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(More customer reviews)My new computer motherboard came with two of the new USB 3.0 sockets.
I am running Windows 7 Professional 64x with a 16 GB DRAM and a Quad core Pentium i7 and an Intel Solid State Drive for my C: drive.
After unpacking the new MyBook drive, I connected the special USB cable that one needs to use. This special USB cable comes in the package with the MyBook drive. The end of the cable that plugs into the socket on the MyBook is "different", so you won't make a mistake and use an older USB 2 cable by accident. I then powered the MyBook drive up. Very quiet. Good thing it has an LED so you know it is on.
Finally, I started the computer and booted into Windows 7. Nothing to do but watch it boot. I now have One TB of incredibly fast and quiet disk storage. Win 7 assigned the USB drive a letter (F: on my computer) but I changed that drive letter assignment (using control panel) to make the MyBook my U: drive so that as I added and removed other drives on my system, the drive letter for MyBook would remain the same at all times and not confuse my backup software.
PERFORMANCE:
I previously had a 500 MB USB 2.0 MyBook connected to this computer. Top transfer speeds were in the 18-35 MB/s range.
Using the USB 3.0 MyBook, peak transfer rates I've observed so far are 147 MB/s and, depending on file size, seem to vary between 127 MB/s and 135 MB/s most of the time. This was measured while transferring a directory containing several GBs of video files ranging in size from 2.5MB 237MB.
The drive will idle itself when it has not been accessed for a while. Nice. When idle only the LED is working and it is flashing slowly to let you know the drive is connected but idle.
When you do need to access the drive it spins up quickly enough that it should not be an issue. I like having it resting idle when not in use since I use it for storage and I am not accessing it regularly all day long like I do with my C: drive.
The MyBook also senses when you shut down your computer and turns itself off and on with your computer, automatically. Only the LED is using power at those times and you can feel no heat at all coming from the drive while it idles. No power use, no wear on the MyBook HD.
I believe Western Digital really got their act together on this one and I recommend it without reservation for anyone with a USB 3.0 socket on their computer. I have found nothing at all to dislike about this external storage unit.
After the week long delay before it shipped, which I have come to expect when I try to take advantage of free shipping, the drive made it through the mail quickly. The drive was very well and securely packaged, typical of my experience with Amazon. No problems.
The USB 3.0 MyBook is probably not a necessity. But if you have equipment new enough to provide you with a USB 3.0 socket, it is probably a pretty modern and fast computer. Why bog it down with old USB 2 technology if you have a choice.
You will most certainly notice the difference. The increased speed (and convenience) is not something that you will have to wonder about. You will know right away you bought a winner. I know this purchase brought a smile to my face.
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