I have only used it a few times, but so far so good. Very easy to use, but just one thing to point out. When plugging in it will automatically open and show some logos. One is called autorun and it does not make clear what this is.

If you are going to buy a hard drive from Newegg (or the A-people - they're really bad, too), cross your fingers and pray it gets to you in one piece and - if you're really lucky - they might have someone working that day that has a clue about packaging hard drives!

Nice price; great drive when they work

They are sold and shipped by Newegg, the packaging disaster experts; Newegg loves to toss hard drives like this in a big box with hardly any packaging so they can bounce around and get damaged in shipping and you have to pay to send them back; Trust me, I know.

I've always purchased WD hard drives , they simply do not compromise on quality and this drive is no exception Forget you maxtor and other cheaper drives, these really are tones to buy because nothing hurts more than losing a TB of data because you bought a cheap drive.

WD is a name brand with a good reputation for quality. At the price offered by rakuten.com, this portable hard drive is a great deal. Whether a first time buyer of hard drives, or a long time user, this hard drive is a great product from a trusted company.

First impressions The Western Digital brand is one that I have had some past experience with. I have bought a few of their hard drives and also had hard drives already fitted to laptops I have bought. I have had good and bad experiences, though the bad ones were due to the poor spec of old units.

Compact; prompt transfer of data; easy to use

Some may prefer a larger storage capacity

Review may not be related to this specific part number but is in same class (photo looks same a reviewed).

Compact; good price (see review

One failed and one corrupted a folder

This dinky little unit sits alongside my desktop permanently connected to the USB 3.0 downstream and used as my backup storage. Just plug it in, and it's ready to go with no faffing about with drivers on disk. Truly 'plug n' play'.

This dinky little unit sits alongside my desktop permanently connected to the USB 3.0 downstream and used as my backup storage. Just plug it in, and it's ready to go with no faffing about with drivers on disk. Truly 'plug n' play'.

I looked for a backup 1TB drive to use on my desktop and laptop. I wanted only a basic unit without the auto backup option that so many manufactures have gone with. Our computers software has backup already in their programs. Installed in seconds and backed up our computer that took 25minutes.

This is my first portable drive. It is so sleek and easy to use. Came in very handy this week when I had to format my hard drive and re-install everything! Definitely recommend it.