The package includes the drive, software (pre-loaded), USB cable, power adapter and quick install guide. The drive is a USB 3.0 device and comes pre-formatted in NTFS for compatibility with Windows machines, and requires reformatting for Mac OS. Only the top panel has information about the drive, which is placed in small text. The packaging seems to be a consumer-focused design with very little in the way of details, and only some mention of functionality that isn’t really part of the drive’s repertoire and more about the bundled third party software. The product is packaged in a matte finish, colour print cardboard box, featuring a gradient blue finish with images of the drive prominently placed on both sides. A side benefit, when you’re getting them shipped, is the added protection the retail packaging and physical construction provides. As a result, I settled on four Western Digital My Book 6Tb drives at a cost of around AU$320 each delivered – a price cheaper than you would pay for the internal bare drives. Sometimes you’re working with very large files and you have no other option.Īfter doing some shopping around, it seemed that the only easily available drives in Australia were the Western Digital drives. This comes at about a 22% premium per gigabyte over that of the best value (3Tb) drives, but since ports, space and energy can be the scarce commodity, it sometimes makes sense to fork out more for larger drives. a 6TB, rather than the more specialized SMR archive drive reviewed earlier which comes with write performance caveats, or the exotic and pricey helium filled Helioseal drives. Instead of buying just any drive, I’ve decided to fork out for the largest consumer PMR drive on the market – i.e. In order to try satisfying this craving, I’ve decided to go on an all-out spending spree and grab myself some more storage. One thing power users know is that their appetite for storage is pretty much insatiable.
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