Hard Drive | 6 TB Desktop^2x3TB |
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WD 6TB My Book Duo Desktop RAID External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBLWE0060JCH-NESN
Digital Storage Capacity | 6000 GB |
Hard Disk Interface | Raid |
Connectivity Technology | Wi-Fi, USB |
Brand | Western Digital |
Special Feature | Portable |
Hard Disk Form Factor | 3.5 Inches |
Hard Disk Description | Desktop^2x3TB |
Compatible Devices | Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista operating systems, Mac OS X El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks or Mountain Lion See more |
Installation Type | External Hard Drive |
Color | Black |
About this item
- 2 Bay, 6TB Personal Cloud Storage includes 2 x 3TB HDD
- User selectable RAID 0/1 or JBOD lets you configure your drive for more speed (default setting: RAID 0), data protection (drive mirroring: RAID 1) or operate as two independent drives (JBOD)
- High capacity external storage and backup; Ultra fast, optimized data transfer speeds; Protecting your data with multiple backup options
- Complete backup solutions to secure your data from loss ; Integrated backup software, Cloud backup with Dropbox, System level backup
- Speed and security with hardware encrypted RAID
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Sleep mode | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
Tech Support | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
Easy to use | 2.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
Storage Capacity | — | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Durability | — | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
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storage capacity | 6000 GB | 2000 GB | 8 TB | 6 TB | 4 TB |
hardware interface | usb3.0 | usb3.0 | usb3.0 | usb3.0 | usb3.0 |
compatible devices | Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista operating systems, Mac OS X El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks or Mountain Lion | Desktop | Desktop | Desktop | PC, Mac |
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From the manufacturer
Dual-drive performance with up to 290MB/s* data transfers.
* Read speeds (MB/s) for HD video. Performance testing by WD resulted in actual transfer rates of 290 MB/s on 4 - 12 TB systems. Performance may vary based on operating system and hardware configuration.
Quickly transfer, save and protect your entire media collection
- Massive capacity to hold all your large media files.
- Speed and security with hardware encrypted RAID.
- Ready to use right out of the box for Windows OS and easily reformatted for Mac OS X.
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Massive capacity to hold all your large media filesMy Book Duo is your storage vault. With up to 12 TB of capacity, you can organize and save your entire photo, video and music collection, and other important documents in one safe place. |
Comprehensive data protectionProtect your digital collections and important files with local, cloud and system-level backup options, featuring hardware encryption and password protection for optimum security. |
Speed and security.My Book Duo ships preconfigured in RAID 0 for maximum performance and capacity with the options of choosing RAID 1 for ultimate data protection or JBOD to use the drives individually. |
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Technical Details
Brand | Western Digital |
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Series | My Book Duo |
Item model number | WDBLWE0060JCH-NESN |
Hardware Platform | PC;Mac |
Operating System | Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista operating systems, Mac OS X El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks or Mountain Lion |
Item Weight | 3 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 3.9 x 6.2 x 6.5 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 3.9 x 6.2 x 6.5 inches |
Color | Black |
Flash Memory Size | 6 |
Hard Drive Interface | Raid |
Manufacturer | WD |
ASIN | B00KU686JQ |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | June 24, 2014 |
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3.9 out of 5 stars |
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WD My Book Duo WDBLWE0060JCH-NESN DAS Array - 6 TB Installed HDD Capacity
WD My Book Duo WDBLWE0060JCH-NESN DAS Array - 6 TB Installed HDD Capacity
RAID Supported - 2 x Total Bays - USB 3.0 External
Product Name:
My Book Duo 6 TB Dual-drive RAID Storage
Marketing Information:
My Book Duo premium RAID storage provides a quick way to transfer, save and protect your photos, videos, music and other massive files to free up valuable space on your computers. This dual-drive features blazing-fast transfer speeds, encrypted hardware RAID and comprehensive local and cloud backup options, My Book Duo is the ultimate storage solution offering the capacity and security you need.
Quickly save and organize your files ? Free up valuable space on all your computers. Save and organize your entire media collection on your My Book Duo with ultra-fast data transfer speeds as fast as 290 MB/s.
Massive capacity - My Book Duo is your storage vault. With up to 12 TB of capacity, you can save and protect all your photos, videos, music and important documents in one safe place.
Speed and security with hardware encrypted RAID - True hardware RAID provides an independent CPU to manage RAID volumes, maximize bandwidth and sustain performance and reliability.
Multiple data management options - Use the default performance mode (RAID 0) for faster data transfers and maximum capacity. With safe mode (RAID 1) half the capacity is used to store your data and the other half is used for a duplicate copy offering twice the data protection. You can also format this in JBOD to use the drives individually. And with the 256-bit AES hardware encryption feature, you have the peace of mind that your files are secure.
PROD. CLASS:
DAS Array
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Customers like the ease of service and setup of the computer drive. For example, they mention the hard drives are easy to remove and replace. Some appreciate the value. That said, some complain about the back up. Opinions are mixed on quality, performance, and noise.
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Customers find the setup of the computer drive to be easy. They mention that the RAID was easy to configure, and the drive connected easily. They also say that the instructions are adequate and easy to remember. Customers also mention that mounting as a single device and using other synchronization tools is easy.
"Very impressed with enclosure and the ease of setting it up...." Read more
"...The RAID 1 was easy to setup; I did it through Windows Disk Management after connecting it via USB 3.0 to my desktop...." Read more
"...Not the best setup for fast caching but if you don't need that then the My Book Duo is perfect!..." Read more
"...they are complicated passwords for some reason they are very easy for me to remember...." Read more
Customers like the value of the computer drive. They say it has a great price for the space it has. Some customers also mention that the duo systems are a good value.
"...Cheaper, more storage, and it gives you 2 extra USB 3.0 ports." Read more
"I bought the 16TB drive which is great value for money - essentially cheaper than buying the two 8 TB disks separately...." Read more
"...But they are great drives and excellent value for money." Read more
"...I feel the price vs performance is fair but the warranty is lacking for some...." Read more
Customers like the ease of service with the computer drive or storage. They mention that the hard drives are very easy to remove and replace. Some like that they can swap out a defective drive easily.
"...Easy to service and replace drives. I am pleased that it uses the server-grade Red drives as this should improve reliability...." Read more
"...Taking the drives out of the enclosure was easy...." Read more
"...And its future proof as the drives can easily be pulled out and replace...." Read more
"...It ran for a while and then told me there had been an error erasing my drive. At this point the drive letter had vanished again...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the computer drive. Some mention it's well-made, reliable, and has massive storage. However, others say that it failed and is totally worthless. Some customers also report that the drive is not 100% glitch free.
"...Also Storage Spaces allows for a mixed RAID setup using the two disks in the My Book DUO...." Read more
"...So still not 100% glitch free, but at least this is something I can live with...." Read more
"...It's a heavy device, but you can tell it's extremely durable and well made...." Read more
"...Cheaper, more storage, and it gives you 2 extra USB 3.0 ports." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the drive. Some mention that it performs well for gaming, while others say that it's painfully slow and doesn't work nicely with Time Machine. The data transfer speed is highly inconsistent, ranging from 10MB/s to 100MB/sec.
"...It is quiet with very fast transfer rates (not formally tested, but moved whole movies within seconds). Easy to service and replace drives...." Read more
"...Over the network, the access and read/write of the drive is extremely fast; it uses Samba and can utilize DLNA for use in programs like Serviio...." Read more
"...This creates a major spin-up delay for any power user while everything halts while you wait about 20 seconds every time the drive/s spin up...." Read more
"...Thus far (2 hours) the drive is working fine. If it keeps working for 1 month without problems I will alter or remove this review...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the noise of the computer drive. Some mention that it is very quiet and runs noiselessly in standby mode, while others say that it's noisy and slow but effective.
"Very impressed with enclosure and the ease of setting it up. It is quiet with very fast transfer rates..." Read more
"...It is vastly quieter than my previous Seagate drive, which would periodically make loud writing noises...." Read more
"...It makes some faint noise when plugged in but not enough to bother me. Also everything transfers quickly for me, no lagging or it taking forever...." Read more
"...I would say the noise is very minimal and should not be an issue for anyone...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the connectivity of the computer drive. For example, they mention that the USB connection and the power connection feel loose, the physical connection is weak, and the USB 3.0 connection would drop several times a day. That said, some say that the drive needs to be rebooted to reconnect.
"...If anyone else has had this situation of abrupt disconnection and has a resolution to the problem, I will be very appreciative, not only for my own..." Read more
"...The drawback is that most of the USB 3.0 ports on routers are notoriously slow, with USB 2.0 transfer rates." Read more
"...There are an additional two USB 3.0 ports on the back, so let's say you want to add even more external USB storage to your network but your router..." Read more
"...The problems started with a very loose power plug, continuing on to the second drive not working correctly, and ended with the unit not power up at..." Read more
Customers have issues backing up their computer drives. They mention that the drive letters have vanished, the drives are not visible after PC boot, and the included WD Drive Utilities doesn't work. They also say that the drives dissappear in Windows 10 and even the box is not seeing the second drive. Customers also say the drives cannot be read in a computer and are unreadable.
"...another 20 or so gb's of new information and files and the drive would not even register as being hooked up to my computer...." Read more
"...they told me that the problem was because the drive letter had been assigned using windows as requested by the first support person, and it should..." Read more
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"...WD support we determined that the box, for some reason, is not seeing the second drive; in other words, the box is accessing only one of the two..." Read more
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When looking into a backup or storage solution, one should consider all potential points of failure. Perhaps more importantly, one should have a recovery plan for each of the failure scenarios. I have attempted to list all these possible points of failure. In order of descending likelihood (your order may differ):
1. Single drive failure (not a question of if... but when)
2. Enclosure failure (internal RAID controller malfunctions, power supply failure, etc)
3. Catastrophic failure (theft, fire, simultaneous complete failure of BOTH drives)
Firstly, for castrophic failures there are no recovery options. This is why critical information should always be backed up OFF-SITE, and why RAID is generally not considered a viable option for backup purposes.
The most common form of failure is the single drive failure mentioned above. Importantly, RAID 0 will NOT protect against this common type of failure. Expect complete data loss! Thankfully, the RAID1 setting will help protect against the fairly common problem of single drive failure. Therefore, if you do not NEED the maximum capacity, I would highly recommend the RAID1 (data-mirroring) setting. In this case, even if one drive malfunctions you will have access to all your files. To successfully repair the mirroring function will require identification of the malfunctioning drive (which can sometimes be tricky) and then replacement with a new/different hard drive. In RAID 1 mode, the new disk will be re-populated with all the files from the working disk (hence the term mirror) and once again your files are protected from a single disk failure.
One frequently omitted consideration is what would happen if the enclosure/RAID controller failed. In this scenario, there would be two functional but inaccessible disks "trapped" inside the enclosure with no access to your files. Though I did not test formally on this drive, in many RAID1 setups you should NOT expect to be able to take out the drives and simply connect them to your computer to get to your files. Often times there is hidden formatting on these disks that prevents them from being natively recognized by Windows and MAC. While I was not able to find any documentation on this specific drive, I did find complaints from WD My Book LIVE Duo users who had difficulty recovering files. Many of those users described having to pay for expensive recovery service or needed to access the disks using a Linux system.
With that concern in mind, as a Windows 8+ user I setup my disks in JBOD mode which allowed me to use a new feature in Windows 8 called Storage Spaces. Storage Spaces works as a form of "software RAID" that also mirrors your data across two or more disks. One potential advantage of this setup is that an enclosure failure would be a comparatively minor inconvenience. I was able to find documentation that stated that access to your files could be maintained by hooking up either of the drives directly to your personal computer (without the enclosure). As such, a potentially costly and timely recovery process might be avoided. Also Storage Spaces allows for a mixed RAID setup using the two disks in the My Book DUO. For example once the two disks are added to the storage pool, I can make two different "drives" using this setup: (1) A mirrored disk which has built in redundancy, and (2) a striped disk with improved performance and the ability to use more of the available disk space. In my setup using a 6TB My Duo Book: Drive (1) is a mirrored backup drive with 1.5 TB of files on it (uses 3TB on the drive because it is mirrored), while Drive (2) being a "scratch" drive with a total of 3TB of free space. Using a setup like this, one can achieve backup of important files while maximizing storage space: 1.5 TB + 3 TB = 4.5 TB as compared to 3 TB on a fully mirrored drive. FYI, a drive that is setup using Storage Spaces is not compatible with Windows XP, Windows 7, or any other operating system (MacOS, Linux, etc).
As stated above, I researched but did NOT personally test any of these failure scenarios. If you have personal experience with recovery of files from this drive, feel free to update in the comments sections. Good luck to you and your precious data. Enjoy.
So I decided to go with my favorite storage provider, Western Digital, to implement an all in one solution for my network storage. I ditched the router and the 2TB internal Red drive, set up a new, faster Linksys WRT 1900AC router, and connected the Dual 3TB My Book. I configured it to RAID 1 since I didn't want to lose data again, like what happened with my previous configuration. The RAID 1 was easy to setup; I did it through Windows Disk Management after connecting it via USB 3.0 to my desktop. Here you can set it up as JBOD, acting as two separate drives, RAID 1 or RAID 0. I opted for RAID 1 for security reasons as I mentioned before, but if you want speed without redundancy, RAID 0 is fine, or storage with independent drives, JBOD is fine. I also partitioned the 3TB into two volumes, one with 800GB for personal files and the remaining storage for media files.
Connecting it to my network was simple, but this mostly comes down to your router and it's browser configuration page. For Linksys, you just visit the Connectivity page and modify the external storage.
Internally, there are two 3.5" storage bays, so if one of your drives fail in RAID 1, simply buy an identical drive and swap. However, WD warranty and customer service will likely help you with this; another benefit of Western Digital. Same goes for upgrading. If you'd like to increase your storage, it's as simple as opening the top of the My Book Duo and swapping the drives out after unlocking the secure key mechanism. The airflow is amazing, with honeycomb ventilation all around the device. It's sleek looking too; it's perfectly fine to leave this thing in the open, because it looks that good. However, the blinking LED light can get a little annoying if in line of sight. I taped a small electrical strand over it to dim the intensity. It's a heavy device, but you can tell it's extremely durable and well made. It is vastly quieter than my previous Seagate drive, which would periodically make loud writing noises. The My Book Duo doesn't suffer from that, running silent nearly constantly. There are an additional two USB 3.0 ports on the back, so let's say you want to add even more external USB storage to your network but your router doesn't have any ports left, the My Book Duo has two extra for expanding storage furthermore.You can essentially have a score of Terabytes of data available on your network.
Over the network, the access and read/write of the drive is extremely fast; it uses Samba and can utilize DLNA for use in programs like Serviio. I didn't run into any issues setting up the network access, and it was easy to set up the FTP server, as well. However, I am what you may think of as "experienced" with networking, but by no means an expert. Nonetheless, even if this is your first time doing this, it shouldn't be too rough to configure properly on modern routers. Although, if you have an older router, especially one with only a USB 2.0 port, I'd recommend upgrading that too.
Next to spending a bus-load of money on a dedicated NAS array like a Drobo, the WD My Book Duo is the best solution for adding a sufficient NAS to your existing network without a bunch of setup pains and DIY knowledge. I highly recommend the Duo.
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