Reddit reviews WD Elements 2 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive

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14 Reddit comments about WD Elements 2 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive:

u/Mikesapien · 3 pointsr/minimalism

If space is your problem, maybe you could invest in a good external hard drive. I have an 11" Macbook Air with a 64 GB internal SSD, but I keep all my music/movies/podcasts/ebooks on a 2TB external HDD that never leaves home. You can pick up a good one for about $89.

u/Dancthetank · 2 pointsr/wiiu

WB element external drive. Better reviews than the "mybook", and cheaper because it doesn't have pre-loaded software, which when re-formatted by the wiiU, will remove that software anyways.

Best value for your Wii u.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002QEBMCI/ref=ya_aw_oh_pii

I own it. I love it.

u/hamcake · 2 pointsr/hardware

Go for an external one like this Western Digital 2TB one. If you're going to have movies on it, it's really handy to have an external one.

u/Dudewitbow · 2 pointsr/buildapcsales

If anyone prefers Amazon over newegg, its also the same price over there

u/sleepingdeep · 2 pointsr/AskReddit

he said external hardrive.. but still you're on the right track. i have this and its worked great so far. not too slow, though it's not lightning fast. also my computer is a piece of shit.. so take that into account.

u/kingtrewq · 2 pointsr/ReviewThis

Have a new pc, need to move a lot of things over. Plus want to have a backup of everything just in case. I am guessing it would be good?

BTW is this a good deal?
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Elements-Desktop-External/dp/B002QEBMCI/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1314721176&amp;sr=1-3

u/tharghans · 1 pointr/DataHoarder

The problem is that my 3 old hd dont have vents, they are like this:

https://www.amazon.com/d/External-Hard-Drives/Elements-Desktop-External-Hard-Drive/B002QEBMCI

And I rather not "open" them just to be safe... think a fan would still help? Thanks!!

u/SilentEcho13 · 1 pointr/techsupport

It's this drive in question, the old Elements usb2 one. The chart here says it isn't encrypted?

The enclosure itself was giving me io errors when I initially tried reading it. The only way to actually get the drive accessible by ddrescue was through direct sata.

http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Desktop-External-Hard-Drive/dp/B002QEBMCI#productDescription_secondary_view_pageState_1425579597233

u/Yellowboze · 1 pointr/wiiu

This one is the one I use, although not for the Wii U, and it's not in the case anymore. Also, you probably won't need 2tb, but any of these should be fine. I'm sure you'll find cheaper offers, as I bought it a few years ago for about 100€.

u/yosoldja · 1 pointr/hardwareswap

I got a 2tb media drive with an hdmi and remote.

Edit: this is what I have. WD Elements 2 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002QEBMCI/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_AanGwbR5ARM2F

u/Leroin · 1 pointr/datarecovery

Sounds like a good idea, thank you for your advice. I don't think this HDD is in a separate housing, it's this one which seems to be pretty solidly sealed off. Will try to find a guide to opening it up though because perhaps it's just an unusual form-factor.

I've got a feeling that there's a loose connection somewhere in it TBH. If it was a broken head or something like that, it would be corrupting data - but I think (see:assume) that if it was a loose connection then it would make sense that it's got a working/not-working fluctuation.

And yes, I'd managed to look after it for a good few years before he dropped a cricket ball on it. He laughed it off, but I don't think he realised he'd just knocked the life out of 2tb and 4+ years of data.

Edit: I just found this video and it looks like this might work. I don't have a SATA enclosure, but hopefully this indicates that there's some potential!

u/KSchoes · 1 pointr/datarecovery

Im not sure how far the drop was (it's my Girlfriend's drive). Its a desktop version model WDBAAU0020HBK-NSEN.

Since I posted, I ran CrystalDiskInfo (relevant output below) It showed a caution on Current Pending Sector Count which, from the sidebar's flowchart, implies that I should attempt a clone. Does this change anything? I'll show this thread to the GF and see what she says.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CrystalDiskInfo 7.0.3 (C) 2008-2016 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

OS : Windows 10 [10.0 Build 10586] (x64)
Date : 2016/09/18 23:40:44

-- Controller Map ----------------------------------------------------------

Standard SATA AHCI Controller [ATA]

 + Intel(R) 8 Series/C220 Series SATA AHCI Controller - 8C02 [ATA]<br />
   - INTEL SSDSC2BW120A4<br />
   - ASUS BW-14D1XT<br />
   - ST3000DM001-1CH166<br />
   - ST1000DM003-1CH162<br />
 - Microsoft Storage Spaces Controller [SCSI]<br />
<br />
-- Disk List ---------------------------------------------------------------<br />
 (4) WDC WD20EACS-11BHUB0 : 2000.3 GB [3/0/0, sa1] - wd<br />
<br />
<br />
----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
 (4) WDC WD20EACS-11BHUB0<br />
----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />
       Enclosure : WD Ext HDD 1021 USB Device (V=1058, P=1021, sa1) - wd<br />
           Model : WDC WD20EACS-11BHUB0<br />
        Firmware : 51.0AB51<br />
   Serial Number : WD-WCAZA3572648<br />
       Disk Size : 2000.3 GB (8.4/137.4/2000.3/2000.3)<br />
     Buffer Size : 16384 KB<br />
     Queue Depth : 32<br />
    # of Sectors : 3907029168<br />
   Rotation Rate : Unknown<br />
       Interface : USB (Serial ATA)<br />
   Major Version : ATA8-ACS<br />
   Minor Version : ----<br />
   Transfer Mode : ---- | SATA/300<br />
  Power On Hours : 44 hours<br />
  Power On Count : 64 count<br />
     Temperature : 41 C (105 F)<br />
   Health Status : Caution<br />
        Features : S.M.A.R.T., AAM, 48bit LBA, NCQ<br />
       APM Level : ----<br />
       AAM Level : 80FEh [OFF]<br />
    Drive Letter : <br />
<br />
-- S.M.A.R.T. --------------------------------------------------------------<br />
ID Cur Wor Thr RawValues(6) Attribute Name<br />
01 100 253 _51 000000000000 Read Error Rate<br />
03 253 187 _21 00000000079E Spin-Up Time<br />
04 100 100 __0 000000000052 Start/Stop Count<br />
05 200 200 140 000000000000 Reallocated Sectors Count<br />
07 174 174 __0 0000000003FB Seek Error Rate<br />
09 100 100 __0 00000000002C Power-On Hours<br />
0A 100 253 __0 000000000000 Spin Retry Count<br />
0B 100 253 __0 000000000000 Recalibration Retries<br />
0C 100 100 __0 000000000040 Power Cycle Count<br />
C0 200 200 __0 000000000011 Power-off Retract Count<br />
C1 200 200 __0 000000000159 Load/Unload Cycle Count<br />
C2 109 105 __0 000000000029 Temperature<br />
C4 200 200 __0 000000000000 Reallocation Event Count<br />
C5 200 200 __0 000000000001 Current Pending Sector Count<br />
C6 200 200 __0 000000000000 Uncorrectable Sector Count<br />
C7 200 200 __0 000000000000 UltraDMA CRC Error Count<br />
C8 200 200 __0 000000000000 Write Error Rate<br />
<br />
-- IDENTIFY_DEVICE ---------------------------------------------------------<br />
        0    1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9<br />
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010: 2020 2020 2057 442D 5743 415A 4133 3537 3236 3438<br />
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130: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000<br />
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160: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000<br />
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180: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000<br />
190: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000<br />
200: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 3035 0000 0000 4000<br />
210: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000<br />
220: 0000 0000 101E 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000<br />
230: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 1000 0000 0000 0000 0000<br />
240: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000<br />
250: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 F6A5<br />
<br />
-- SMART_READ_DATA ---------------------------------------------------------<br />
     +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +A +B +C +D +E +F<br />
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<br />
-- SMART_READ_THRESHOLD ----------------------------------------------------<br />
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    <br />

u/yn2na · 1 pointr/wiiu

Question guys, Super Mario 3D World: Physical or Download???

P.S.: and Im gonna be using this http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Desktop-External-Hard-Drive/dp/B002QEBMCI as my external hdd...

u/fantoman · 1 pointr/applehelp

2.0, this drive: http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Desktop-External-Hard-Drive/dp/B002QEBMCI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1407708681&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=wd+2tb+elements

It's an iMac late 2009 27", which has USB 2.0 ports. I'm guessing I'm out of luck if I get a USB 3.0 drive?