Western Digital WD Elements 1.5TB External HDD Review

Western’s Digital WD Elements 1.5 TB External Hard drive is excellent for data storage. It is one of the cheapest, yet efficient external drives. The storage space is massive and this device is perfect for storing huge amounts of data, movies, songs, pictures, music files, etc.

DESIGN: It measures only 7 x 4.9 x 1.4 inches and weighs only 2.2 pounds. The case is compact and hardy. The design is sleek and classy and makes quite a fashion statement. Also, being lightweight and small, it can fit into the user’s shirt, jeans or jacket pockets easily and can be carried around without much trouble. The device is shock resistant as well. The packaging is environment friendly.

PERFORMANCE: No additional software is required and this device just needs to be plugged for playing. The USB 2.0 is up to 480 MBps. The drive speed is 5400 rpm and the buffer size is 8MB. Thus, data transfer speed is very high. A lot of energy is saved due to the power management system. It is EPA Energy Star compliant. It is programmed to operate in Windows (Vista, XP, 7) but can be easily formatted to work in MAC (Apple MAC OS X 10.4-10.6).

EXTRAS: It comes with an AC adapter, USB connecting cable and power adapter. No software is needed to use this device as it is pre-formatted for instant use.

PRICE: The price ranges from US$ 117.82 to US$ 169.99 and is quite affordable. The device has value for money and comes with excellent service and online support.

This device is the perfect external storage device. It has the coolest of features and comes at an extremely affordable and cheap price. The product definitely has value for money. The data transfer speed is superb. File storage safety is provided. Above all, the storage space is humongous and makes this device a big hit in the market. Overall, this is an awesome external hard drive that serves its basic purpose of data storage well, and provides numerous other fantastic features at the same time.