Product Details
- Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 5.3 x 1.9 inches ; 2.6 pounds
- Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
- ASIN: B0041OSQBG
- Item model number: WDBACW0020HBK-NESN
Price : $108.95
Product Description
Capacity: 2 TB
From the Manufacturer
My Book® Essential™ - Subsequent generation storage and backup.
Put your digital life on the sleek, high capacity My Book® Essential™ external tough drive. With WD high-quality and USB 3. and USB two. connectivity, this drive is designed for these days with tomorrow in thoughts.
WD high quality inside and outMy Book External drives are the world's top selling drives. There is a purpose. We've been generating challenging drives for 20 years and we know how to shield your data.
USB three. plus USB 2.0A single drive with universal compatibility currently and next-generation speed for tomorrow. Use it with USB two. now and step up to USB three. speed when you are ready.
See your life safe in one particular placeWD SmartWare visual backup computer software delivers a visual display of your backup as it occurs so you know your data is secure.
Functions at a glance
- Dual USB three. and USB two. compatibility
- WD SmartWare software program
- Automatic, continuous backup
- Password protection and hardware encryption
- two-year restricted warranty
Dual USB three. and USB 2. - A single drive with universal compatibility now and next-generation speed for tomorrow. Use it with USB two. now and step up to USB 3. speed when you’re ready.
Up to 3x more quickly transfer rates - When connected to a SuperSpeed USB 3. port this drive lets you access and save files up to 3 instances more rapidly than USB two.. Transfer a two-hour HD film in just three minutes as an alternative of 13 minutes.Efficiency could possibly differ based on user’s hardware and method configuration.
WD high-quality inside and out - For over 20 years, millions of men and women worldwide have trusted their data to WD tricky drives. We are prosperous due to the fact we understand the value of your data and our very first concern is keeping that data safe.
WD SmartWare™ software program - You are in control of your backup. Install all the attributes, choose just the elements you require, or if you prefer, opt for not to use the software program at all.
Automatic, continuous backup - Works quietly in the background to defend your data utilizing minimal Computer resources. Whenever you add or change a file it is instantly backed up.
Password protection for privacy- Gain peace of mind realizing that your information is protected from unauthorized access with password protection and encryption.
Planet friendly- My Book external drives are designed to save power. WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive energy consumption by up to 30% a sleep mode reduces power for the duration of idle instances, and a energy-saving feature turns the drive on and off with your pc.
Ideal for
- Connecting with your USB 2. port at this time and utilizing with USB three. when you’re ready
- Transferring files up to three times quicker when connected to a USB 3. port
- Protecting your information with automatic, continuous backup
- Adding additional storage space for photos, videos and music
- Securing private or sensitive data with password protection and hardware encryption
What is in the boxExternal challenging drive, USB cable, WD SmartWare computer software, AC adapter, Swift Install Guide.
CompatibilityFormatted NTFSWindows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7Mac OS® X Leopard®, Snow Leopard™ (requires reformatting and will operate in USB 2. mode)Note: Compatibility could possibly differ depending on user’s hardware configuration and operating technique.
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Place your digital life on the sleek, high capacity My Book® Essential™ external tricky drive. With WD quality and USB three. and USB two. connectivity, this drive is designed for nowadays with tomorrow in mind. WD high-quality inside and out - My Book External drives are the world's ideal selling drives. There's a reason. We've been creating tricky drives for 20 years and we know how to protect your data. USB 3. plus USB two. - A single drive with universal compatibility now and next-generation speed for tomorrow. Use it with USB two. now and step up to USB three. speed when you are prepared.
Western Digital My Book Essential 2 TB USB 3.0/2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive WDBACW0020HBK-NESN
Technical Details
- Automatic, continuous backup
- Connectivity today; speed for tomorrow
- Dual USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility
- Up to 3x faster transfer rates with USB 3.0
- Hardware encryption, password protection
Consumer Testimonials
This applies to the My Book USB3 2TB drive.
1st the really good stuff -
It is a good quickly drive. HDTune showed and average speed around 90-100MB/s when connected to a USB3 port on my Lenovo W510 laptop. That is why I purchased the thing, and it functions effectively. I had NO trouble accessing the drive (but then I reformatted it fully and did not see any problems with the CD partition etc..).
Note: I essential to update the USB3 drivers on my W510 to get it to be recognized regularly by Windows 7. That is most likely an problem with the Win7 NEC USB3 drivers preinstalled on my Lenovo, and nothing to do with the WD drive.
Now the awful part:
Right after about 4 months of usage, the USB3 female connector in the cabinet came loose - and was stuck to the USB3 cable when I removed it!
I have owned close to ten diverse WD external USB drives from ~320GB and up to 2TB drives. I have by no means had any such problem with any previous drive (my only authentic gripe has been the fickleness of the tiny USB connector which sometimes does not will need much in the way of movement to trigger the machine to shed get in touch with with the drive - rather annoying).
Inspecting the board exactly where the connector was - it seems that on this drive, it is just soldered straight on with five-6 soldering points - NONE of which go by way of the board. This is very unlike their 2TB USB2 My Book where the tiny USB2 connector is supported by two plastic studs that go by means of the PCB board. And the power connector on each USB2 and USB3 is soldered with pins going even though the board and an extra thicker plastic stud.
So if you intend to stick the cable in there and leave the point stationary - you will most likely not have this predicament.
In spite of this if you do any amount of plugging it in and out, you need to use EXTREME CAUTION or you will most most likely break off the connector at some point.
The shop I purchased it from had 1 raving review when I bought it from them - but when I went back just after my challenge, there had been 7-8 other men and women with the precise very same trouble.
So it definitely looks like a terrible style which really should by no means have been implemented, and can not have gone by way of any kind of genuine planet testing. I am quite frankly disgusted at the QA method that let one thing like this go into the retail chain.
BUYER BEWARE!
If you google WD MY BOOK USB3 BROKEN CONNECTOR or equivalent, you should really come across consumers each on TomsHardware and on Western Digitals personal community who have knowledgeable this.
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Be conscious that if a tricky drive fails, you will most likely not get any help/compensation for your information. They will at most replace the defective unit with a new a single. Make sure you have a number of backups.
And I can't honestly say I disagree with that policy.
The trouble here having said that, is that Western Digital has clearly designed a item which has an highly weak point - and I hope they will show the corporate responsibility to repair the design and offer you to replace the drives. The high-quality of that connector is pretty UNACCEPTABLE and I will certainly under no circumstances invest in anything like it once again. And I have been quite pleased with my earlier WD purchases :(
Western Digital: I am searching forward to hearing your response to this post. Show us that you care about your prospects.
First, the packaging. Western Digital (WD) does an impressive job of securely packaging this tough drive with a minimal amount of waste. There is no unnecessary plastic or cardboard.
This 2 TB drive has to be plugged into the wall socket as effectively as powered with a USB cable. One particular of my big complaints about electronics products are the ridiculously brief power cables. This My Book Critical External Hard Drive has an impressively extended energy cable - which is a plus for any knowledgeable tech user. WD figures the buyer is smart adequate not to accidentally strangle themselves with a extended energy cord. So quite a few goods I obtain have a cord that is so brief as to make the item pretty much unusable. five stars to WD for trusting the intelligence of the buyers of their merchandise.
Right here are the results I obtained immediately after testing out this drive:
The drive did not have to be formatted prior to I employed it. It worked with my Windows XP-based laptop or computer proper out of the box.
It took roughly 70 minutes to copy 35 GB of information from my old external drive to this one particular. This is impressively quick. The manufacturer claims it should take seven minutes and 42 seconds to copy 2000 typical MP3 songs onto the difficult drive. These instances are working with the standard USB two. technology. The drive is also developed to accommodate USB 3..
I didn't verify out or try to install the backup software program or the other extras that came with the product - these installation files are situated already copied onto the drive. One other five stars to WD for not forcing this software program onto the computer system user with an automatic installation setup. My impression is that WD trusts the intelligence of the consumer to make their own decisions about how to ideal use the item. A toll-cost-free international support line is on the market for any individual who does want some help with the installation of the challenging drive.
The outside of the package mentions that the information on this drive is capable of getting secured with a password and also comes with a two-year limited warranty. There's just about no item literature included inside the package - only a small fold-out booklet which refers the buyer to the company's internet site for a user manual.
A drive with this a lot of capabilities need to most likely come with significantly more basic literature inside the box - such as, there is a physical cable lock port option - you can secure this drive with some kind of an external lock (the locking device is not included with the drive) and there are no other clues inside or outside the package to explain this security alternative.
So this drive was painless to install ideal out of the box and it worked with no any difficulties or technical headaches. I would certainly advise this product.
Western Digital My Book Essential 2 TB USB 3.0/2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive WDBACW0020HBK-NESN
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