Need an external HDD that simply works? The Elements External Hard Drive Powered By Western Digital provides fast, reliable storage in a durable metal case. The Elements external hard drive holds 1TB of data. It communicates with your PC via a USB 2.0 connection, and features backwards compatibility with USB 1.1 connections. This is a true plug and play device-just connect to any PC or laptop computer for high-speed storage. It even works with Mac computers. The Elements External Hard Drive comes with everything you need to add storage capacity to your workstation, like a certified USB cable and A/C adapter for USB applications. Get the durable, reliable, high capacity storage device you need to store all your music, songs, and important data. The Elements External Hard Drive Powered by Western Digital.
This Drive Holds
- 2132 action-packed games!
- 424 two-hour DVD-quality movies or
- 1500 hours of VHS-quality video or
- 372,500 vivid digital photos or
- 880 days of around-the-clock MP3 audio or
Specifications
Drive Type:
External
Capacity:
1TB
Interface:
USB 2.0
Interface Type:
USB
Average Seek (msec):
8.9
Data Transfer Rate on USB 2.0:
Up to 480 Mb/sec
Form Factor:
3.5"
Temperature, Operating (°C):
5 to 35
Temperature, Nonoperating (°C):
-20 to 65
Dimensions:
8.02" x 1.42" x 4.9"
Customer Reviews and Rating
Customer Rating:
4.3
Customer Reviews: 46
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Value
4.7
Features
4.4
Quality
4.3
Performance
4.0
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No problems 7 months and counting
Reviewer:
DCA on
Nov 13, 2009 Customer Rating:
4.0
Value
4.0
Features
4.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
4.0
Just looking at this item again and not sure why others have had problems. I've been using my drive for 7 months now for backups with no issues. Transfer rates are not an issue either. I just backed up 410MB of data in 55seconds which is on par with writing a DVD in 7-8 minutes.
First negative review for a TD promoted product
Reviewer:
Joe on
Nov 06, 2009 Customer Rating:
2.0
Value
2.0
Features
4.0
Quality
1.0
Performance
1.0
I bought one and moved all my personal stuff to it. About a month later it failed. So I went to the WD website and the drive is covered under warrant, but the data is lost unless I go to a recovery company. Links to the recovery company on the WD website, but the cost will be many times what the drive cost originally, if I want to get my files back. Sounds like a racket to me. Now I don't know what to do.
Failed after 3 months
Reviewer:
JMAR on
Oct 20, 2009 Customer Rating:
1.3
Value
2.0
Features
1.0
Quality
1.0
Performance
1.0
I got the drive and backed up two systems. One month later, I wanted to do another backup but the drive had failed. The heads would not load and XP could not see the drive anywhere. I've sent it back to WD, but had to buy another drive for backups. Don't know what I'm going to do with this drive when it comes back. However, we do have a boat ....
Great drive but slow in the begining.
Reviewer:
frank on
Aug 25, 2009 Customer Rating:
4.5
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
3.0
This drive is very quiet and cool, i have to say transferring my data to it was slooow , i had that problem with a lacie 1TB drive but on the WD once the data was on it it was quick to access it, i bought 2, not knowing the slowness of it, and use both for backups , no problems since.
very slow
Reviewer:
Shawn on
Aug 06, 2009 Customer Rating:
3.3
Value
5.0
Features
4.0
Quality
3.0
Performance
1.0
this hard drive is very slow, at 1st i thought its my computer so I tried it on other computers and it took me about an hour to move 3gb of data, burning 2.5 hour movie onto a dvd is about 3 gb and that only takes like 10 minutes. this hard drive is just too slow. the price is pretty good for the amount of space, but its just verrrrr verrrry verryyy slow
Manufactured by:
Western Digital Mfg Part No:
WDE1UBK10000N UPC No:
890552638253 Box Size:
( Length: 11, Width: 5, Depth: 7 )
Shipping Weight:
2.9000 pound(s)
Limited Warranty:
12 months parts;
12 months labor
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Limited Warranty: A full text version of the limited warranty
may be obtained by mailing a self addressed, stamped envelope to the
address below and requesting the warranty for item number:
W10-9012