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Drive Size
Customers have generally positive opinions about the large drive size of the product, with some mentioning that it is quiet and performs well as an external hard drive and hub. However, a few customers noted that it can be heavy and not ideal for travel, while others mentioned that it makes a little noise but it doesn't affect the performance significantly. Overall, customers are pleased with the cost-effective solution for a large storage capacity.
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Quality
Great metal construction with just the right inputs and outputs.
- it can get quite warm while transferring large amounts of data, so i added a few thick, felt, furniture leg pads to elevate t... Read More
The worst i could possibly say is i do feel the motor and head actuations through my glass desk but it's very minor and easily ignored.
5 hours at a sustained average of 225mb/s.
Price
The drive performs excellent considering the sub 200$ price.
For what i paid it was an absolute steal for an enterprise quality drive, would absolutely buy again.
Finally i got this drive on amazon for $210any portable drive on amazon is $300 or more
I was shocked to find a 20tb drive at this price, even refurbished.
Packaging/appearance
Packaged well, came pre formatted as exfat, i used it the way it came, zero problems.
I think this could have survived the egg drop test of a building the way it was packaged.
Competitiveness
Compared to any other companies hd i have this drive transfers files about twice as fast at around 200 mb/s heck an older ssd i... Read More
I use it as a backup drive but it's faster than any of my other non-ssd drives for sure.
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- How are reviewers describing this item?
external, quiet, fine and great. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 63 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 13 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have about 11tb of the 16tb filled
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Notes direct transfer with cable from win11 laptop to drive averages 220 mbs the drive is very loud when i attach it vertically behind the tv
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There is minimal noise besides normal hdd spinup and data access when placed flat on a surface
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its mostly when doing data transfers on larger files
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
In my experience coping a few tbs on a couple occasions it writes from about 17mbs to about 270mbs
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Was hoping for a bit faster speed for how high quality it looks and is packaged
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It is a bit noisy reminds me of a hd in the early 2000s
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I put two tb of mixed files on the first day and for the first two hours it was a little bit noisier than my wd external
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