4 out of 5 eggsGood so far

Pros: It is a TB, with a usb 2.0, and costs way less then normal.
it has a power cord for its own supply, allowing for longer battery life on your computer, this results in your computer just writing and reading not powering it.
arrives in sufficient packing, with a wrapper to boot.
has option for additional warranty up to a year.

Cons: Its a bit less portable than a drive that runs off usb alone but that is to be expected.

Overall Review: It is a re certified hard drive. I am still waiting for any abnormalities with the hard drive. However my past with western digital drives have been outstanding, they seem to have there act together on parts.
so far so good. it writes, it reads, computer picks drive up decently fast.
used over half and still running as i got it.

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4 out of 5 eggsGood price, Good product

Pros: Works well, 1 TB of storage, easy to install and move files, fool proof.

Cons: The USB adapter is a little loose and could come off.

Overall Review: If you need something that can store huge files and backup drives it should be no problem. Very quiet and suitable for all uses, even works on Mac with reformatting.

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2 out of 5 eggs

Pros: works fine using as internal sata drive

Cons: was not able to use as external drive pc keep saying usb divice not reconized

Overall Review: so much for recertified maybe just a bad usb cable, only 926mb out of 1t

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5 out of 5 eggsI Purchased 8 of these

Pros: 7 out of 8 Drives worked perfectly. Not a bad percentage for Re-certified Hard Drives.

The 7 drives that worked, ran flawlessly just like the retail drives which I have purchased also.

I'm Very Happy with my purchase.

Cons: Packaging wasn't retail, but was expected.

No cons really.

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5 out of 5 eggsIt's Great

Pros: 1tb, 50 dollars, Cant beat it. Write Speed around 27mbps through usb.

Cons: USB connector does feel a little loose but i have plenty of others so no biggie.

Overall Review: I got this drive re-certified for 50 dollars and i couldn't be happier. It gets great Read and Write speeds. Also shipped really fast, here in 2 days, kudos to newegg and ups.

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1 out of 5 eggsEUROPEAN POWER SUPPLY?

Pros: Probably would work with a power supply.

Cons: I buy an external hard drive in the United States by a company located in the United States and I receive a European Power Adapter. This seems very strange. Picture shows an American Power adapter. I contacted Newegg, they said that they can't guarantee any accessories with recertified products. Wish I knew this before I bought it. Now I have to go buy a seperate one. I loved Newegg, but now I'm frustrated.

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1 out of 5 eggsDoesn't work as shipped

Pros: None

Cons: Shipped with non-US power supply. Now what is the deal with that?

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1 out of 5 eggsSeriously??

Pros: Have no idea. Can't use this drive.

Cons: Shipped with a power supply that can't be used in the US. Now what is the point of that?

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1 out of 5 eggsExtremely unreliable, constant disc errors

Pros: Inexpensive, quiet.

Cons: I have had to reformat the drive 3 or 4 times now and right now it seems to be completely dead. Neither of my machines are able to even access the drive to format it (again).
While it DID work, it was extremely slow. Maybe this was due to the same malfunction that is causing it to no longer work.
Flimsy cheap plastic case.

Overall Review: A hard drive that you can't 100% rely on to keep data safe is 100% worthless. I was planning to use this drive to store long term image backups of my OS drive and some other large files.
Terrible cheap drive, do not buy.

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5 out of 5 eggsUSB External 1 Terabyte Hard Drive

Pros: 1 terabyte of storage (931 usable backup storage). when I received It I did a 24 hour continous test on it and then unhooked it and tried more tests but it would only power up for 5.6 seconds. Took it apart and found out that the circuit board between the usb and sata had a minor blemish in the design. So I put in the system as a internal drive. It works and it is very quite and uses less power. I enjoyed tinkering with it. Total cost was only 53 dollars including shipping.

Cons: there would be no cons because it is a refurbished product.

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5 out of 5 eggsFantastic Deal

Pros: * Capacity for the $ is fantastic (50usd shipped).
* Runs very cool and quite.
* Easy to disassemble if you want to make it an internal drive.
* Rear status LED (having this as an external drive to DVR is great as it will not distract your TV viewing).

Cons: * Little lower then average USB transfer rate on PC (BUT ACCEPTABLE).
* Tech could have done better re-assemble the unit back
* Power and USB ports not align correctly (see other thoughts)
* WHAT! ONLY 931 GB!? (See other thoughts)

Overall Review: * WHAT! ONLY 931BG!
1024kb is true 1 MB. 1000kb is also true 1 MB (to HDD manufactures). So, it's kinda misleading in a way, but not really.
I am consolidating 2 external 500GB drives (Seagate and Maxtor) into this one drive.
If everything was to left on as is (all USB), this process would take a very long time to complete.
So, I open the case using a guitar pick, from the bottom of the drive, remove the USB contoller (one screw) then connect to SATA on PC. Sustained 30MB/s from USB to SATA vs. USB to USB 10-12MB/s.

* Power and USB ports not align correctly - There is 1 L bracket that hold the controller to the SATA interface on the drive. If you take a chance and open the case you can straighten the bracket to align with the holes on the case. Reman tech needs to take a little more pride in there work. (WARNING: Opening the case will void your warrenty. Do at your own risk!) I am a geek that's been working on PCs since early 80's.

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4 out of 5 eggsDOA

Pros: 1TB for $45? I'll take it! Arrived next day because NewEgg rocks as always.

Cons: DOA. Drive wouldn't power up. I cracked it open, removed the drive and it booted right up connected to another external enclosure. It was either the PCB or the power adapter.

Overall Review: Not really worried about the enclosure not working, I plan to use it in an eSATA enclosure because USB is too slow. You really can't beat $45 for 1TB. The drive (WD10EARS) is $70.00 alone.

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5 out of 5 eggsGreat Product!

Pros: How can you beat the price, thanks again New Egg for your fast shipping. Ordered on friday, got first thing monday

Cons: None

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5 out of 5 eggsSo far, so good.

Pros: It's 1TB for near $50 bucks. It's external and extremely quiet.

Cons: It requires a power cord to use. (Although this is to be expected). It is a bit slow on transfer/copy speed, but for 1TB and at the price, I really can't complain.

Overall Review: Just received it today, been transferring numerous files to it and so far its working great. I am curious to see how hot this will end up running though. (So far it runs fairly cool.)

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5 out of 5 eggsgood hard drive

Pros: Very Very Quiet
It's a Western Digital
Newegg always ships fast

Cons: ports didn't quite line up but everything plugged in fine
Maybe too quiet, cant tell when its once except for a small light on it but proly still not a con

Overall Review: I was hoping the ports would line up since i saw other reviews about that, they are barely off and still work fine. When i first plugged it in i thought i was DOA because it didn't make any noise. My only dissapointment is that they lowered the price to $55 shipped after i just bought it for $65 shipped. oh well, will buy again!

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5 out of 5 eggsDarn good price

Pros: Quiet, worked right out of box. 1TB, under $50! And it's quiet, and it was under $50.

Cons: No LED on front (one on rear)

Overall Review: Under $50!

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1 out of 5 eggsPrice is right but thats about it

Pros: Good value for the size.

Cons: Power adapter sent from the recertification plant doesn't fit and the USB cord barely fits (it's too short and almost falls out of the drives USB socket. I guess it's RMA land for me.

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1 out of 5 eggsNeeded a better recertification

Pros: Didn't have to reassemble packaging.

Cons: Not even worth taking out of packaging.
Unusable.

Overall Review: When I picked up the drive still in the sealed bag, I heard several crunches as the case, which had not been completely snapped together, snapped into place. I took a look at the back of the unit and saw that the USB connector and power connector now were 50% obstructed by the case. Of course, this would make the product unusable so immediate RMA.

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2 out of 5 eggsTemporary Drive

Pros: worked for seven months. able to convert to internal hard drive easily. cheap - $45

Cons: after 5 months of ownership, i started to get disc errors (i had converted the wd green drive to an internal hdd. soon enough, it slowed my computer to a crawl. I scanned the hd for bad blocks, and it had about 200 after 52% of the scan was completed. I was not able to read anything from the drive after the scan. now it is a fun toy to disassemble and all i have left is the sata to usb adapter! :/

Overall Review: This drive is good if you're looking for a temporary storage solution. It worked for about 5 months after converted to an internal drive. I am now upgrading to a caviar black sata 6gb/s (yes, my mb supports it :o..

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5 out of 5 eggsSolid Drive

Pros: Still working today - rock solid
No failures

Cons: NONE !!!
Love Western Digital

Overall Review: Stick with Western Digital! Worth the extra $

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5 out of 5 eggs

Pros: I've had this refurbished WD Elements 1TB USB 2.0 drive for more than a year now (since 2011). So far it's still running great. I like the quietness as well as the sleep feature.

Cons: None so far.

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3 out of 5 eggsOk

Pros: Works ok runs well looks brand new.

Cons: The first shipping order it came with a British power outlet and not a 3 pin connection for USA.

Manufacturer Response:

We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced with the WD Elements Desktop 1TB, as this is not the typical experience with the product.
We understand your concerns, and will gladly provide you with the correct power adaptor at no further cost to you.
You may contact us directly, at 1 (800) 275-4932, or via our support website at: http://support.wdc.com/rs/. Please indicate within the online case creation or with the first support agent you speak with, that you are responding to a Newegg review, so we route you and your information to the correct team members.

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1 out of 5 eggsPoor device

Pros: None

Cons: I thought this was a great deal but within a year, the drive died with no warning and I lost a huge amount of data. Since this was my backup, I had moved a very large amount of files and did not have a copy. If I had suspected the hard drive was failing, I could have moved that data within 3 inter drives. I have had 2 Refub WD and both fried.

Manufacturer Response:

We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced with the Western Digital 1 TB Elements Drive, as this is not the typical experience with the product. It is unfortunate that your drive failed, and you had precious data on your drive. That is one of the many reasons that we always recommend having a working backup of your data at all times. The following link provides information on different backup solutions and assistance with these solutions.
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1055
Unfortunately, as a hard drive manufacturer, we do not provide data recovery services, however we do have a list of data recovery companies that we can recommend for your needs. These companies may provide the following services at their discretion of course: discounts to Western Digital customers, free quotes for pricing and evaluation of the recoverable data, and free trial data recovery software, so that you may attempt data recovery more directly at your convenience. A list of our recommended data recovery companies can be found at the following link.
http://support.wdc.com/recovery/index.asp?wdc_lang=en
We would appreciate the opportunity to further assist you, and resolve any further concerns you may have with the device and/or your experience. You may contact us at 1 (800) 275-4932, or via our support website at: http://support.wdc.com/rs/. Please indicate within the online case creation or with the first support agent you speak with, that you are responding to a Newegg review, so we route you and your information to the correct team members.

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3 out of 5 eggsIt might work if...

Pros: Great price for refurbished

Cons: ... didnt send the piece that matters the most.. .the US adapter. It came with GB and some other countries adapter, but not a US adapter. .. should have opened the box and checked it sooner.

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2 out of 5 eggsNewegg disappointed me

Pros: I've never had issues with Newegg before. I bought a 1.5TB drive just like this one (same manufacturer) in the past and it's still serving me well. This drive does work, but didn't come with the proper parts to run it.

Cons: Just like many other reviews here, it only came with european power adapters. Newegg was disappointing in the sense that they were willing to take the whole thing back and ship me a new one, but weren't willing to just replace the power adapter. It's 2 weeks before christmas, it took over 2 weeks to get here, I can't send it back out and wait for a replacement. Eventually they gave me the phone number of the manufacturer and they were very helpful. A new power adapter is on the way, however I had to buy my own adapter in order to get the HD running in the meantime.

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5 out of 5 eggs

Pros: I bought this recertified and have had no trouble with it for about a year now. It offered a lot of storage for the price, and it is easy to setup and move around when needed.

Cons: Not particularly fast, but since I only use it for backup that doesn't matter all that much.

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4 out of 5 eggsMissing AC Adapter

Pros: Small size, large storage

Cons: Unable to power up without proper adapter

Overall Review: Same problem many have had, missing the AC adapter. Drive seems to work great with old power supply I had.

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5 out of 5 eggs

Pros: I have been using this HD for 1 & a 1/2 years now, fairly heavily, and it has performed flawlessly.

Cons: It is indeed slow, I wouldn't want to use it as my primary drive, but suitable for backup & overflow.

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5 out of 5 eggsWrong Power plug WD replaced

Pros: Great little drive. I use them for man different setup. They stay very cool when in med to lite use. Heavy use they get to pretty HOT but hey how often is that? This drive stays asleep until called upon saving energy. (Win7 Setup) Haven't had a bad drive yet. (Crossing Fingers)

Cons: None

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4 out of 5 eggsEasy to Use

Pros: Easy to use, Plug in USB Cable and Go

Cons: Why sometimes it will work with one computer and not the other? Everything is running Windows 7 on all systems.

Overall Review: 1TB Size is getting a bit too small even for an average family to backup Photos, Documents and Family Videos, not evening counting Recorded shows

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5 out of 5 eggsWD Does it again!

Pros: Works Great, Lots of space, Has a basic case that is stackable if you have more then one.

Cons: Wish it had USB3.0 or ESATA for better speeds.

Overall Review: Was able to get this for $29.99!!!!!! One of my best deals to date on newegg!

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5 out of 5 eggsPerfect!

Pros: Cheap, simple to use (plug it in and go!), not obnoxious/flashy

Cons: Drive light on back makes it hard to see unless you go looking for it, but doesn't affect day to day usage

Overall Review: Got this to replace one that I dropped - works great and am glad to have my computer backed up again!

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5 out of 5 eggsGreat Deal!

Pros: Worked like a champ out of the box. I bought 2 and they LOOKED new, not so much as a fingerprint, never mind a scratch.

Cons: Went down in price the week after I pulled the trigger. Bought 2 more.

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5 out of 5 eggsGreat so far, cheap and extremely quiet

Pros: First of All, Newegg's 3-day shipping was amazing, got to my house in 3 days flat, including day ordered.
Hard drive arrived in great condition, one slight blemish on the glossy narrow area but not a big deal at all.
VERY quiet, 931 gbs is amazing for 39.99!

Cons: None so far, except for maybe being too quiet..

Overall Review: will update this if anything goes wrong.

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5 out of 5 eggsWeston

Pros: 1 TB of space
Decent speed
looks very sleek
Extremely Quiet

Cons: None

Overall Review: I'm personally using this as a shared media server and back up.
Computer size is 931 GB
My first one was DOA but newegg replaced it at no cost to me, but for them to cover shipping charges you must call them.

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5 out of 5 eggsSolid Drive

Pros: Good drive. About to make it internal. Love having the extra storage for backups.

Cons: None

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5 out of 5 eggsExcellent Drive

Pros: Has a great power saver mode. It returns to working rapidly, and I've never had an issue waking it. The drive makes very little noise while operating, and it has a nice little indicator LED that flashes when it is working. For a 1 Tb drive, its fantastic.

Cons: Can't complain.

Overall Review: I operate this drive with a MacBook Pro and use it on a regular basis. Great drive.

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5 out of 5 eggsWorks great for me!

Pros: Runs Quiet. No major heat issues or damaged sectors. Descent read/write speeds for back-up storage. My Cable inputs for power and USB were both lined perfectly. Looks and performs like new. I have been running as external back-up storage and have it running almost constantly and leave it plugged in. I received well packed and lightning fast. I have never had any real issues buying re-certified and this was a sweet price. As always though, I did buy an extended warranty and always will for hdds. So far performs just as expected and I am very pleased. I love Newegg!

Cons: None so far!

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5 out of 5 eggsGreat Deal

Pros: Awesome! That's the best word to describe this hard drive. Great amount of storage space for media and files at a great price. I have it tucked towards the back of my desk and I honestly forget its there. this thing is silent and my favorite part NO ANNOYING LIGHTS. there's one LED on the back, but it's not bright like a lot of the others.

Cons: Doesn't make me coffee in the AM.

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5 out of 5 eggsPurchased another 8 of these drives

Pros: Every Single drive worked. Excellent Price. Just ordered another 8 drives with confidence.

Every time Ive ever had a problem with a DOA or something else, NewEgg has gone out of there way to help me. Customer for 5 years, and will keep coming back.

Cons: None at all

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5 out of 5 eggsGreat Steal

Pros: This only cost me $49.99 when I bought it. It's worked perfectly from the moment I plugged it in. I used Ashampoo's HDD Control 2 service to check the external hdd for errors and health and other stuff, and it got a score of 93% (it actually rose to 95% 2 weeks ago!). Maybe I got lucky with a great re-certified product, but this external hdd is awesome. Unlike other reviewers, this hdd doesn't get assigned to a new drive letter every time I power it on. I'm not quite sure why that's happening with other people. Its not super fast, but it gets things done. It takes about 3 seconds for it to spin up and read, but that's perfectly okay. Oh, and I can even watch blu-ray movies off of it without any hiccups =)

Cons: None, this works great.

Overall Review: I bought this drive last summer when I got my new laptop - since I can't expand my laptop storage capacity in a cheap way. I did read some reviews about this particular WD recertified 1 TB HDD having issues, but among all the recertified WD external hdd options at the time, this was the best. I did also buy a 2-year replacement warranty with NewEgg, just in case. Haven't needed it so far though.

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5 out of 5 eggsUpdate for review from 7/31/2010

Pros: I wrote:

> Elements power down automatically when not used for a while. When they power back on, they are re-assigned the next Drive Letter, slowly working their way from E Drive to Z Drive. Applications that expect the drive to have a particular drive letter soon have a problem. Letters are reset by rebooting. (XP)

If that was true, it's no problem anymore. The drive I bought new at target and the recertified drive from newegg are hooked up continuously, have different volume names, never get confused, and never change their drive letters.

My problem was probably operator error. Sorry.

I have even taken the recertified drive on the road a couple of times. In the suitcase, buried between stacks of soft clothes.

Cons: Eager to try USB 3.0

Overall Review: It was my first external drive. I was so happy to be the first to leave a review, sorry I messed up.

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3 out of 5 eggsSadly DOA

Pros: Cheap 1TB drive. Far less expensive than the new ones.

Cons: Was DOA :(

Overall Review: I wouldn't hesitate on buying this even with the DOA. If it works, you've got a super cheap drive. If it doesn't...

Rather than run through Newegg and get another potentially dead drive (just luck of the draw), I went to WD directly (they are directly warrantied by WD). Opt for the "Advanced replacement" (where they cross ship you a drive) and they will probably ship you a 2TB model. You'll pay shipping on the dead drive but for a TON less I get a brand new 2TB drive! Heads you win, tails you win big.

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5 out of 5 eggsSo far so good

Pros: Very quiet. Can't beat the price.

Cons: none yet

Overall Review: Though it was a referb, it looked new and was packaged very well.

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5 out of 5 eggsGreat Deal on 1TB

Pros: Quality product, quiet drive, attractive enclosure

Cons: Recertified products may have cosmetic blemishes on case

Overall Review: Great deal for 1TB external storage. High quality WD green drive and USB connectivity are great features of this recertified product. Yes, it appears that the power and USB jacks are slightly misaligned but there's no trouble plugging in the included cables and everything works as it should (hint: plug in the power cable first and this helps align the adjacent USB port). My unit arrived with minor cosmetic blemishes on the glossy sides of the plastic enclosure (a little car cleaner wax is all it took to clean that up to like-new appearance.) My guess is that a large production run of these drives was manufactured with the cosmetic blemishes and/or the slightly misaligned connector ports which is why they have been "recertified". Otherwise, this WD external drive is like new and is a great bargain for 1TB of high-quality storage.

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5 out of 5 eggs

Pros: Small stackable drives worked out of the box with no bloatware on the drive to start

Cons: led indicator is white and not on the front of the drive

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5 out of 5 eggsAwesome

Pros: Cheap 1 terra HD.

Cons: none right now. still works.

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5 out of 5 eggsSo Far So Good

Pros: -Decent Size
-Silent
-Decent Transfer Rate
-Great Price

Cons: None So Far, will post back if this changes

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5 out of 5 eggsgreat drive for the price!!!!!!

Pros: great harddrive lots of room to store whatever fits ur needs...

Cons: A lilttle slow but what u expect from a 1 tb drive....

Overall Review: overall wd is one of the best!!! ya cant go wrong buying this drive A+++++

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4 out of 5 eggsGreat drive

Pros: Great price and good amount of storage. Extra quick newegg nj shipping. Benchmarked it before using it, averaged ~ 15 MB/s Read/Write, good enough for my use.

Cons: Looks like when the drive was reassembled, the controller was slightly off square, making the connection a bit loose. This issue also pushed on the outside case making the usb and power connectors slightly off where the holes were. 5 minutes of work and its ok.

Overall Review: Would buy again.

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4 out of 5 eggsWorks Fine

Pros: Bought two of these, because yay cheap.
Plugged everything in on both hard drives, and so far they both work fine.

Ordered in the evening, waited a day, was here the day after using UPS 2-day shipping.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: For an awesome price, I don't really care that the plugs were misaligned by, like, a millimeter or two. The power cable and USB cord that came with it fit easily, so everything's swell!

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5 out of 5 eggs

Pros: Cheap Price. Good product. Works quietly.

Cons: Not yet.

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1 out of 5 eggsMisaligned plugs

Pros: cheap

Cons: The plugs are misaligned and I cannot plug the usb or power cable in.

Overall Review: I would think that refurbished items would have to be checked before they are sent back out but apparently this is not the case with WD.

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5 out of 5 eggsGreat Product

Pros: I purchased this as a hard-drive extension on my Dish Network ViP 722k DVR and it works beautifully. I plugged it in and it worked immediately with no issues at all (too bad Dish Network charges $40 to add an external hard drive). It adds tons of room to the 500GB already in the hard drive in the DVR.

Cons: When I click on My Media to access the drive in Dish Network, it takes a few seconds while the hard drive spins up. This is pretty normal and hardly a con because all drives do that (and I definitely want it spinning down when I'm not using it), but I just thought I'd mention it.

Overall Review: I really like that the only light is on the back. I don't want to see the blinking light whenever it is turned on.

Be aware that this is a full-sized hard drive, so the unit is fairly large.

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4 out of 5 eggsWorks

Pros: It's very quiet. Tons of space.

Cons: Very slow. Even for USB, it's slow.

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5 out of 5 eggsSatisfied

Pros: Its 1TB, it was $50, it works.

Cons: Transfer speeds have been around 18MBs. Slower than my older Lacie drive....but the Lacie drive died after 2 years.

Overall Review: No problems so far, I've transfered like 40GB of stuff.

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5 out of 5 eggseverything is good

Pros: got it today and moved files from labtop to hard drive and went fast,it is quite allso all the cords are the right size

Cons: nothing so far

Overall Review: i say get this worth the money

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1 out of 5 eggsThird one

Pros: None.

Cons: Do not buy, third one I received in a row and died after one days

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4 out of 5 eggsgood price

Pros: Worked fine out of the box,

Cons: the case is slightly miss aligned . the power and usb plugs and the case were off just a bit. Not as bad as some people said it was for my drive but it is slightly off.

Also only shows up as 931GB. Where are the missing 69gb?

Overall Review: for the price you really cant beat it. And its almost worth the risk of having to Rma cause newegg is so good about that.

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1 out of 5 eggsRecertified?

Pros: Cheap. Slick design.

Cons: DOA. (practically)
USA cable is not working
the wire of DC adapter was just roll up freely.
It's more used one rather than recertified one.

Overall Review: Not sure what they did in re-certified process.
DOA at first then i found that that's the USB cable problem.
I connected it to my pc then my anti-virus software shot a warning that this hard drive is infested!?!?!
So i formatted the drive.
I'm not sure how long this drive can survive.

As you know, hard drive has certain life time. And my recertified drive could be used by another user for fairly long time.

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1 out of 5 eggs

Pros: None

Cons: HD arrived and was not recognized by by W7, Vista or XP machines in computer management / disk management. I paid the $ 9 return shipping. The replacement drive arrived and the connections did not align with the openings on the case by a factor of 50%.
I called NewEgg and they immediately issued a refund.
To Newegg's credit they sent me a free return shipping label and will be refunding me my purchase price.
Thanks Newegg for making it right in the end....

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5 out of 5 eggsWonderful drive.

Pros: Reliable, WD HDD - Read and Write speeds capped at USB maximum, very nice Matte Black look, cables properly positioned in the back, close together, with only one small (dim) white indicator light. Drive works well standing on it's side, or laying flat, depending on your configuration. Feels very sturdy and well built.

Cons: Little heavy if you are on the move often, but it's a sturdy case with a 3.5 inch HDD in it, it is to be expected.

Overall Review: The USB cable does not comply to standards. According to USB standards, the universal USB logo is to be on the "top" of the cable, while a company logo should be on the bottom, and the USB logo should be raised, so it can be felt.

It's exactly the opposite. The WD logo is raised, and on top while plugged in, while the USB logo is not raised, and on the bottom.

Truth be told, it really *doesn't* matter, and I have never been bothered by it, besides the few times when I was trying to plug it in while it was dark. - And by no means is a silly cable design worth an egg.

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4 out of 5 eggsShould be Good

Pros: Bought one at a retail brick & mortar, 3 weeks ago. So far, filled up 90 GB.

Found this recertified for 50% less on the Egg, so seemed like a good chance to double my backup protection. Inexpensive.

Both drives report 931 GB capacity.

According to ATTO Disk Benchmark, Write speed / Read speed, in MB/sec:
Brick & Mortar: 23.8/29.3
Recertified: 24.4/30.6
My recertified is 2.5% slower, which might be within the normal variation, recertified or otherwise.

Plug & Play. Directions say: To power-up, hook up USB cable before hooking up power cable. That has been working fine. To de-power: Dismount in Windows (Safely Remove Hardware [icon in System Tray]), unplug USB cable, then remove power cable.

Tight connectors, like new.

Like Newegg.

Cons: Lose one Egg because today's generation of hard drives have lackluster reliability. It's ridiculous that the consumer needs to devise complex back-up strategies to avoid losing data. Waiting for introduction of multi-bay, USB 3.0, external enclosures -- high geek value, but more expense to me to compensate for Hard Drive Industry that's lost its quality.

Case has abrasions on one side. Who did that?

Overall Review: Elements power down automatically when not used for a while. When they power back on, they are re-assigned the next Drive Letter, slowly working their way from E Drive to Z Drive. Applications that expect the drive to have a particular drive letter soon have a problem. Letters are reset by rebooting. (XP)

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2 out of 5 eggsMeh

Pros: See Other thoughts.

Cons: see other thoughts.

Overall Review: Low price. The outside case doesn't line up with the internal hard drive. Also, when i plugged it in, it showed up fine and everything, but it only showed up with 465 gig total memory. I don't know if there is a 500 gig hard drive in there or what?

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3 out of 5 eggs

Pros: cheap, 2 TB and works

Cons: it came with the wrong size DC adapter. Luckily my laptop charger works...

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1 out of 5 eggsSecond one

Pros: New egg sent me a brand new

Cons: Second one I got took a dump after second day. Do not buy. but do buy from newegg

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1 out of 5 eggs

Pros: Hooks up easily needs a lot of space though.

Cons: This product dumped out on me after a month of use, grant it I did leave it on all the time but it really didn't last more than a week.

Overall Review: Newegg took care of replacing it immediately so of course another reason why I always buy from newegg and no where else for my computer needs

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4 out of 5 eggsgood price

Pros: Great price for 1TB.

Cons: Power and USB plugs not aligned correctly but still work. Only shows 931GB available.

Overall Review: Overall well worth the money for $50 you cant pass on it.

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3 out of 5 eggsWorks just fine

Pros: I plugged it in and it worked. 1TB of storage for $50 can't complain.

Cons: None, bought this for a gift so I only hooked up to make sure it worked being recertified and all. Better safe than sorry.

Overall Review: Its not a fast hard drive but is perfect for storing pics, movies, music, just what ever you have.

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4 out of 5 eggs

Pros: Works. Fast enough for WHS use.

Cons: Don't know how hot it will get yet.

Overall Review: If the enclosure dies, I will just pull the drive out and mount it internally.

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5 out of 5 eggsNice!!!!! Easy Setup!!!!!! Yeah Boy!!!

Pros: Easy setup for windows 7. Plenty space for the price. Can't bet it at all!!!!!!

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: Nice!!!!!!!!

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4 out of 5 eggs

Pros: good hard drive for the price

Cons: can not locate the product key

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