy new hard drives to replace the aging ones. Just a part of life. So with that said, my personal recommendation is to steer clear of Seagate if anything for their warranty policy and customer service. I'd choose a Toshiba over them.
But I digress. After all the headache of comparing WD internals vs externals, etc. etc. I pulled the trigger on the 2TB capacity. 1TB you're just losing money. 6Tb you're paying also way too much. 2TB-4TB is the sweet spot for the WD MyBooks.
*** As of 12/05/14, the price of the 2TB drive is $96.99. I DO NOT suggest buying this at the current price. Yes, it's a good price compared to 5 years ago, but I paid $89 for mine. Besides, the WD Elements Portable 2Tb drive is $87 (I personally don't like the WD Elements line though, stay away). I'll let you in on a well known secret, the price of storage in the 2000s was $14-9/GB. In 2005, $1.15/GB. In 2010, $.07/GB. Now, it's about $.03/GB. Pennies on the dollar. It will continue to decrease. There is NO REASON (short of an emergency drive failing on you) that you should buy an external drive between Black Friday and Christmas. Wait for the holidays and then take advantage of the deals. Most of all, during Black Friday the hard drive I got was not even a featured deal! It wasn't even advertised widely as some other products on amazon. So I'm lead to believe $89 is the best/most accurate price you can get the 2TB WD MyBook for. By Christmas I'll wager it decreases to $75.
Anyway, this drive performs very very quietly. It does not get hot. Transfers are about 25MB/s when connected to my usb 2.0 computer. But I know they will be faster when connected to a usb 3.0 port. It runs on mac and windows without installing any additional software. I would not recommend installing the software that it comes with unless you want to use it exclusively as a backup drive to your main computer. If you have mac, all you need is time machine (don't install anything). Regardless of OS, install the universal firmware updater. Firmware updates are good for hardware and you should make it a habit of checking for updates released periodically. For windows, install the WD Smartware. For some reason, when plugging into my Win 7, it does not show me an option to eject the external drive. So I downloaded and installed the WD Smartware and when the program opens, I right-click on the picture of the WD MyBook and then can select eject. But only within that program. You do not want to yank out the cable or shut down the computer and yank it out. You always should find a way to specifically tell the computer to stop communicating with the device and eject it.
**** Tips I always use for Storage Mediums ******
Once you get your WD MyBook, I highly recommend reformatting it before you install anything. Reformat it to exFAT. This way you can OPEN and SAVE files of ANY SIZE onto the hard drive whether you are plugged into a mac or windows computer! I never thought I'd use windows until I had to and I was in deep doo doo. Better to be safe than sorry. Fat32 is universal too but means you cannot save files larger than 4GB. NTSC means you can OPEN files on your mac but can't save to them while you can OPEN and SAVE files while on windows. It's technical I know. Sorry.
On Windows, choose an allocation unit size depending on your use for the hard drive.
**Allocation size can be confusing but I'll try to explain it as clear as I can:
Imagine you are moving to a new house. The condition:
1) Everything you own must be packaged in a box of the same size. The sizes are iPod, Teddy Bear, Bicycle, Refrigerator, and Grand Piano. You can choose only one of these.
2) No matter how big (or small), it must be disassembled to fit inside those boxes
3) Each box can only have ONE item in it
You have a nearly unlimited supply of boxes.
Let's say you choose iPod-size boxes. All your small items will be able to fit snugly in each box. But bigger things like your grand piano would have to be chopped up into so many pieces that it may take 20,000 of these boxes alone to package the musical instrument! While each box is filled to the fullest, you will have to unpack 20,000+ boxes when you get home!
Let's say you choose Grand Piano-size boxes. Your piano can fit in it and utilize 100% of the box, but what about your salt shaker, iphod, shoes, and basil plant? They will each require their own box- the size of a grand piano!! You will have less boxes to unpack but have only 5% of the box utilized.
So unless you live in a piano warehouse or ipod factory, you will something in between. The Bicycle Boxes for packing. It is a happy medium between better space management and less boxes to unpack when you get home.
I live in the piano warehouse (I save 50GB movie files only!) So I choose the LARGEST allocation size possible. If you just want to backup your computer, you have 1 grand piano and 1 ipod, among other things. You choose MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD size. If you transfer only your photos & music, word documents, and other tiny files, you live in an iPod Factory! You want the SMALLEST allocation size possible.
I have a mac but I run Win7 via bootcamp. So I formatted by WD MyBook to exFAT. On the same windows I selected an "allocation size" of the largest possible size allowable (for the capacity of the external hard drive). I forgot what I chose, but if you are on Windows, then select the option at the very top. The further down you go, I believe the size [of the imaginary boxes] will get bigger.
Overall this drive is quiet, does not make weird noises, and stays cool to the touch all the time. Those Seagate externals are extremely flawed design wise. The new line they released offers improved airflow, however the vents are at the bottom of the external enlosure! Heat travels upward, the vents should be on top! (Like this product) The Seagate Backup Plus 5TB Desktop External Hard Drive with Mobile Device Backup USB 3.0 (STDT5000100) not only has a bad airflow design but the corners are extremely sharp many reviewers are saying (keep away if you have children and animals in the house?).
I limited my search to USB3.0 because many of my machines are connected with 1Gbps wired Ethernet, and I want the backups to be fast. Well, I am not disappointed. If I backup with WIFI it is actually not that bad, except the first backup, which is many GB in size. Otherwise the incremental backups are pretty quick, wired or not.
So, this is a single 4TB hard drive in an external case. I can't believe this costs less than $150. It is amazing. Anyway, connected to my Airport the drive powers down when it is not in use, so that I know it will last a long time. It takes a few seconds to power up when I am ready, but this causes no real issues.
The installation was a breeze. I plugged it into my Airport, opened the app. Went to the File Sharing and Disks tab, and added the disk. That was it. From the Mac I went to time machine and picked the shared disk as my backup, and it even recognizes it as a Time Capsule. I also use it as a network drive. Why not, it is HUGE, right? It is really quick, and has never caused me a problem.
As a result, I get incremental backups on a near hourly basis. I can get the state of a file from days or weeks ago. I feel really safe with this. My old MacBook died, and I got the new MacBook Pro Retina, and I followed the restore from backup option, told it to not mess with the OS, just the apps and the saved files, and when it was done I had everything back. What more could you ask for.
For under $150, the piece of mind I get for having 4TB worth of incremental backups is huge. I got the same drive and setup my parents to backup both of their computers on it. It is plenty big for this, too. They are thrilled.
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そこで修理を依頼したところ、「良品との交換」となり、アメリカからそれが送られてきました。
その後しばらくは問題なく使用出来ていましたが、交換から2年10ヶ月ほど経過した2019年4月に、突然アクセス不能となってしまいました。
市販のディスクユーティリティー等を試してみても認識できず、内部に保存されてあるデータは結局取り出すことができませんでした。
異音やアクセス不安定などの症状があれば新しいHDに交換するのが常識ですが、そのような前触れ無しにいきなりアクセス不能となってしまうようではWD社のHDを再び使用する気にはなれません。