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| Brand | Western Digital |
| Item Weight | 980 g |
| Product Dimensions | 21.6 x 15.4 x 12.4 cm |
| Item model number | WDBAAU0020HBK-UESN |
| Hard Drive Size | 2000 GB |
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| ASIN | B003IPC21Y |
| Best Sellers Rank | 133 in Computers & Accessories (See top 100) |
| Shipping Weight | 1.2 Kg |
| Date First Available | 21 April 2010 |
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Box Contains
- Western Digital Elements Drive
- External hard drive
- USB cable
- AC adapter
- Quick Install Guide
Product Description
Western Digital Western Digital Elements 2TB External 35 Desktop Hard Drive HiSpeed USB2 UK Plug Black WDBAAU0020HBKUESN Storage External Hard Drives
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78 of 79 people found the following review helpful
By V. Gorelov
Size Name:1.5TB UK spec|Amazon Verified Purchase
Got two of these today and both seem to work fine.
Since some of the more technically minded people like me might want to know more, here's some stuff I figured out so far:
Computer relevant capacity is 1.36TB.
It consumes 10W when in use and 9W when you're not doing anything with it. If you unplug the USB cable, power consumption drops to 4-5W.
Peak write speed seems to be somewhere between 27 and 28MB/s, which is about half of what your typical internal HDD runs at. That's about 15 hours for a full format or to fill up with files to the brink. Speed drops to around 20MB/s when copying smaller files like .mp3 music.
Comes pre-formatted with NTFS and no bundled software.
Very quiet operation.
There was a review saying that the power/USB cable ports didn't match up perfectly with the holes in the case. I can see how this can be true, as the port position seems to be flexible, perhaps to accomodate some sort of shock protection. If this were to happen, it's easy to move the ports back in place with a needle or a pen without having to exert any force at all. No biggy.
There's also a small white LED next to the power/USB ports indicating activity. It's much brighter than LEDs used in your typical keyboard and might be somewhat irritating. Easily coverable with a small patch of duct tape howerver. Won't tear off or spoil appearance because the LED is in a cavity on the back side.
Since some of the more technically minded people like me might want to know more, here's some stuff I figured out so far:
Computer relevant capacity is 1.36TB.
It consumes 10W when in use and 9W when you're not doing anything with it. If you unplug the USB cable, power consumption drops to 4-5W.
Peak write speed seems to be somewhere between 27 and 28MB/s, which is about half of what your typical internal HDD runs at. That's about 15 hours for a full format or to fill up with files to the brink. Speed drops to around 20MB/s when copying smaller files like .mp3 music.
Comes pre-formatted with NTFS and no bundled software.
Very quiet operation.
There was a review saying that the power/USB cable ports didn't match up perfectly with the holes in the case. I can see how this can be true, as the port position seems to be flexible, perhaps to accomodate some sort of shock protection. If this were to happen, it's easy to move the ports back in place with a needle or a pen without having to exert any force at all. No biggy.
There's also a small white LED next to the power/USB ports indicating activity. It's much brighter than LEDs used in your typical keyboard and might be somewhat irritating. Easily coverable with a small patch of duct tape howerver. Won't tear off or spoil appearance because the LED is in a cavity on the back side.
1,011 of 1,040 people found the following review helpful
By A. Hopkinson
Size Name:1TB
I bought this hard disk primarily for use with Apple Time Machine from two Mac laptops - a Macbook and a Macbook Pro. The drive comes formatted for Windows but a reformat only took a few seconds. Usable space on the drive is 931.5GB - I have the drive partitioned, 600GB for Time Machine and 330GB for general usage.
The drive is very smart, with a textured top and glossy sides and has rubber feet. Both connectors (power and usb) are at the back, next to a white activity light, so there's nothing flashing at the front. The power lead is fairly compact (compared to my Lacie FA Porsche drive), with the transformer built in to the plug rather than halfway along the lead. Even the USB cable is well designed, with moulded easy-grip ends.
The drive is almost completely silent and runs very cool despite having no fan. I've probably moved about 1TB on and off it over the last 24 hours and it's never even been warm. Transfer speeds seem to be around 1GB/minute for both large files (a 200GB SuperDuper sparseimage) and many small files (my 50GB iTunes library), which is about standard for a USB hard disk as far as other reviews say. This equates to about 130Mb/s - USB is apparently capable of 480Mb/s, but I've never seen those speeds.
The drive has a two year warranty in the UK/Europe, which I think is the same as other drives in the WD range (although the My Book Elite has 3 years).
All in, for a budget external drive this is a great buy with solid build and performance to match any decent USB drive.
The drive is very smart, with a textured top and glossy sides and has rubber feet. Both connectors (power and usb) are at the back, next to a white activity light, so there's nothing flashing at the front. The power lead is fairly compact (compared to my Lacie FA Porsche drive), with the transformer built in to the plug rather than halfway along the lead. Even the USB cable is well designed, with moulded easy-grip ends.
The drive is almost completely silent and runs very cool despite having no fan. I've probably moved about 1TB on and off it over the last 24 hours and it's never even been warm. Transfer speeds seem to be around 1GB/minute for both large files (a 200GB SuperDuper sparseimage) and many small files (my 50GB iTunes library), which is about standard for a USB hard disk as far as other reviews say. This equates to about 130Mb/s - USB is apparently capable of 480Mb/s, but I've never seen those speeds.
The drive has a two year warranty in the UK/Europe, which I think is the same as other drives in the WD range (although the My Book Elite has 3 years).
All in, for a budget external drive this is a great buy with solid build and performance to match any decent USB drive.
257 of 264 people found the following review helpful
By Ash
Size Name:2TB|Amazon Verified Purchase
As I've come to expect from WD, these drives are excellent, I have two 2TB ones (this new model) and two 1TB ones (the old 'elements' model that was longer with the rubber edges on back and front).
Was a big fan of the older model of 'elements' drives, and so was concerned they had tried to profitize and so made a cheaper more tacky 'elements' model. Anyway, its not the case, solid as a rock, reliable, quiet, quality feel, and looks better too. Buy them now!
Was a big fan of the older model of 'elements' drives, and so was concerned they had tried to profitize and so made a cheaper more tacky 'elements' model. Anyway, its not the case, solid as a rock, reliable, quiet, quality feel, and looks better too. Buy them now!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hasnt failed me yet
Have used it to record live tv for my tv, I then reformatted it and used it to store films from my pc and play on my tv directly, great inexpensive piece of kit.
Published 1 day ago by Connor
5.0 out of 5 stars
WD external 2tb drive
I have several (5) of these all work without a hitch, two formatted in Linux, three ntfs. Effectively silent and if I did not like them I would be the first to say so.
Published 2 days ago by Mr. Js Cumberbatch
5.0 out of 5 stars
hard drive
This is awsome have so much memory now i dont no what to do with it all. Excellent service and will use again
Published 2 days ago by mark eglintine
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice item
I am using this for almost 2 years now. Item is working very well but it's a little bit slow when you access it for the first time every time you restart your machine. Read more
Published 3 days ago by T. Spiridon
5.0 out of 5 stars
nice
Great product looks stylish had for over a year now and had no problems with it (hope thats not tempting fate) I use it with a mac computer set up was easy would buy another when I... Read more
Published 4 days ago by Mrs. A. Andrews
4.0 out of 5 stars
good product
very good product did what it said it would postage was very fast and would recommend this product to all my friends.
Published 5 days ago by Bryan Ellis
5.0 out of 5 stars
harddrive
this harddrive has pulled me out of many holes and helped me help others in a daily basis in backing up , restoring , recovering data.worth every penny
Published 6 days ago by glenn
5.0 out of 5 stars
All my films.
I'm delighted with this product. It was easy to "write" onto and has been "on" for a very long time delivering all my viewing desires just when I want to see a... Read more
Published 6 days ago by Paul Swainsbury
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bought to back up my laptop
Two years on it still does the job. No malfunctions, data is intact. I don't leave it plugged in. Not much more I can say really
Published 6 days ago by Mr. P. Chambers
5.0 out of 5 stars
WD Elements Hard Drive
I have two of these Hard Drives, I change them over each Friday to back our system at the office. I take one home in case of fire. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Sandra Thompson
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