Western Digital 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive
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The 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive from Western Digital is a high-capacity desktop hard drive with a no-frills design. The disk is housed in a compact metal enclosure, and boasts the ubiquitous USB 2.0 interface.
The drive is preformatted for use in Windows, and can be reformatted for use with Mac OS X using Apple's Disk Utility application. The drive is ready to use right out of the box -- you won't have to load any software from a CD to get the drive to work. It is an excellent option for users who would like to add storage capacity to their system.
- Designed with the same commitment to quality that made WD external drives the number one selling drives in the world
- Plug-and-play design allows you to connect the power and plug the drive into a USB port to instantly add more storage to your computer
- Turns on and off with your computer. Enters idle mode when not in use. Utilizes a WD drive with power-saving WD GreenPower Technology and an EnergyStar compliant power supply
- Packaged in a minimized eco-friendly, recyclable packaging made from recycled materials
- Designed for use with Windows-based computers. Can be easily reformatted for use with Macs
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| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 1.5TB |
| Interface | 1x USB 2.0 (mini B) |
| Drive Speed | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| Buffer | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| Average Seek Time | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| Sustained Data Transfer Rate | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| System Requirements |
Windows XP, Vista, 7; Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, 10.6 USB 2.0 port |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Mounting | Desktop |
| Power Requirements | AC: 100-240VAC, 50-60Hz |
| Environmental Requirements |
Operating Temperature: 41-95°F (5-35°C) Storage Temperature: -4-149°F (-20-65°C) |
| Dimensions | 4.59 x 7.01 x 1.42" (11.65 x 17.80 x 3.6 cm) |
| Weight | 2.2 lb (1kg) |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 264 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
96%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Easy to use (232)
- Easy to setup (217)
- Large capacity / good size (216)
- Quiet (209)
- Attractive (135)
Cons
- No power switch (76)
- Slow (16)
- Unreliable (4)
Best Uses
- Additional storage (203)
- Back-up (201)
- Photo storage (156)
- Video (134)
- File transfer (84)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Power user (129), Casual user (127)
- Primary use:
- Personal (220), Business (37)
- Computer Platform:
- PC (34), Mac (9)
Most Liked Positive Review
So far So Good
I bought this hard drive to use with my MacBook Pro Time Machine. The drive had to be reformatted first, which was easy using the Mac Utility program. I found a video on YouTube...Read complete review
I bought this hard drive to use with my MacBook Pro Time Machine. The drive had to be reformatted first, which was easy using the Mac Utility program. I found a video on YouTube on to use the program. Once it was formatted, is was just a matter of plugging the drive to my computer and the back up began. Finally, the price for a 1.5 TB was great.
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Most Liked Negative Review
Works as claimed
I use this as a tertiary backup for video files - mainly as a convenience so in case something goes wrong with my primary storage I don't have to reconstitute my working files from 160 ...Read complete review
I use this as a tertiary backup for video files - mainly as a convenience so in case something goes wrong with my primary storage I don't have to reconstitute my working files from 160 back-up DVDs. I would NOT use this for primary video file storage as it is USB 2.0 or as primary back-up without some other back-up solution.
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Pros
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
Comments about Western Digital 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive:
I use this to back up large files, fairly infrequently. I also don't travel with it. It has performed well so far, and is actually slightly faster than I expected.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Video
Comments about Western Digital 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive:
I bought it to hold my movies and its doing its job
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Compact
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
Comments about Western Digital 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive:
Less than 5 minutes to set-up. Just plug-in and forget about it. Backs-up computer on schedule you set-up. Capacity is more than enough space for most users.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- Quiet
Cons
- No Power Switch
Best Uses
- Photo Storage
Comments about Western Digital 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive:
I run a MacBook Pro 10.6.8. The install was easy and it runs perfectly.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
Cons
Best Uses
- Backup
- Photo Storage
Comments about Western Digital 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive:
I use the drive to back up my laptop and I use another partition to archive all my photos. It isn't USB 3.0 but it is plenty fast when transferring data. I haven't used it for very long but so far so good. I like that is doesnt come preloaded with WD software.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
Cons
- Unreliable
Best Uses
Comments about Western Digital 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive:
After the first day of use, this drive would not be recognized by the same or 2 other computers. It had power but would not connect. I tried different power and USB cables, and searching my computer for it to assign a new drive letter, but ended up having to return it. I have other WD MyBooks that have worked for years, but I wanted a very basic one to back up files to periodically. Others have mentioned similar issues with these "green drives" - read the WD forums.
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
- Runs on the warm side
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- Video
Comments about Western Digital 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive:
I use these drives to back up my music files (mp3) and a place to keep transcoded movies for my iPod (mp4). I like that they are pre-formatted to use with Windows (works with XP, Vista, and Windows 7). Plenty of space for my requirements, and there is that Western Digital quality that I can always count on.
They tend to run a little on the warm side, so make sure there is plenty of ventilation around it. Otherwise, a great drive!
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about Western Digital 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive:
HD video and RAW images were eating away at the memory on my computer hard drive. This desktop hard drive was very easy to convert for the use with my macbook and i had all my data onto it in no time. Seeing how i got a lot of storage space for not a lot of money along with the fast transfer of my data onto it i would highly recommend this hard drive.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Compact
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Backup
- Photo Storage
Comments about Western Digital 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive:
I am a amateur photographer,I take lot and lots of photos.I needed a device to store thousands of pics.This product met my need and at a very good price.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
- None
Best Uses
- Backup
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about Western Digital 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive:
super fast!!!
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about Western Digital 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive:
The HD came quickly, in perfect condition. Works great!
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Easy to use
Cons
- No Power Switch
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
Comments about Western Digital 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive:
This was a plug and play. I was able to transfer the data from my other drive with no problems.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Compact
- Easy To Setup
- High Capacity
Cons
- No Power Switch
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about Western Digital 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive:
good price, decent performance
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
Comments about Western Digital 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive:
Great price/value, great performance and design. I've got almost an all-WD hard drive set up now-- even my Macbook 750gb internal SATA.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- File Transfer
- Video
Comments about Western Digital 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive:
I bought this product because (obviously) I needed more storage space than what my laptop's internal hard drive could handle (I have large amounts of Video on my hard drive...). This thing is really great in that it does what it's supposed to do, it holds all the files in a convenient, easy to access storage unit. It's also fairly quiet and doesn't show any signs of being flimsy or easily broken, although that isn't to say that one should toss it around, but I think that it could withstand a decent amount of abuse if it was disconnected. Bottom line, Western Digital did a superb job giving us a quality external hard drive with a reasonable price. Good stuff.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Portable
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- File Transfer
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about Western Digital 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive:
Plug and play, 1.5TB, great value.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Compact
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Backup
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about Western Digital 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive:
I'd bought one of these for myself and was completely happy with it and then my daughter asked me for one for her photos. She and her boyfriend took it to his house and he and his dad noticed it was 100 percent bigger than the one they had that they thought was so big! He made some comment along the lines of being outdone by a girl. I like it when the guys are awed by my electronics. And did I mention the hard drive is HUGE!
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Compact
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
- No Power Switch
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about Western Digital 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive:
I use this external hard drive to store pictures and videos, freeing up lots of space on my internal hard drive.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Backup
- Video
Comments about Western Digital 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive:
So far I've had 2 of these external drives, and they work well for backing up files. One of them has been running for a couple of years and hasn't slowed down yet.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Easy To Setup
- Easy to use
- High Capacity
- Quiet
Cons
Best Uses
- Additional Storage
- Photo Storage
- Video
Comments about Western Digital 1.5TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive:
We are archiving hundreds of photos, videos and artwork and this hard drive is perfect for our needs. We are able to move it around from computer to computer as needed.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- PC
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