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What's inside a WD Essentials external drive?
You won't know until you shuck it: Amazon reviews and answers to
questions concerning WD Essentials USB3 external drives show that what's inside may vary -- some "white label," some HGST datacenter drives -- perhaps depending on what they had a surplus of at any particular time (and are some of them possibly returned/refurbished drives?). https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Desk.../dp/B07D5V2ZXD (drives of various capacities are referred to in the reviews and answers) Perce |
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Correction: What's inside a WD *Elements* external drive?
On 6/18/19 3:08 PM, I wrote:
You won't know until you shuck it: Amazon reviews and answers to questions concerning WD Essentials USB3 external drives show that what's inside may vary -- some "white label," some HGST datacenter drives -- perhaps depending on what they had a surplus of at any particular time (and are some of them possibly returned/refurbished drives?). https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Desk.../dp/B07D5V2ZXD (drives of various capacities are referred to in the reviews and answers) Oops! It's "Elements" not "Essentials" Perce |
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What's inside a WD Essentials external drive?
On 6/18/2019 2:08 PM, Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
You won't know until you shuck it: Amazon reviews and answers to questions concerning WD Essentials USB3 external drives show that what's inside may vary -- some "white label," some HGST datacenter drives -- perhaps depending on what they had a surplus of at any particular time (and are some of them possibly returned/refurbished drives?). https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Desk.../dp/B07D5V2ZXD (drives of various capacities are referred to in the reviews and answers) Perce I have shucked three of the WD bare essentials 8 TB . All WD HGST SATA WD80EZAZ bare drives with a special USB3 board plugged into their board. Lynn |
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