#WD MY BOOK 3TB IS ONLY 2.72 TB INSTALL#
#WD MY BOOK 3TB IS ONLY 2.72 TB SOFTWARE#

The terabyte to dollar ratio is significantly less for the 1TB version, but if you don’t want to spend the extra 50 bucks, go for it, as it’s still a very decently priced 1TB external storage device. My other gripe about the drive is that you can buy the 3TB version of the drive for just 50 bucks more.

#WD MY BOOK 3TB IS ONLY 2.72 TB SOFTWARE#

This makes the sleep function very undesirable if you are using this drive for daily activity (which you can disable in the software settings). My older external USB drive only takes 5 seconds to wake from sleep mode.

The only major complaint I have about this drive is the time it takes to “wake up” or spin up from sleep mode. I consider this bloatware since it’s something I did not want and do not need, so watch out for that if you don’t want it. Also, when installing SmartWare, it tries to sneak in an installation of McAfee antivirus free.

#WD MY BOOK 3TB IS ONLY 2.72 TB INSTALL#

There is also a power button on the back of the drive which is a nice addition to the My Book Essentials lineup.Ĭons: I did not install the SmartWare backup program because I already have a paid version of SyncBackPro which offers superb amounts of utility and options, and it did not offer me the option of installation location, which I really don’t like, so I have no comments on this program. I plan on using it as a simple redundant back up drive to hide away in my fire protected safe for 6 month intervals, and for this purpose the drive is great. Small file transfers were somewhat slower, which is normally the case in storage tests – 26MB/s writes and 45MB/s read speeds, which is about average for a drive this size.Īfter testing the drive with SMART tests and disk check, I successfully copied a mirrored backup of 6,972 files, or 910.62GB of the 931.48GB available from another 1TB drive in my PC. The USB3.0 interface definitely made this drive faster than other USB 2.0 drives, or when plugged into a USB2.0 port, as it achieved 82MB/s writes and 95MB/s reads in large file transfer tests, which is in the top performing desktop hard disks that I’ve looked at. The drive inside has a variable spin speed set during manufacturing to offer the best balance between temperature and power use, but it can mean that performance may vary from disk to disk. When I plugged this drive into my USB 3.0 port, Windows 7(64bit) instantly recognized it as “WD My Book 1140 USB Device” and made it available for use. Pros: I like the 6 foot power cable that came with this drive, which is a foot longer than normal.

Wd my book 3tb is only 2.72 tb