Customer Reviews
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I consulted my sister-in-law IT Manager expert Gwen before purchasing. She recommended Western Digital. Read more
by MedicMan
Great for the price
I was looking for a fairly large external HD for a backup and this was great for the money! So far no problems. A little on the slow side but not too bad for the value.
by PyrMom
WD 2TB External HD
The device has very decent transfer rates for USB 2.0 at this level of storage capacity. The design is sleek, sturdy, quiet and overall a great buy.
by W. Cawman
JUNK !!! Died within two weeks. Do your research, lots of problems with WD drives
Bought two of these since they were cheap. Cheap in more ways than one. Junk. Drive stopped working after 2 weeks used as TimeMachine backup drive on Mac OSX. Read more
Published 11 hours ago by Zozobra
Excellent for the price.
This HDD is sleek, quiet and is a damn good bargain. Transfer speeds are about what you'd expect. (A little on the slow side.) Overall, it's a good HDD for back up.
Published 1 day ago by zach
WD External Hard drive 1 TB
I purchased this as a gift for my son .... whose wife does photography and they had too many files on their computer and also needed a way to do backups. Read more
by purrfectquilts
WD 1TB external drive
Just bought this a few months ago. Checked reviews carefully as I just needed reliable back up copies but no planned backups. Installation went well. Read more
by imageoptions
Love it so far
Right from the start it was easy to use. It basically was just a plug-and-play. The only thing I don't like is the lack of an off/on switch. Read more
by Bulldog
Good Product
Good Product for the money! when transfering files its a bit slow! but not incredibly slow that your going crazy! Read more
by Kristopher Haas
Very pleased
I'm happy with the drive. Using it on Mac OS Snow Leopard as part Time Machine and part drive. It was very easy to set up and partition. Read more
by Ben Strong
This review is from: Western Digital WD Elements 1.5 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive (Electronics)
I bought this on sale at Fry's for $99, way below the amazon price. I wanted something simple as most hard drives these days come with their annoying built in software which cannot be deleted (like WD Essential Edition). This is a hassle free drive and is not bundled with any of the extra software which is exactly what I wanted. You simply plug it in and it works. It can easily be formatted to work with macs as well. I've been using WD hard drives for years and I own several models of the "essential" and "passport" editions. They are very reliable.
This elements hard drive has a sleek and sexy, minimalist design. It is well built overall and constructed of durable plastic. There is a slot for the USB cable, a slot for the power adapter and a tiny circular white light which blinks when it is in use (the light is not overwhelming as some hard drives can be). All three of these features are on one side/face of the hard drive (as shown in the picture), so if you have this plugged in and it is facing away from you, you won't see the light at all. This doesn't bother me but it may be a turn off for some people.
When in operation, it is very smooth and quiet compared to other WD hard drives I own. This may be due to the fact that it is closed entirely and there are no holes for ventilation as in other WD models. But this doesn't bother me because I just use this as a backup and don't need it on all of the time. This could (emphasis on "could") be an issue if you are constantly using your hard drive because it may become hot. I haven't experienced this at all, just speculating. If you are just backing up files and, say, watching a movie on your computer which is stored on the hard drive, I think you'll be fine and there won't be any heating issues.
