What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
This hd comes with the exfat file format that uses more disk space than the ntfs format. Read speed is good (not as good as an ssd of course) but as the disk gets filled up, it hovers around 160mb/s. Backing up your data is simple as easy with the sof... Read More
Cons
This is a result of a faulty drive that turn itself to a raw format. Went thru the help stuff to no avail. Lets assume 90% of the on time will be idle and it used 0 energy at 19,000 hours thats 68 kwh saved, or about $17 at 25 cents a kwh over the 3.
Wd drive is noisy when mounted on a mac. It emits a constant wub-wub- wub low frequency sound that is amplified by my desk.
It is completely unreliable and just garbage. Don't waste your money on more western digital garbage with sketchy support. This is not ai people! A day later is isnt there.
Highlights
Quality
I am very pleased with the unit
This hd comes with the exfat file format that uses more disk space than the ntfs format
Price
8tb is a ton of space for the price they are charging
Shipping
It is slow not that fast should be mainly used as a backup drive
Competitiveness
Much better than the equivalent elements drive
Great deal for like new warehouse priced item
Currently moving all my media over to my 4tb drive
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- This product had a total of 4,599 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 5 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its loud and sometimes makes a thumping noise
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This one takes a good 20 seconds to start working
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It is slow not that fast should be mainly used as a backup drive
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Keep in mind that it requires external power and does not operate with usb alone
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Make sure you split the hard drive in possible 3 partitions just in case 1 fails
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I was reading the reviews on some bad experiences but i have to say nothing is promised with electronics a hard drive especially can go bad at any given moment
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Google is the one that gets in the way because it makes it almost impossible to bridge the cloud
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Watch out for the shipping package
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