WD 20TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive, USB 3.0 external hard drive for plug-and-play storage - WDBWLG0200HBK-NESN

Using it for computer backups, mostly.

so far no issues, purchased to replace a newly purchased Seagate which failed in 20 days or less,

Great product. I have no complaints.

Pro - Simple White Label WD drive inside, passed stress test with no issues Con - Much more difficult to shuck than lower capacity models, power cable is quite short for anyone planning on using it as an external drive

Every time you click to view data on this storage device, expect a 10 second or more delay. Big deal? Well, after you click for your D: drive about 50 times, youll realize that it is very annoying that this thing has to spin up every time you need to access your files. It becomes painful.

AND it works perfectly.

It worked as expected and it is plug and play. I will recommend it.

I get these for add-on storage for Windows 10 PC, I have some from as far back as 2011 that are still running, sizes back then as small as 2.5 TiB now I have several 8 TiB and 10 TiB Elements, and a few 12 TiB Elements as well. The Elements series of WD drives are meant to save energy consumption, and after several minutes of no read or write requests from the system, they stop spinning. This saves energy and wear on the device, as read and write heads, arms and actuators, spindle motor and servo control motor are all points where friction and wear cause eventual device failure over time, months and years, so a drive that rests when not in use can definitely last longer than one that is always ready for input or reading. Experience has taught me this. I have bought several brands of drives for add-on storage, but WD Elements have never failed on me, I have not had such good value with other brands. Because of this I only buy WD Elements now. While Solid State Drives are becoming more popular and readily available, for now they only make sense for me as the operating system drive for Windows and Windows Updates, not for mass storage until they become available in large storage sizes at a much lower price per TiB, since I have no idea how long I will need more storage at a reasonable price like WD Elements. These work right out of the box, I have more than 20 of them. I remember one time when something went wrong (I am not sure what), and an Elements 10 TiB didnt show in Windows. I went to the Western Digital web site which had several apps for Windows and Mac to support the Elements and other drives they sell, and forums for support as well as other support options. I was able to download an app that formatted the drive for NTFS with GUID partition table (GPT), and in a short time it was ready to use. Except for that one time, they are always plug in ready right from the box and store files.

I bought two of these back in 2020. One just failed after 3 years. I guess no drive lasts forever, but I am disappointed that it waited just until after the warrantee period was over.

Wife is a photgrapher and has LOTS of photos. This gives her a dedicated drive for all of her photos. Simple to set up, super simple to use. Just drag and drop. No software to load or deal with.