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The only documentation instructions provided out of the box was a 3 step graphic: Plug the ac power into an outlet, plug it into the drive, then plug the usb into the computer.
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I just purchased this drive today, and went to install it tonight. I would not purchase this drive, nor recommend it to anyone. If I’m lucky the store will exchange it tomorrow, otherwise I’ll be in WD service hell with all the other folks.
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Comparing this to the WD Elements, the Elements has a much harder case, and is just a simple smart design – and without the unnecessary Smartware software in the My Book. Drives are sensitive, and even an accidental knockover could damage them, as is very possible with this design. The WD Elements is meaty and lays horizontal – as it should this drive has neither a wide enough base nor enough weight to justify a vertical positioning. The upright vertical positioning is vulnerable. I had a WD Elements which was very reliable, but this is a different animal. The drive either never shows up or fails after a short time, and users then have to pay a 3rd party to retrieve the data – if at all possible. Go to the WD Community forum and read the number of posts related to this problem. Luckily, unlike many others, this happened for me on day one. This is a known issue with the WD My Book. Win 7 said ti installed properly but here’s the rub.
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Were it not for the driver debacle we’d give this external drive a perfect score, but regardless it still comes very highly recommended.
Likewise, the security offerings onboard are equally impressive, with the ability to apply encrypted passwords and support for Kensington physical security locks.Ī one-stop solution for your back-up needs, the My Book Essential offers speed, space, security and reliability. It’s incredibly easy to use, and automates all of the tedious work that protecting your files can present. Once a simple configuration process has been carried out, it works quietly in the background backing up your whole computer (or just files and folders of your choosing), keeping an eye out for changes and backing up accordingly. The My Book Essential also ships with an impressive back-up software suite called SmartWare, pre-loaded onto the drive. It’s still up with the best transfer speeds with experienced from USB 3.0, nonetheless, with each result averaging almost 3x as fast as when performed with a USB 2.0 connection. Likewise, smaller file sizes transferred speedily at around the 70Mb/s mark, but wrote more slowly at closer to 30.5 Mb/s. Not quite as good as the CystalDiskMark findings, but still impressive. In real world usage, we found it took just 49.4 seconds to transfer a 2.94GB ISO image file, with an average transfer rate of around 59.5 Mb/s. See the chart below for our findings using CystalDiskMark:Īs you can see, 5 passes at 1000MB saw average read speeds of 125.2MB/s and average write speeds of 92.61Mb/s, revealing solid transfer rates. Using the USB 3.0 connection (the drive is also USB 2.0 compatible), we were very impressed with the My Book Essential’s transfer speeds. It took a system restore to the initial driver settings before things calmed down again.
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While the onboard drivers worked fine, upgrading to firmware version 3.1.0.11 caused our system to go haywire, with the My Book Essential randomly connecting and disconnecting, our failing to appear at all when connected to our PC. Things were going well until we started to install the latest drivers for the My Book Essential.
When it comes to power management then, the drive is particularly savvy. In a neat touch, the drive powers completely down automatically when your PC shuts down, and fires back up when the computer is switched on. Three edges house discrete venting, with the front curved edge a white LED light that stays on constantly when the drive is in use, and blinks when in standby, which it tends to do quite a lot as the onboard software powers down the drive after a few minutes of inactivity. Read on for our thoughts!Īs far as external hard drives go, the My Book Essential looks pretty snazzy, with its gloss black plastic casing and curved front.
Western Digital’s My Book Essential range offers as much as a massive 3TB of external storage, and transfer speeds three times as fast as USB 2.0 thanks to their USB 3.0 connectivity options. If you’re looking to do some super-quick, super-painless PC spring cleaning, you’ll want to grab an external hard drive with USB 3.0 transfer speeds.
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Specifications: Click here for full specs Type: 3TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive (PC/Mac) Name: Western Digital My Book Essential 3TB
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