Only at Best BuyKeep data safe on this Western Digital hard drive. Its automatic backup software ensures your files are saved in case you forget. This Western Digital hard drive has an 8TB capacity to store your entire library.
I bought a few of these 8TB externals. It's common knowledge now that these externals have 8TB Western Digital Red drives inside of them. It's the reason why I went with Western Digital, and specifically not Seagate (with their shingle technology). They are very easy to "shuck," allowing you to run them internally using SATA. However, the reason for the 4-star rating is that most consumers will not shuck them, and they do run hot inside of their casing. Temperatures exceed 45c at idle, and do reach 50c with use. Given they are WD Red drives, I'm confident they will survive those temperatures within the warranty period (2 years), but it's been tested and proven that hard drives do not do so well in terms of longevity with temperatures in excess of 40c. If you do shuck them, they run very cool; and you don't even have to install them internally. Just popping off the outer casing, and running a small fan on top keeps temperatures within 32-36c. I personally have 140mm fans blowing on top of mine still running on USB. My internal 8TB actually runs hotter due to less ventilation in my computer. Just keep in mind that if you shuck them and break the case, it will void the warranty. So outweigh the pros and cons before, and do your research on "proper shucking" :) Overall very satisfied with these 8TB Red NAS 256MB Cache drives.
My Best Buy number: 4289506819
My Best Buy number: 4289506819
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Fast, But Transfer Speeds Do Drop As You Fill
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Running on USB. 140mm fans used to cool the drives.
Only at Best BuyKeep data safe on this Western Digital hard drive. Its automatic backup software ensures your files are saved in case you forget. This Western Digital hard drive has an 8TB capacity to store your entire library.
Is this unit capable of expansion(adding more drives) ?
This external drive has no hub function, and you cannot connect USB drives to it. Consider a USB hub if you're limited to 1 USB port.
Only at Best BuyKeep data safe on this Western Digital hard drive. Its automatic backup software ensures your files are saved in case you forget. This Western Digital hard drive has an 8TB capacity to store your entire library.
Only at Best BuyKeep data safe on this Western Digital hard drive. Its automatic backup software ensures your files are saved in case you forget. This Western Digital hard drive has an 8TB capacity to store your entire library.
Can You Bust The Drive out Of The Case and Mount Inside a PC with a SATA Cable and power from pc
Yes, and very easily. Google it for instructions on how to do it without breaking the case. Inside you'll an 8TB Red drive, with either 128MB or 256MB of cache.