Western Digital My Book Elite 2TB

It’s been close to 3 years since I first bought my first external HDD, a Western Digital My Book with 500GB capacity. I think it was the largest at that time.

Nowadays, they come in 2 terabytes a pop like this WD My Book Elite. It’s still self-powered and connects via USB 2.0 but the form factor has somewhat become smaller and more portable.

We ran PassMark Disk Test to see how it performs and got the following results:

That’s 20.5MB/s sequential disk read, 17.5MB/s sequential disk write and 2.18MB/s random seek and write.

The external drive also comes with a digital indicator up front that shows, in real-time, amount of free space as well as breakdown of file categories (e.g. pictures, music, videos, documents, system files, etc.). The backup software is also simple and intuitive and storing and retrieving files from the device is pretty easy and straight-forward (I wonder if I can use the same software with my 3-year old WD My Book).

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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17 Comments

laurence says:

15 years ago

i would love to have one of this….
anu po ung price kuya abe???
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daddy joey says:

15 years ago

2 Terabytes!? 8)
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Calvin says:

15 years ago

uy nice. self-powered 2TB external disk. how much you got it for abe?
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Abe Olandres says:

15 years ago

@laurence – will ask.

@calvin – it’s a loaner from WD.
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rico says:

15 years ago

nice. having a drive this big, it would be sweeter if seagate or wb could release sooner the usb 3.0 powered ext.drives in the first half of the year. more motherboards and peripherals will soon utilize this technology.
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CarloBlogg Online 3.0 says:

15 years ago

2TB! WHOAH! personally, tinatarget ko nga lang ung 250G ba yun, para mabackup lhat ng pics ko.
nice gadget sir Yuga. Magpapaprize kadin ba ng ganyan? HEHE :D
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kesterbt says:

15 years ago

ang cute naman nito , sana ok lang yung price hindi masyadong masakit sa bulsa =))
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blued888 says:

15 years ago

Only USB 2.0 for 2TB of data? They should’ve made eSATA and Firewire interfaces standard with an external hard drive that huge.
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StrayArrow says:

15 years ago

How much sir? …. gonna check the stores today but I bet its not yet availale here in the Visayas.
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kris says:

15 years ago

Hi Yuga! Kris here fro Swiftsure Group Inc. MSRP for the My Book Elite drives ranges from P6,750.00 to 12,150.00 depending on capacity.Many thanks and more power!
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kris says:

15 years ago

Nice review! We will keep you posted regarding the new products of Western Digital. Cheers!
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caterine101 says:

15 years ago

how much ;)
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Jes says:

15 years ago

For 2TB, sana USB3.0 na
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choosypinony says:

15 years ago

how long will these rigs last with your usage abe?
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Jhay says:

15 years ago

2TB for a USB 2.0 port may be a mis-match but how common are eSATA or Firewire ports on laptops or desktops these days?
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fr0stbyte says:

15 years ago

Why do you guys want USB 3.0 on these mechanical-based EHDDs? You’re better off with eSATA or FireWire at least. The sluggishness of mechanical hard-disks will not be able to saturate the bandwidth provided by USB 3.0. It’s like riding a water-buffalo on the Autobahn of Germany. You can speed through but you won’t be able to utilize the non-restrictive speed limits.

Now if we’re talking ’bout SSDs, it would be much more sensible option.
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Snitch says:

14 years ago

I read that there’s a My Book Elite External Hard Drive – 1 TB, USB 2.0. Would you know:

– Where in Metro Manila I could get one and;
– How much it costs?

Thanks!

I actually like that 2TB version, kaya lang baka hindi kaya ng budget ko. :)
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