
low noise fast speed


Works as intended.

Works well, way quieter than a normal external drive Run pretty cool in temp too

Synology drives are guaranteed compatible and recommended for Synology enclosures.

Name Brand, only 1 drive has failed in the last 4 years out of 150-200 drives installed. Def recommend.



I rely on these drives for my work PCs, and have trusted WD black going back to the Velociraptor days 20 years back. Only issue I had on latest purchase, was defective drive that had been cut open and repackaged to look like a new return but was defective with "cyclic redundancy error." Luckily Newegg shipped me a fast replacement and that worked first try, as per usual. Whew!

Everything came with it and it dident blow up.. it works great.. go for it good buy.


For the past year we have been using this once a month with a 16TB drive to replace tape drive backups of an Ubuntu server - takes less than 10 hours to write almost 4.5 TB over a USB 3.0 connection (one drive holds 3 monthly backups). No issues yet.

I used this drive to backup the data from a NAS before a full reformat. And then transferring all the data back. Worked flawlessly. All 7 terabytes of it. Very silent. It does run a bit hot and obviously the person who designed the case upright doesn’t have cats. I ended up hiding mine behind the monitor and wedging a book to it so it would not topple over. Call me paranoid.

Great value for the overall cost

Low cost for 2TB storage, USB 3.0

195/165 r/w About 40 C

Big drive with tons of space easy to connect I've used WD drives for decades at this option and they always last year's and years very reliable

Portable and fast transferring!


1. Small footprint; 2. Easy to use - typical plug and play; 3. USB C to USB A adapter - crucial for desktops with USB C port at the back (like mine) or laptops without USB C port(s): 4. USB 3.0 - relatively fast data transfer; 5. Nicely shaped, neutral colour, unobtrusive - very elegant design; 6. REASONABLY PRICED - a rarity these crazy days!