5.0 out of 5 stars Reliable, Fast, and Perfect for Content Creators!

A.B. · 17 June 2025

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5.0 out of 5 stars Working Very Well Playing PS4 Games On My PS5

M.R. · 27 January 2022

Very compact and easy to use at a very competitive price for 2TB.I bought this specifically to take my PS4 games off the internal PS5 SSD but I didn't want to get a 'game drive' specific one as I would have more freedom if I wanted to partition it and backup some PC files as well.The setup couldn't have been easier, I took it out of the box, plugged it in and the PS5 recognised it instantly. I had to format the drive before I could use it which I thought might take a few minutes at most but only took 5 seconds, then I selected around 360GB of PS4 games/apps and started the transfer.After the format I had 1.8TB free which is more than enough and with all drives they need space for their base operating software which is usually a small fraction off the stated capacity, a lot of people clearly don't understand this from some of the reviews complaining they got less capacity than they purchased -_-The transfer was speed really good for a physical drive, better than I was expecting, it took just over an hour for it to finish moving the whole 350+GB to the external drive.My PS5 told me once that the drive wasn't removed properly after powering on after being in rest mode, I didn't remove the drive at all so I'm not sure why it said that. This error message has only come up once and happened the first time the console had been in rest mode with the new drive connected. The console has been in rest mode and turned off multiple times after this message and hasn't given me the error since so it may just be a one time thing.I'll update this review if I come across any issues.Loading PS4 games from the External as opposed to launching them from the internal SSD was a little bit slower. All times below were timed from the point of clicking resume on my game file to actually getting into the game.- Resident Evil 7 took 77sec to load which I'd played the day before on the PS5 SSD which probably took under 30 seconds. In-game the performance was perfect, no frame drop, no noticeable delay on textures rendering in.- Horizon Zero Dawn took 30-40sec which was actually quicker than RE7 despite being a huge open world game, the in-game performance was perfect too even with the 60FPS patch.- God of War took 29 seconds to load into the game.- Batman Arkham Knight took just 32 seconds to load my save and get into the game.- Mortal Shell took just 20 seconds to load into the game.- Call of Duty Modern Warfare took 56 seconds to load into the game from chapter selection.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product

G. · 18 June 2025

Loads of storage, easy to build up

4.0 out of 5 stars Works well, anda good price...

J. · 27 May 2025

A pretty good item

5.0 out of 5 stars Does what it says

S. · 24 November 2023

Time will tell how good this drive is but I've got many WD drives and have never been let down (yet - famous last words!).I purchased it to use as a TV recorder for my grandfather (on a Toshiba TV) and it worked straight out of the box.It was well packaged.As with all drives, it doesn't actually have the capacity stated (you will never be able to put 1TB of items on a 1TB drive for example due to formatting and software that's preinstalled on it), but that's true of ALL drives.Some advice if using it, as I have, for a TV - it will likely need formatting (I was fortunate mine didn't) and the formatting required depends upon your TV. Read your TV's user manual or simply type its model number and 'what file format' into Google to find out. Then plug the hard drive into a laptop/computer, select it on your device, right-click it and go down to 'format', select the appropriate format for your TV and 'start', and away you go. Most times, when people find it doesn't work with the intended device, it is because it hasn't been formatted to the correct file type (this can be true of computers too). Additionally, some file types can store more information than others, so if you're trying to record a movie for example, depending on the file type you've selected, it may record one file, or it may have to break the movie up into several smaller files. If that happens - it's not the fault of the hard drive!Also, if using with a Toshiba TV, it can be hard to find how to access it - that's the fault of the TV software, not the hard drive. (We found the setting hidden under 'Home button' > 'settings' > 'recordings').My 5 other WD drives are anything between 5 and 13 years old, all between 1 and 4TB, 2 are portable and would be taken to and from work every day for years on end, bashed around in bags (I'm not gentle with them) often not in a protective case (they can be purchased if needed), and I've had not a single issue to date. They have all had very heavy use, with hundreds of files being used, edited, and deleted every day and so I expect this drive will be as hardy... But remember: They're electronic devices and they CAN FAIL (I've had other brand drives fail) so if you are using it for anything IMPORTANT, ensure you make backup copies of files either to a second drive or to a cloud-based drive (for photos, Bolo Photos is free and unlimited for Prime members - but you only get 5GB free for videos, and other documents aren't supported - for that, try Google Drive and One Drive but again, the free service is limited in size). Cloud-based drives can be accessed from anywhere in the world but can be hacked - but physical backups can be lost in house fires etc so if you have both a drive and its backup in the same location they could both be lost, as happened to my family. I have both physical backups and cloud-based backups because I have hundreds of thousands of files.As this is only being used to record TV occasionally, I should imagine it will still be working fine in 30 years time! Though if it should fail, I'll come back to edit this review ;-)

5.0 out of 5 stars recommended

S. · 24 May 2025

compatible with all devices i tried it on so tv desktops laptops consoles etc, not too heavy. good value for money. easy to set up no need to download anything just installs itself

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid HD

N. · 19 May 2025

I'm really happy with this external hard drive! It arrived well packaged, and considering its capacity, the price was great. It's been working smoothly so far, and I'm confident it'll be a reliable storage solution. Overall, good value for the money.

5.0 out of 5 stars Just the best

M. · 29 April 2025

I've had several of these WD Elements drives now - various sizes - over several years. They've all worked an absolute treat and have never failed on me - super reliable. I transport them around all of the time and they are rugged enough that you can cart them around, throw them into luggage etc. and not have to treat them with kid gloves. Recommended.

For seller and for Amazon.....*****(5/5 stars)

D.S.P.V. · 30 March 2021

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Excellent disque de grande capacité

g. · 26 January 2021

Utilisateur, depuis plusieurs décennies, d’informatique et par voie de conséquence de disques durs ; dans cette catégorie, je considère les WD comme le top des disques « classiques » à plateaux. Leur fiabilité et leur durée de vie sont parmi les meilleures du marché ( je n’ai jamais eu un disque dur WD crashé !). Cette version « Elements » est compacte, légère et silencieuse, et ne nécessite pas, comme les gros disques 3.5 pouces, d’alimentation externe.Commandé et reçu très vite (Bravo et merci Bolo pour le service). L’emballage du disque est parfaitement d’origine, scellé et protégé, accompagné d’une notice et du câble USB 3. Ce type , micro B, étant surtout utilisé avec ce type de disque dur, je recommande de le laisser connecté en permanence au disque, ce qui évitera de l’endommager.Sitôt reçu, testé :Déjà formaté en NTFS Windows, il y a juste à le brancher. Attention, si destiné au MAC, il faudra le formater par le MAC avec l’utilitaire disque si on ne l’utilise qu’avec un MAC. Si destiné à être utilisé à la fois sur PC et sur MAC, il faudra un logiciel de « conversion NTFS » sur le MAC (comme Paragon ou Tuxera) et le laisser en NTFS (c’est ce que je fais).Les tests : vérification état du disque avec outil Windows, du SMART avec AIDA, et des vitesses avec CrystalDiskInfo. Tous les tests sont OK, on voit que le disque n’a été allumé que 2 fois, ce qui prouve le contrôle des disques après fabrication (NB : made in Thailand et non China !). Pour la vitesse en USB3, les valeurs sont de 120 MB/s, ce qui est très correct. J’ai sauvegardé 580 Go de photos en 3 heures, en silence total et sans échauffement important.Je voudrais ici, apporter quelques informations complémentaires, contre-vérités destinées à certains utilisateurs insatisfaits, notamment concernant les capacités de ces disques. J’ai vraiment l’impression que certains « découvrent » les disques durs externes !Il ne s’agit en aucune façon de tromperies, mensonges ou arnaques.Il faut simplement savoir qu’il s’agit d’une différence de langage et de mathématiques !Tous les fabricants de disques ( classiques, SSD, clés USB…) comptent la capacité en DECIMAL ( Base 10 ). Un Téraoctet (To) est l’équivalent de 1 000 000 000 000 octets. Les programmes, comme les système d’exploitation, cas de WINDOWS, utilisent les système de numérotation binaire ( Base 2) . Dans ce système, 1 To est équivalent à 1 099 511 627 776 octets.En fait, les 2 équivalent à la même capacité réelle. C’est comme si on mesurait une distance en Km et en Miles : les valeurs sont différentes, mais la distance réelle est la même.Pour les usagers MAC, les valeurs sont bien indiquées en décimal, Base 10, ce qui fait que la capacité donnée par le fabricant se retrouve réellement sur le MAC.C’est surtout Windows qui aurait dû modifier son « Go » dans l’unité standardisée en 1998 : le Kilo Binaire. Exemple :Un Gibioctet (Gio) = 1 073 741 824 octetsUn Tébioctet (Tio) = 1 099 511 627 776 octetsSi cela avait été modifié en Gio et Tio, il n’y aurait plus d’interrogation et de doute. En fait, si on regarde dans les « Propriétés » des disques la valeur en octets est donnée et correspond bien à la capacité du disque.Pour confirmer ceci, par exemple un fichier de 25 Mo sur MAC, devient 23,4 Mo sous windows.Autres bizarreries dans les commentaires :Une dizaine de films enregistrés, remplissent complètement un disque de 5 To. Cela semble impossible, car si on prend les plus gros films en 4K UltraHD+ BluRay, ils font au maxi 90 Go. Soit environ 1 To la dizaine !! on est loin de la saturation.Egalement, quand je lis « impossible de formater en FAT32 un disque de 4 To…… bien sûr que cela n’est pas possible , ce système est limité dèjà à moins de 4 Go pour les fichiers. Il faut être en NTFS ou en ExFAT, qui n’ont pas les mêmes limites.Je fais généralement peu de commentaires sur ce que j’achète, mais au vu de ces commentaires « négatifs » je souhaitais intervenir. Je n’ai aucun lien avec WD et autres fabricants, mais j’utilise pas mal de disques ou autres procédés de stockage, mais tous sont des fabricants reconnus et fiables.En résumé, ce disque de grande capacité est d’un excellent rapport qualité/prix et mérite ces 5 étoiles. Je suis souvent étonné que certains mettent 4 étoiles et qq fois 3, alors que leur commentaire est positif. A partir du moment où un produit réuni TOUTES les qualités attendues : Livraison, emballage, utilisation, fiabilité, etc SANS réserves, il n’ y a pas lieu de mettre autre chose que 5 étoiles.Désolé d’avoir été un peu long, mais le sujet en valait la peine.

Space is king!

C. · 22 June 2025

Storage is great! 4 terabytes Is huge for our applications. We have over 200 gigs of music and over 500 gigs of pictures and there is plenty of room to spare.

Great hard drive. Everything is great about it. Go for it.

D. · 25 May 2017

This is a great hard drive. I previously had a 1 TB hard drive of WD and that worked really fine. That is why I decided to go for a 2TB hard drive of WD. Though, Seagate hard drives are much better than WD because they are thinner and they sustain for a long time like WD.I purchased it @Rs. 5599.Pros-1. WD is a very reliable name in the field of hard drives. So it is reliable.2. 2-year warranty.3. small in size.4. Reading speed is amazing. I got around 150 MBps/ 1.2 Mbps while reading. (Data was a movie and USB port was USB 3.0)5. Writing speed is also great. I got around 55 MBps/ 440 Mbps while writing on the hard drive. (Data was a movie and USB port was USB 3.0)6. The speed of reading and writing on USB 2.0 ports is also great.7. USB 3.0 cable is already included in the package. So you don't need to purchase a USB 3.0 cable separately.8. The length of the cable is enough for normal usage.9. The product is original. So you can get is registered on WD website. You will also get your warranty from there.10. Cheaper than Seagate models. (in general)Cons-1. If you are in need of a long USB 3.0 cable then you will be disappointed. The length of the cable is just enough for normal usage.2. The hard drive is somewhat thick. You will get a Seagate hard drive of the same capacity to be slimmer.Final comment- If the price is not a big issue for you and you want a slimmer hard drive then go for Seagate hard drive. Else this is certainly one of the best choices.

Fast and good

K.C. · 26 June 2025

Stores all my games and work for travel. design is easy to but in your laptop bag. Functions fast great for travel. Windows 10 and 11. so use and home and when I travel.