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What's inside a WD Essentials external drive?



 
 
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Old June 18th 19, 08:08 PM posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Percival P. Cassidy
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Default 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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Old June 18th 19, 08:15 PM posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Percival P. Cassidy
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Default 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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Old June 18th 19, 08:18 PM posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Lynn McGuire[_3_]
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Default 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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