After publishing our howto guide on saving money with the toshiba 5tb 7200rpm external drives, we planned to do the same with the 8tb drives. In this test, we transfer three folders with the following. Mar 24, 2019 speed test transfer say 1 gig read and write use a stop watch good enough for me. I needed additional storage for my ota tv recordings.
Compare your components to the current market leaders. Seagate backup plus slim 2tb portable hard disk drive design. The drives are configured by default as a raid 0, which gives. This isnt a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list. All the data copied over ok but ive noticed that the wd has taken a huge hit in speed after the data transfer. The funny thing is this is the max speed you get from copying an 800mb file from your computer to the cloud, thus the max speed might be indicative of max cpu software speeds rather. Wd my cloud slow transfer speed my cloud wd community. The drives are configured by default as a raid 0, which gives you the maximum amount of storage as well as fast. Designed to meet wd s demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and longterm reliability, we back up pun intended. Western digital 8tb unboxing plus speed test 2017 wdbbgb0080hbk desktop drive. Check out wd 4tb my book desktop external hard drive usb 3. If youre looking for a ton of storage thats still portable, this 4tb wd elements drive is tough to beat. The phone has the slower wifi n not the faster wifi ac. This is the most recent version 20 fzex of western digitals best performing consumer storage drive, its predecessor was the wd1002faex which is now four years old.
Wd my book duo 12tb 2bay external usb typec storage black. The case has been modified slightly from previous versions to include a metal cover. Slow external hard drives seagate backup plus and wd my book. Western digital my book 8tb and my passport 4tb external hdds. Click to enlargewd promises ultrafast transfer rates with the my book, and it delivered just that during our tests. By combining drive performance, you get up transfer speeds up to 324mbs, so you can transfer a full hd video, or your entire media collection, with ease. Mar 05, 2019 if youre looking for a ton of storage thats still portable, this 4tb wd elements drive is tough to beat. The 8tb version of the western digital my book is a deep well of affordable storage for your photos, music, videos, and more. Realworld performance testing is done with our custom test suite involving. The latest generation of the western digital my passport ultra range of external hard drives is here, coming in sizes from 1tb to 4tb, and theyre among the best external hard drives out there. Western digital my book 8tb and my passport 4tb external. Designed to meet wds demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and longterm reliability, we back up pun intended. Apr 18, 2012 western digitals my book live duo is one of the most compact 4tb nas devices around, measuring just 165x157x99mm, and styled with the familiar black plastic curves of the my book range.
This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the wd my book 1140 4tb performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions. Hello, i am aware, that there are many topics about this issue and i read them all. I added 4gb of external storage to my pc to free up space on my dvr. To further test the performance of the new wd my passport, we tested with pcmark on the z640 workstation. Designed for use on a desk, the my book comes with a huge 4tb of space, usb 3. Wd 4tb my book duo desktop raid external hard drive usb. In addition to simplifying the backup process for both windows and mac computers, this hard drive features 256bit aes hardware encryption to ensure stored files remain secure. Dualdrive performance equipped with two wd red hdds, my book duo gives you massive capacity with twice the speed. We know that the my book 6tb model we tested has a red drive inside, though.
Millions of people around the world trust their data to my book desktop storage. Conclusion overall, wds new my book is a solid choice for the general consumer looking for a solution to back up a large amount of data, such images of their entire computer and large media files, leveraging a relatively large. Oct, 2016 to test the my passport formatted for mac, we used the blackmagic disk speed test on a current generation macbook pro. While not as fast with sequential transfers as the lacie and seagate drives we. Western digital my book 3tb what are the rps speeds.
Wd reliability millions of people around the world trust their data to my book desktop storage. Wdbwlg0100hbknesn 10tb 10tb storage capacity is not supported by ps4 system. With average sequential readwrite speeds of 150 mbs this version outperforms its predecessor by a. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. Hey guys, i lucked out recently and bought cheaply a western digital my book 3tb external hard drive. Only model of 1 tb in question it was too low in her speed sequential read write. Password protection with hardware encryption with builtin 256bit aes hardware encryption with wd security software, you can set your own personalized password to help keep your content private and safe. Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual pc build.
Quick little speed test on my new wd my book usb 3. Plus, wd has introduced a series of easytouse apps to increase the my book s. The drive is usbc ready as previously mentioned and compatible with usb 3. For the buffalo drivestation velocity hdlxu3 the figures used are without using the included turbocopy software which averaged slightly slower. I tested the 8tb version of the drive and via usb 3. Network attached storage nas is not compatible with ps4. The my book desktop hard drive also works great with acronis true image wd edition software to schedule full system backups. This isnt a great result which indicates that there are much.
Wd my book duo 4tb 2bay external usb typec storage black. A blackmagic disk speed test comparison showed the read and write speeds go from around 150 mbs when the drive was empty to around 70 mbs when i had transferred everything over 225 gb of. I checked the official website i read the product overview and user. After publishing our howto guide on saving money with the toshiba 5tb 7200rpm external drives, we. Western digital 6tb my book desktop external hard driveusb 3. While it cant compete with the speed of an ssd, it should be plenty fast for most. Western digitals my book live duo is one of the most compact 4tb nas devices around, measuring just 165x157x99mm, and styled with the familiar black plastic curves of the my book range. Although western digital sells a 4tb version of its external my book series, that product.
A speed test between the phone on 5 ghz wifi and the my cloud connected to the asus ac1900 wifi router. The my book duo drive comes with raidoptimized wd red drives inside to deliver highspeed, quality storage to rely on. Wdbbgb0100hbknesn 10tb 10tb storage capacity is not supported by ps4 system. Based on 2,446 user benchmarks for the wd my book and the my passport, we rank them both on effective speed and value for money against the best 639 usbs. Apr 07, 20 the black is indeed wds first 4tb consumer drive, but it has a much faster 7,200rpm spindle speed.
Review and test drives wd purple 2, 4 and 6 tb hardwareboom. Here, the new wd my book recorded a pcmark score of 2552 with a bandwidth of 10. Wds my book desktop external hard drives provide shared storage on your home network that can be accessed within and outside the home. How i rescued my data from a 3tb wd my book external hard. Wdbbgb0040hbk my book desktop 4tb external hard drive. Equipped with social media and cloud storage import, password protection and perfectly paired with wd backup or time machine, my book desktop storage helps keep your files safe. In addition, the pcmark storage test recorded a score of 2552, while. My book 4tb desktop hard drive with password protection and. Wd uses a pair of caviar green drive mechanisms in the my book thunderbolt duo. The wd my book 4tb drive is available for rs 14,999 which gives us a cost per gb of rs 4. Wdbbgb0040hbk wd my book desktop 4tb external hard drive. Ps4 compatible external hard drive list ps4 storage expert. The western digital my book duo comes to market in six capacities that range from 4tb in a 2tb x2 configuration to the 20tb model were testing that sports two 10tb red hdds. Western digitals latest designs, like the new my book duo, are a long way from those origins.
I bought wd my cloud 4tb and i got only 11mbs transfer speed. The 8tb version of the western digital my book is a deep well of affordable. Oct 11, 2016 wd unveiled today its latest desktop external hard drive the wd my book. Oct 11, 2016 here, the new wd my book recorded a pcmark score of 2552 with a bandwidth of 10. The my passport ultra usbc edition has the same compact design as classic my passport drives from wd with the addition of a usbc port. The wd external drive with its usb3 port is fast and reliable.
Looking at the capacity this is an economical drive. Wd my passport ultra 4tb portable hard disk drive 2019. But unlike the portable drive, which is available in six colors. Wd unveiled today its latest desktop external hard drive the wd my book. All have a spindle speed of about 5400 revs min, and, judging by its kinship with the wd red, must use the plate 1 tb with a volume of 2 to 4 tb or 1. The new wd my book is both smaller and uses very different design than the. Store and share videos, music, and photos with all the computers on your network. The my book drive is trusted desktop storage designed to complement your personal style with a massive amount of space to store your photos, videos, music and documents. Password protection with hardware encryption the my book devices builtin 256bit aes hardware encryption with wd security software helps keep your content private and safe. Western digital has been selling these external storage devices with the highest storage capacity drives in their class for some time now the 3. The new wd my book is both smaller and uses very different design than the older model, as it now sports angled corners compared to the rounded front panel used before. The mammoth 8tb capacity on the wd 8tb my book is the largest i have seen to date of this size in terms of dimension, as it measures only 170mm by 140mm. Wd has configured the drives in raid 0 and lets you reconfigure them in raid 1 or jbod, using the included wd drive. Of course, the speeds arent the best considering it houses a 5700rpm drive.
To test the my passport formatted for mac, we used the blackmagic disk speed test on a current generation macbook pro. The two included hard drives are wd red drives designed for highperformance and reliability. The black is indeed wds first 4tb consumer drive, but it has a much faster 7,200rpm spindle speed. Modem router wd my net n900 via ethernet cable wd my cloud router via ethernet cable desktop pc router via ethernet cable 1tb wd my book external hdd desktop pc. Raid optimized firmware is perfect for twodisk array systems with auto management of drive operations to help ensure readwrite cycle data integrity. Other than the new design, the drive doesnt have much to elevate it above others. Enter, the my book essential drive from western digital. Dec 10, 2017 the western digital my book duo comes to market in six capacities that range from 4tb in a 2tb x2 configuration to the 20tb model were testing that sports two 10tb red hdds. Raidoptimized firmware is perfect for twodisk array systems with auto management of drive operations to help ensure readwrite cycle data integrity. Feb 28, 2017 the 8tb version of the western digital my book is a deep well of affordable storage for your photos, music, videos, and more. Below average average bench the wd my book 1230 4tb averaged 59.