WD Elements Desktop 16TB
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You can't say anything about reliability after a week.. I've had WD HD's that gave up after a month and a year, but also that have still been soliciting happily for 11 years.. What immediately struck me was the considerable vibration of the box. I already have a foam rubber mat under it .. very disturbing. Furthermore, it jumps into sleep mode really quickly and of course it takes a few seconds to get out (long enough to call it disturbing) It is connected to a Mac (in hindsight I would have preferred to have it attached to my Linux server with EXT filesystem) but re-installing 8tb... you don't just do that! Mac has been having a hard time with Samba shares for quite some time now .. so accessing remotely is possible but with a bit of nonsense (not WD's fault) Ultimately, I'm afraid this disc won't last long. Vibration is not a positive property of a hard disk.
Roel Koster
12 March 2021
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Large storage space and speed and reliability
Fouad Zanaki
24 December 2020
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It's a big and fast drive for the price and also has an on/off switch. It does make more noise when I compare it to the 2TB Hitachi I have.
F.Fidan
9 November 2020
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Product number | 872353 | |
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Manufacturer code | WDBWLG0160HBK-EESN | |
Brand | Western Digital | |
Warranty | 2 years | |
Processing of your defect | Via Coolblue |
Total storage capacity | 16 TB | |
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Cache memory | 64 MB | |
Hard drive type | 3.5 inches | |
Formatted for operating system | Linux, Windows |
Shockproof | ||
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Dustproof | ||
Backup feature | ||
Recommended for use | Store photos and videos |
Width | 4,8 cm | |
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Depth | 13,5 cm | |
Height | 16,6 cm | |
Weight | 1000 g | |
Color | Black | |
Material | Plastic | |
Rugged casing |
USB port | ||
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Type of USB port | Micro USB-B (3.0 form) | |
USB version | USB 3.2 Gen 1 | |
Thunderbolt connector |