Western Digital My Book for Mac 3 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive
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- Formatted for Mac
- Compatible with Apple Time Machine
- Automatic, continuous backup
- Visual drive control center
- Password protection and 256-bit encryption
WD’s My Book for Mac USB external drive is formatted for Mac, compatible with Apple Time Machine. Includes automatic, continuous backup software and hardware encryption, with password protection.
Desktop Hard Drive
Western Digital My Book for Mac 3 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive
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excellent hard drive for Mac users,
I was originally planning on buying an Apple Time Capsule hard drive since we have 3 macs and I try to buy only Apple-branded accessories as they work well together. But after researching it, a lot of people don’t like the Time Capsule because it dies almost always around 18 months. (right after the warranty expires) So I searched for an alternative and found the Western Digital My Book for Mac which I ended up buying. The hard drive is small, quiet, and didn’t feel cheap. As soon as I plugged it into my Mac, a pop-up window appears asking if I would like to use it as an Apple TIme Machine. I clicked okay and it backed up everything on my computer to the My Book. The first back up takes several hours, but after that, backing up is very fast via USB 2.0 and with 1 TB of space, I don’t have to worry about filling up with space soon. I mainly use this to back up my machine, but also use it to temporarily store large files to transfer from one mac to the next. Western Digital is known for reliable hard drives so in retrospect, this is probably a smarter purchase than buying a Time Capsule which was much more expensive.
It comes bundled with it’s own software, but I do not use it. Time Machine works well with this hard drive so I don’t need any other type of software. Some people complained about not being able to delete the software, but its not a big deal. Whenever you plug in the hard drive, the software icon appears on your desktop, but you can unmount it or just ignore it. Doesn’t really take up much space on the hard drive.
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|Time Machine,
I have two other WD (500GB) drives for my Imac that I use for external storage, but I kept having problems running my Time Machine backups.(not enough space on External to backup). I ordered my 2TB WD from Amazon and hoped for the best. Well I received it and opened the box and plugged it in. I went to my System Preferences and clicked on Time Machine chose my new HD and set it for my backup. That was it, of course it is going to take a bit of time for the initial backup, but that was it. No problems and it runs like a champ. I have already reccomended it to my niece for her mac.
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|Gotta think of this as a good product for Mac users,
Picked up one of the Western Digital 1TB backup drives after we suffered a catastrophic hard drive failure last month. Should have bought it online and saved some cash but we wanted to get it right there in the Apple store as they were installing our new hard drive, so we plunked down $129.99 retail for it.
We’ve had it up an running for almost a full month now and haven’t had any issues with the device at all. It’s as plug-n-play as you can get. The drive has already been formatted and indexed to work with the Mac. You can use WD’s bundled software or choose the Time Machine option right at the start. I’d recommend the Time Machine choice. From that point you just let the drive do it’s job. Files are backed up any time you modify a file for any reason.
It’s unobtrusive and intuitive to use. Connects via USB cable. Not pretty or flashy in appearance, but who cares? Runs quiet and the case stays cool. This is a way cheaper backup option than Apple’s pricey Time Machine drives. The 1TB of space is perfectly sufficient for our needs, but this also comes in a 2TB model for those who want or need the additional storage capacity.
Highly recommended.
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