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Aug 17 2016 12:07pm
I'm running out of space and I also need to take some backup anyways. Probably don't need more than 2TB, should I just get the cheapest I can find?
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Aug 17 2016 12:08pm
depends on if you desire fast transfer speeds
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Aug 17 2016 12:11pm
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depends on if you desire fast transfer speeds


Well I have over 1TB of FLAC files that I need transfered and I'm not sure how long that's gonna take. What do you recon I need?
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Aug 17 2016 01:58pm


WD 2TB My Book
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Aug 17 2016 02:46pm
best advice is buy a nice wd black then an external case that FULLY supports usb 3 with ac adapter
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Aug 17 2016 02:54pm


That's pretty much what the WD 2TB My book is...

AC power, USB 3.0

Comes with backup software on it...just format it and use for w/e.
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Aug 17 2016 02:56pm
u sure its a black drive?
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Aug 17 2016 02:56pm
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u sure its a black drive?




I don't think it is. I think it's RED or Purple
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Aug 17 2016 02:57pm
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I don't think it is. I think it's RED or Purple


i doubt that more like green and if lucky a blue

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By Garth VERIFIED BUYER I purchased this same drive 4 years ago for a DVR receiver. It worked nicely during that time until the controller on the HDD failed. This is common for HDD's when they final do fail but a good HDD normally lasts a lot longer than 4 years. I took apart the case to see if the drive worked on a computer SATA interface and it did not. What I noticed was the drive had the WD Green label on it meaning it's the more quiet, less power using yet only 5,400 RPM HDD. Too bad WD doesn't offer these with the Black HDD


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Aug 17 2016 02:59pm


It's designed for backup...I'm pretty sure it's RED.
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