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WD 4TB Elements Desktop Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBWLG0040HBK-NESN

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30% of users say that: Product works great, works, works well, works fine. Drive works, is working well, works great, worked great. Price was reasonable, is quite reasonable, is right too!enjoy, is cheapit. Performance is solid, is good, is quite good, is still good. 1% of users noticed that: Seagate made no attempt to fix the drive and retrieve the data, were never as quiet. Review is only for the 8 tb drive, were so bad, don't write negative. Disk will run cooler, can help access times. Instructions were printed on a piece of paper smaller.

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product
447 178
good • works great • great • like • love • works • no problems • excellent • reliable • works well • up • fast • still works • very good • works fine • is a great drive • will last • worked • tested • cheap
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drive
57 31
hard • reliable • good • excellent • great hard • does click a little as it writes • works • is working well • granting access to their contents • works great • plenty of storge • worked great • performs great • hasn't given me any trouble • should appear • work all right • has an activity light • has functioned without problem • ever • lasts
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price
57
good • great • low • excellent • nice • very good • affordable • reasonable • was reasonable • cannot be beat • is quite reasonable • is right too!enjoy • is cheapit • 왔네요.good • fantastic • is excellent • hard to beat • is also very good • was better than most • cheap
performance
21 1
good • is solid • is good • reasonable • is quite good • haven't had any complaints • is still good • very happy • is great • best • impressed • was only slightly better • nice • is fast • working great • great
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space
14 1
extra • is way to much • enough • plenty of • is amazing • is enough • lots of • huge • recover • can't beat • plenty • great • works good
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speed
14 1
good • reasonable • seem fast • very happy • runs • faster • pretty good • half • decent • is a averages about 40-50 mb/s • is ok • great
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hdd
10 3
looks reliable • most competitors • nice • always satisfied • is awesome • tested new • very good • is very useful • best • is inside my elements
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western digital
8 4
hard drives • is always my go to for external drives • makes a good product • has a bunch of software • is a name to trust • expected more • deserves • hard drive without hesitation
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issues
12
no • will update • haven't had any major slowdowns
item
11 1
good • great • perfect • buquite • is as described • installed without issue and functions as described
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this drive
8 3
installed easily • is fast • has performed above my expectations • definitely recommend • love • no problems • is marketed as a 4tb hard drive • glad
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all
10 1
was great • appeared to do well • about a week • performing faultlessly • hardly noticeable • sleek • small • no bigger • have been working well • still work
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storage
10 1
accurate • planty • good • extended • 4tb model • great • is outstanding • plenty • is 3.63tb • all
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capacity
10 1
large • big • huge • will be about 1 tb less • high • generous • 3.63 tb • 9.25% deficit
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shipping
10 1
fast • no problems • super fast • very fast • is fast • works as expected • was extremely fast
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delivery
9 1
fast • very good!!fast • quick • excellent
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device
6 4
great • works well • for my small home network • back to them • good quality • is its capacity stated
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unit
6 4
would be similar:kernel • looks sturdy • slim • functioning fine • are generally functional • you are ready
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plug
8 1
play • hard drive to a power outlet • ans play on my windows 7 desktop • drag • drop • very easy to use • play real easy to set up • play for windows 10 desktop pc
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quality
6 2
good • high • cant beat
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backup
7 1
full • unbelievable • secure • great • happen automatically • need to move
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size
6 2
big • holds all my movies • nice • 4x • perfect • detailed
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install
7
easy to • simple • working good • full re-
video
6
are several • huge amount • collection from my linux laptop • no problems/lags • keeps up • files
deal
6
great • good
everything
6
transferred over fast • was as expected • works great • works as expected • worked perfectly • good
buy
6
great • good • at your own risk • very good
brand
3 2
confident • great • new
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computer
4 13
cannot find the drive or retrieve the information • dozens • doesn't see the device for use • won't boot up • shut down • with the higher transfer speeds • started slowing down bogging • wouldn’t shutdown or restart • hang for 20 seconds • crash • several • sleeps every night • misrepresents the data storage
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data
6 6
lost all my • copying correctly • work • corrupted • inaccessible • lost nearly all of my
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seagate
5 7
failed withing a year • made no attempt to fix the drive and retrieve the data • tired • drives employ a lot of overwriting and caching of data blocks • slows down the writing function • were never as quiet • nor as zippy
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wd
5 6
didn't use the simpler • crap • neither work • not buying anything • skimped • pretty disappointed
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file
5 5
didn't see • lose • moving • can be detected • removed using data lifeguard diagnostic
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review
2 6
bad • negative • is only for the 8 tb drive • were so bad • don't write negative
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disk
2 4
does run at 5400 rpm • will run cooler • would not be recofnized by my mac • can help access times
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instructions
2 4
were printed on a piece of paper smaller • could not read • minimal • 04.no
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software
3 3
doesn't come with built • no • came on the drive
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noise
2 3
clunking • isn’t that bad • symptom of a pending problem
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usb
1 4
connected to fios router • not detecting • wouldn't detect anymore • hard drive device
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customer service
2 3
was terribly disappointing • difficult time getting in touch • not good
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