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It's a paperweight now. I was initially so excited about the capacity and size of this device.But it totally failed on me. Now my PC's don't recognize it, and it just makes a faint clicking sound.
It works perfectly, it is a lot faster than my old external drive. I have installed this drive in my D-Link Router DIR-655 USB share port using a USB hub to have both the WD hard drive and my printer shared across my home network.
The hard drive is in a metal sled which is suspended in the center of the enclosure by rubber form fitting attachments. One day my friend got a new hard drive for his MacBook and after installing it we had no way to get the data off his old drive. I give it a five out of five stars because it is clearly a fine piece of equipment. The whole thing just feels upliftingly sturdy and elegant and makes me feel very confident about the safety of my files. But after some quick thinking we decided to take my own 320 gb Western Digital Passport apart and stick in his old drive so that we could get the data off it. By taking it apart, we got a look at just how high the build quality is--The outer casing is purposefully built "bent" so that it snugs up against the middle section better.
I left it plugged in for 2 hours the other day, and the drive was noticeably warm to the touch. I never bother with the junk software they bundle.2 caveats: a. b. It's perhaps a foot long.
This drive is absolutely tiny. I'm not sure how this will affect the lifespan of the HDD. The drive has zero ventilation. I needed something that I could travel with on planes, and this fits the bill nicely.
Not a big deal, but it's pretty useless. Only time will tell.For now, I'm very pleased with this HDD. (Lugging my full-sized externals was getting cumbersome) It's as easy to use as any other WD external HDD; just plug it in and you're good to go. The included USB cord is very short.
Highly recommended. It's size is just right. This has been an excellent portable drive. The single cable that powers off the USB makes it the best.
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