Rated 3.9 out of 5Â by 7
reviewers.
Rated 1 out of 5Â by theradley disappointed, poor support
We have purchased a decent amount of Western Digital Hard drives, recently and in the past. Too often, we get an issue where the external drive connects and works fine for a while, but for whatever reason, the unit suddenly becomes unreadable and requires re-initialization. Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't. Google "WD external HD not initialized." You will find a large amount of issues related to this product and the problems associated with them. Other issues stem from poor cables, and the unit's problems with attaching to usb hubs and power supply issues.
These issues are really disappointing, because the unit is well-priced. The reasoning for cons: build quality - they seem to easily succumb to slight changes (ex. slight movements, poor cable/power inputs.) Performance - Not good, because not reliable. Poor support for known issues. WD knows about these issues, but doesn't seem to address them well on their support/kb.
October 10, 2012
Rated 2 out of 5Â by kkjj Western Digital 3TB MyBook
Very poorly implemented setup of security; no way to disable login; lame setup document; I had to reinitialize, then it won't remove security step; won't buy WD again.
April 5, 2011
Rated 4 out of 5Â by Gmeister Works as expected
In the first few weeks of use, it works great. Using it as a Retrospect backup drive only for my Mac, I didn't use any of the provided SW and had to reformat to HFS+, but that was no big deal. Initial backup of my entire system averaged 1.3 GB/min, which seems adequate. So quiet the only way I can tell it's on is by the light. Not enough data to say anything about reliability, which is of utmost importance for this purpose.
March 14, 2011
Rated 5 out of 5Â by Baggins Affordable 3TB Backup is a Reality
The Western Digital 3TB external hard drive is exactly what I was looking for to back up 3 computers in my home network. I am confident I will not have to address affordable backup storage capability for a number of years. The product is easy to set up and performs as advertised. The thought of losing all my data, photos and videos is and was more than I could handle. I can now feel at ease and be assured I can retrieve my work when the dreaded CRASH comes.
March 9, 2011
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