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

We have analyzed 880 reviews and found:

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
product
positive 447
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 • satisfied • quiet • durable • awesome • is working well • works as advertised • perfect • are cheap • works exactly • great deal • were also easy to shuck • is definitely a lot slower using older usb • hope to never use • performed as advertised • hasn't failed • work really well • is easy to shuck • was an excellent drive • shucking season baby • last week friday • has yet to show any faults • has performed well • is actually quieter than my other drives • doesn't bother me • still works great • will last long term • like buying a car with a v8 • ’s beauty • simply works • provides the necessary space • drive fills those needs • work fine • essential • with more ease • has been almost filled to capacity • has been so reliable • huge fan • shucked • affordable • on for a couple of days to download • is very satisfied • is hdd • is a real necessity • is a big external drive • is a good capacity drive • works seamlessly in macos • hasn't failed me • offline • stored away • very little free time
negative 178
stopped working • did not work • had actually less than 9 tb storage • is just a waste of time to return the item • has never had an issue • would be harder to use • will become obsolete • took less than 10 days • long term • wasn't spinning up • was white labelled with wd100emaz • wobble • neither one recognized • hard drive that was bad • says on it's vendor page • is not new • can't be accessed any more • keeps trying---whirls up • never gets to the stage of being recognized by any of the computers • was an isolated failure • worry about • sell a flat out lie • a little noisy • always turn on automatically • came time to get something a little more heavy • do not refund just replace • are not cheap • only took 5 days • same problem • not sure what to make of • dead • too late • hard drive acted strange • didn't know • stopped being usable • will be dead soon • can't believe • removed • is my second* hard drive • won't stop indexing • turns all on the ps4 • doesn't work in your enclosure • did not function • wont work • still makes noise • is very frustrating • not too loud • takes around 20 seconds • dies completely • took me days to fix the issue • are junk • post isn't related to that • didn’t come with encryption or security • is dead today jan. 2nd • has stopped working • plugged in behind my laptop • did not move it • hated • doesn't give a lot of goodwill to your major customers • ran out of space • didn't work partitioned for timemachine backups • nor did i want to do anything that may hurt my chances of a return • is very disappointing • is not difficult in using it at first receiving • a little slow • drives being an smr drive • gives a faint but audible clunk/thump • doesn’t run off only usb power • slow • took a while to wake up
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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
drive
positive 57
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 • runs cool • doesn't vibrate much • fall into my nas • works well • larger • solid • easy-to-use • came already partitioned and formatted for ntsf • was formatted correctly • was receiving power • is quite • shakes • is unobtrusive • works fine • great • able to plug • nice big • holds the platters vertically • large • is faster • ok • is very quiet • very fast • gets warm • not hot • might be fine • will start up • is quite weighty
negative 31
hard • wasn't recognized • is no ssd • won't mount • has some sort of instability • relabeled air filled red • tried repositioning • has a hard power button • had been damaged during shipping • rebranded red • failed about 10 months • would work • does not work • is noisy • is asleep • did not work well • are smaller than lanes • stop being recconized • never so much as a hiccup • wakes up • failed within three months of purchase • can't initialize • is a brick • was forcibly ejected • is corrupted • testing out • work properly
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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
performance
positive 21
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
negative 1
is average of 10tb 5400rpm hard drive
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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
space
positive 14
extra • is way to much • enough • plenty of • is amazing • is enough • lots of • huge • recover • can't beat • plenty • great • works good
negative 1
ran out
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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
speed
positive 14
good • reasonable • seem fast • very happy • runs • faster • pretty good • half • decent • is a averages about 40-50 mb/s • is ok • great
negative 1
seem slow
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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
hdd
positive 10
looks reliable • most competitors • nice • always satisfied • is awesome • tested new • very good • is very useful • best • is inside my elements
negative 3
some noise • no luck • was not recognized on multiple pc's
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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
western digital
positive 8
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
negative 4
no confidence • won't buy anything except • goodbye • is the only hard drive i use
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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
item
positive 11
good • great • perfect • buquite • is as described • installed without issue and functions as described
negative 1
is being used to go cableless
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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
this drive
positive 8
installed easily • is fast • has performed above my expectations • definitely recommend • love • no problems • is marketed as a 4tb hard drive • glad
negative 3
does not work with mac • took off • is not quite as user friendly
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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
all
positive 10
was great • appeared to do well • about a week • performing faultlessly • hardly noticeable • sleek • small • no bigger • have been working well • still work
negative 1
is healthy without attempts to recover bad sectors
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storage
10 1
accurate • planty • good • extended • 4tb model • great • is outstanding • plenty • is 3.63tb • all
storage
positive 10
accurate • planty • good • extended • 4tb model • great • is outstanding • plenty • is 3.63tb • all
negative 1
no such thing
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capacity
10 1
large • big • huge • will be about 1 tb less • high • generous • 3.63 tb • 9.25% deficit
capacity
positive 10
large • big • huge • will be about 1 tb less • high • generous • 3.63 tb • 9.25% deficit
negative 1
limited
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shipping
10 1
fast • no problems • super fast • very fast • is fast • works as expected • was extremely fast
shipping
positive 10
fast • no problems • super fast • very fast • is fast • works as expected • was extremely fast
negative 1
was 2 days
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delivery
9 1
fast • very good!!fast • quick • excellent
delivery
positive 9
fast • very good!!fast • quick • excellent
negative 1
worry
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device
6 4
great • works well • for my small home network • back to them • good quality • is its capacity stated
device
positive 6
great • works well • for my small home network • back to them • good quality • is its capacity stated
negative 4
requires the less-common usb3 connector • failed within 60 days • will not be turned off • unable to be recognized
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unit
6 4
would be similar:kernel • looks sturdy • slim • functioning fine • are generally functional • you are ready
unit
positive 6
would be similar:kernel • looks sturdy • slim • functioning fine • are generally functional • you are ready
negative 4
came out • really had very little use • would not be recognized • are initialising
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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
plug
positive 8
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
negative 1
hard drive first
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quality
6 2
good • high • cant beat
quality
positive 6
good • high • cant beat
negative 2
poor • has gone down a lot
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backup
7 1
full • unbelievable • secure • great • happen automatically • need to move
backup
positive 7
full • unbelievable • secure • great • happen automatically • need to move
negative 1
are slow
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size
6 2
big • holds all my movies • nice • 4x • perfect • detailed
size
positive 6
big • holds all my movies • nice • 4x • perfect • detailed
negative 2
limit • is not what is claimed
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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
brand
positive 3
confident • great • new
negative 2
never used • are junk
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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
computer
positive 4
has an internal 256gb ssd • is filled with wd drives for raid • work • newer
negative 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
data
positive 6
can see • able to move • backed up • saves • was good • transferred over looks fast
negative 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
seagate
positive 5
is working fine • more stable • i hear • was always whisper quiet • go with
negative 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
wd
positive 5
never had any issues • makes a bigger one • lasts longer • makes the best • is usually rock solid
negative 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
file
positive 5
consolidating • fresh drive • can access • great • transfering tons
negative 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
review
positive 2
more • is for model
negative 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
disk
positive 2
fully loaded • good hard
negative 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
instructions
positive 2
larger sheet of paper or card • are far from clear
negative 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
software
positive 3
open source • support • installed by itself.4tb of hd
negative 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
noise
positive 2
is bigger than others • no
negative 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
usb
positive 1
is ready
negative 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
customer service
positive 2
sorry for your loss • excellent
negative 3
was terribly disappointing • difficult time getting in touch • not good
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