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Western Digital My Book Essential 3 TB Review

noreply@blogger.com (Melgar Guaves) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:34:00 +0000

Western Digital My Book Essential 3 TB puts your digital life on the sleek. It has WD SmartWare™ software that controls your backup, install all the features, select just the components you need, or if you prefer, choose not to use the software at all. It is USB-powered which directly powered from a USB port on your PC that no need a separate power supply. It is also designed with a small box that uses recycled material and minimizes waste. This drive is ideal for connecting with your USB 2.0 port and USB 3.0 for transferring files up to three times faster, protecting your data with automatic and continuous backup, adding extra storage space for photos, videos and music, and securing private or sensitive data with password protection and hardware encryption. It is free formatted with NTFS which is compatible with Windows® XP, Windows Vista® and Windows 7. For Mac OS® X Leopard® and Snow Leopard™ it requires reformatting and will work in USB 2.mode.

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What customer says about Western Digital My Book Essential 3 TB:

"VERY NICE !!!" By buffalo ()

I bought two of these 2TB drives to store some important stuff I have. I have a USB 3.0 capable motherboard so I wanted to take advantage of the increased speeds these drives can offer over the standard 2.0 drives. I think I fell victim to some marketing slight of hand when USB 3.0 was first introduced. Ultra blazing fast speeds were promised but what I did not realize is that although the drive itself is fast, your speeds are really determined on what kind of drive your writing from or to. This is what I did not educate myself about properly. I have a internal 2 TB 7200RPM standard drive and these externals and my transfer speeds are very very nice when compared to USB 2.0... no doubt about it. I think the transfer and copy speeds would reach the potential of this technology if you were using one of these and a SSD drive. Then I think you would see some crazy speeds. Overall I am super pleased with the speeds I get which average around 80 megabytes up to around 120 megabytes.

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"USB 3.0 speed is great" By S. Davey ()

I bought this because of the USB 3.0 speed, to back up my music workstation. I have about 1.5 TB of active data, and I need to back this up in much less time than would be possible with USB 2.0. I'm using a new computer that comes with USB 3.0 ports, and it works great. Very speedy.

Some reviewers have commented on the proprietary software. You don't have to use this, and I don't. I just plug it in without doing any software installation, and it appears in Windows as an ordinary hard drive.

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Western Digital My Passport Essential SE 1 TB Review

noreply@blogger.com (Melgar Guaves) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:48:00 +0000

Western Digital My Passport Essential SE 1 TB puts your digital life on the stylish that was designed for today with tomorrow in mind. It has WD SmartWare™ software that controls your backup, install all features, select just the components you need, or if you prefer, choose not to use the software at all. It USB-powered which is directly powered from a USB port on your PC, no need a separate power supply. It is also designed with a small box that uses recycled material and minimizes waste that's why it is a planet friendly. This drive is ideal for connecting with your USB 2.0 port and USB 3.0 that transfers files up to three times faster, protecting your data with automatic and continuous backup, adding extra storage space for photos, videos and music and securing private or sensitive data with password protection and hardware encryption. It is free formatted with NTFS which is compatible with Windows® XP, Windows Vista® and Windows 7. For Mac OS® X Leopard® and Snow Leopard™ it requires reformatting and will work in USB 2.- mode.

Features:

Dual USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility
Up to 3x faster transfer rates with USB 3.0
Maximum capacity
Automatic, continuous backup
Password protection and hardware encryption
2-years limited warranty

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What customer says about Western Digital My Passport Essential SE 1 TB:

"Excellent External Drive" By OlyNomad ()

I am very satisfied with this external drive. Within 10 minutes of opening the package I was transferring pictures onto it. I have Windows 7. I opened the package up, undid the cord, plugged it into the computer and it took about 5 minutes to locate and install drivers and then I was good to go. I transferred over 300 pictures right away, lightning fast and it didn't even make a dent on the space available. It has 5-star performance, but a bonus is that it looks 5-star too. Very compact and stylish. It has a user manual installed with it that has more languages than I've seen on any other product, so if English isn't your first language you are set with instructions. The product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period that starts with the first call you make to tech support. Email support is free through the entire warranty period. I have not had to use tech support so it hasn't applied, but that is good to know.

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"Exactly as expected" By D ()

Good size, good weight, good price, easy to use.

Some of the most computer savy users might be mildly annoyed that the backup software that comes pre-loaded isn't removable, but it's a tiny fraction of a 1tb drive, and if you want to use it it's pretty decent software.

The drive is fairly fast, even on a USB2.

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Western Digital WD Elements 2 TB Review

noreply@blogger.com (Melgar Guaves) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 06:24:00 +0000

Western Digital WD Elements external hard drives are simple and reliable add-on storage. Use it by plugging its adapter in a power source and simply plug it on to a USB port and you can start saving your photos, music, video, and files. You can also leave the hard drive plugged in the USB port when ever you turn off your computer or turn it on. It also turns to idle mode when its not in use. It also have power-saving WD GreenPower Technology and its power supply EnergyStar compliant. Its package is minimize for the reason of recycle. It is also preformatted designed for use with Windows-based computers and can easily reformatted for use with Macs. Available with USB port compatible with Mac OS X Tiger or Leopard and Windows Vista or XP but may vary, depending on user's hardware configuration. On the package you will receive the USB 2.0 external hard drive, a USB cable, a AC adapter and a Quick Install Guide. Western Digital WD Elements External Hard Drive is simply affordable and easy to use USB 2.0.

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What customer says about Western Digital WD Elements 2 TB:

"Excellent External Drive" By Mark ()

The Western Digital WD Elements is probably most notable for what it doesn't have:

It doesn't have any clever "look at me" flasing/glowing/blinking lights. One tiny light in the back will confirm it is on. But you won't need to check because "it just works".

It doesn't have any annoying, auto-loading, "I know better" software. There are lots of great backup programs available (freeware, shareware and built into most operating systems). And, of course, you can always just drag-and-drop files right onto the drive.

It doesn't get hot. Heat is a killer for electronics so that is even more important than you might think.

It doesn't make ANY sound.

It doesn't take up much space. It is smaller and more compact than any other external drive that I have purchased.

It doesn't have any goofy stands or attachments. It is squared on all sides except the back so you can position it any way you want to.

And finally, it doesn't cost much. Considering drive space for cost this is the best value I have ever gotten on a drive.

For reference I have purchased two Seagate Freeagent drives, a 1 TB MyBook and have put several old drives into external drive enclosures. All of them are still working. I also have passing experience with several others from work and associates -- I like the WD Elements solution the best!

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