( 35 reviews )
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Posted: Jul 29 2009
I bought this drive as a file back-up unit about 2.5 years ago. It worked fine until last week when I heard a clicking noise when it powered up and it failed to properly initialize. A quick search of the web proved that this is apparently a common problem for this drive and it signifies a drive failure. Now, my only option to retrieve my data is an expensive data extraction by Western Digital. I think they spent too much money on exterior design and not enough on reliability ! I would gladly trade the look of this drive for one that doesn't fail. A responsible manufacturer would recall a product with a failure rate this high or at least warn their customers that they need to back-up their back-up before it fails. Not sure what I am buying to replace this but it won't be a Western Digital external drive. I think I will pick out the ugliest one from now on since it means they are spending their resources on the inside where it counts.
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Posted: Jul 10 2009
The hard drive was terrible. I used it very lightly for about 8 months and then it started making a clicking noise and failed. I lost a lot of sentimental and important data. I couldn't be more dissatisfied with WD.
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Posted: Jun 29 2009
I have purchased 3 Western Digital My Book external drives in the past 3 years. Two have already failed! Do NOT waste your money on this brand! They suck! I am now looking at other brand names to preserve my data!
