WD 20TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive, USB 3.0 external hard drive for plug-and-play storage - WDBWLG0200HBK-NESN

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Needing dumps for offline/remote copies of files from NAS. This sounds a bit loud, ticking like crickets in a box, but it stores a lot of files. Case is glossy but not slippery so it should not slip out of hand with a firm grip when transporting. The Power button in the back is hard to feel for but acceptable.

This drive is an excellent portable drive it works perfectly is very fast and is made high quality

Hello, I have recently purchased an external hard drive from Western Digital and I have to say, I have been satisfied with the product. This product is great for anyone that needs to clear space off their main storage devices or make backups of info. This device also works well as a storage option for people with an Xbox or PlayStation, as a way to store extra games. Also, its good for business settings as a way store extra files or reports. The performance to price ratio is quite good for this product. With 8TBs of storage for $ 140, the price per gigabyte is very low (~2 cents per gigabyte). Also, the build quality seems good and had no physical defects/marks. I have been using the hard drive frequently over the past month and have had no issues with overheating or data transfer issues. The read and write speeds on the hard drive are decent (for an HDD) at around 150-170 Mb/s. However, the disk does run at 5400 rpm as opposed to 7200 RPM making the product slower than other drives. But the slower RPM does mean that the disk will run cooler and in turn prolong the life of the hard drive (in theory). Another positive is the plug and play aspect of it, allowing for easy setup if you are using windows. Unfortunately, if you are on Mac OS you will have to reformat the drive before use. When running the noise of the product is noticeable but not too loud usually just the typical “whirring” noise hard drives make and the occasional data clicks. If stored in a closed area the noise isn’t that bad. It matches that of your typical computer fan. Another nice feature about this external hard drive is that it will go into sleep mode if the hard drive is not actively being used. This helps by conserving energy use and should help in prolonging the life of the hard drive. But it should be noted that it takes around 20 seconds for the drive to “wake up” after being in sleep mode so if you need to frequently be accessing flies in the drive this should be taken into consideration. As a quick summary, I would rate performance a 3.5/5, price 5/5, build quality 4/5 and reliability 4/5. Overall, I would say this is a good product if you are looking for cheap data storage, while still having the reliability that is commonly seen in Western Digital drives.

It worked as expected and it is plug and play. I will recommend it.

in terms of dollars per gigabyte, at the time I purchased these, the 12 TB was the best value. Assuming that you are not substantially space constrained (shelf space). With these high density drives reliability is always a primary concern too. they really push the boundaries of what is feasible as they continue to push the capacity higher and higher. Which is why for a long time I avoided such monsters. But these have been around for long enough now that I feel more comfortable buying them. I used a program called BADBLOCKS and let it run tests continuously for about 5 days (every sector read/write multiple times) before deciding to put these bad boys into use. One of the big problems with these high capacity drives is the amount of time that it takes to move data in and out of them. So I was very happy to see that they have increased the throughput to a sustained 200 Megabytes per second Read/Write. Of course actual access times vary due to many factors but on large files USB3 that is what I was seeing. So Really Happy About That. There is an endless debate about which is better (more reliable) Seagate or Western Digital. I have found WD to be very reliable, I cant tell you which one is more reliable But I tend to avoid Seagate because some of their drives are/were very slow for me. Only time will tell about the ultimate reliability, but these passed my tests with flying colors and I have some WD 8TB drives that are about 4 years old without any problems. (Im only using these drives for backups so not super stressing them). Remember folks.... You need to make at least two copies of everything ( 2 drives) and if it is something that you really care about then make 3 copies and take one offsite. I have seen far too many horror stories of people whos backups failed for various reasons. These drives will get the job done.

Exactly as described.

Im a photographer and needed a storage device to work off of other than a portable hard drive which is extremely unreliable and slower than a desktop-based hard drive. With that, I ordered the 10TB WD Elements and dont know why I didnt make this purchase sooner. Its very quiet and very fast - fast enough to scan through the photos and make edits as necessary. Sure, its not as fast as an SSD but no way can you purchase (at the moment) a single SSD-based drive that holds 10TB. And even if one did exist, you are talking about a price that is potentially in the thousands of dollars. My plan is to purchase another one to use as a backup for my primary 10TB.

easy to use and high CP value big HD size

Wife is a photgrapher and has LOTS of photos. This gives her a dedicated drive for all of her photos. Simple to set up, super simple to use. Just drag and drop. No software to load or deal with.