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Western Digital My Book 3.0 USB3

Based on 15 reviews

Excellent:

9
Good:

3
Average:

3
Bad:

0

Pros

USB 3.0 connectivity, Great performance, USB PCIE card included, Sleek design.
Fast with either USB 3.0 or USB 2.0, Runs cool, Quiet.
The Western Digital My Book 3.0 is fast and is bundled with a USB 3.0 PCI Express card; it runs cool and quiet.
Nice design, very fast speeds, USB 3.0 card included, backward compatible
USB 3.0 is much faster than USB 2.0, Highperformance 7200RPM drive hidden inside, Includes PCIe controller card.
USB 3.0 speed removes 33MB/s transfer limit; includes PCIE adapter card.

Cons

No backup software included, Short warranty, Not for Macs
The My Book 3.0 doesn't let users upgrade the hard drive and it's expensive. Western Digital didn't include backup software with the drive.
Expensive, no software bundle
USB 3.0 performed slower than native SATA.
Don’t lose that USB SuperSpeed cable! No encryption or backup software.

By ThinkComputers on March 21, 2011

It is great to see Western Digital upgrade their My Book drives to support the new and super-fast USB 3.0 connectivity. If you look at the previous page you can see the difference between USB 2.0 and USB 3.0. This increase in speed means...

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By PC Authority on December 10, 2010

Just as fast as its smaller brother, and much better value...

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By ConsumerSearch on November 01, 2010

Among the new crop of USB 3.0 external hard drives, top experts like the Western Digital My Book 3.0 the best. Unlike some cheaper drives, it takes full advantage of USB 3.0's faster speed, reading and writing as quickly as an internal hard drive in...

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By Tom's Hardware UK on July 22, 2010

The first USB 3.0-based external hard drives aim at eliminating the USB 2.0 bottleneck (that hovered around 30 MB/s) with enough bandwidth to outperform the fastest mechanical disks. A-Data, Buffalo, and WD do battle for maximum performance. USB 3.0...

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By Tom's Hardware on July 22, 2010

The three drives we're looking at represent some of the first USB 3.0 products. There will be many more in the following months, flooding the market with drives all claiming to be fastest. Our three products deliver great performance compared to USB...

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By Expert Reviews on June 22, 2010

Western Digital's USB3 2TB My Book hard disk doesn't come with any bundled software, but its huge capacity and good performance make it an excellent buy if speed is what you need.
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By PC Authority on April 23, 2010

The best part of the WD drive is that you can buy it with a USB 3.0 add-on card for $280, or without for $250. Either one works out to be a decent price for a 1TB drive with superfast transfer...

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By ComputerPowerUser on April 09, 2010

Still, if you don’t care about bundled software and just want wicked fast external speeds without the limited availability and extra power cord of eSATA, the My Book 3.0...

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By RegHardware on March 31, 2010

If eSata is not for you, or you are one of the few already equipped with a USB 3.0 capable computer and don’t feel like waiting for all the other USB 3.0 products announced at CES, then go and pick up the My Book 3.0, as there’s not much else out...

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By cnet on March 22, 2010

Western Digital's My Book 3.0 is a great external-storage addition for desktop computer users. However, notebook users have better choices. Read full review See all...

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