Question 1

Are these helium drives?

Accepted Answer

CrystalDiskinfo says the hard drive inside the 14TB unit I bought from Newegg last month is a WDC WD140EDGZ-11B1PA0 which is supposedly helium-filled.

Question 2

Can the drive be “shucked”? If removed from the case will it work if installed in a NAS enclosure?

Accepted Answer

Yes, I have done that with multiple of these drives for a NAS set up. They're a white label.

Question 3

Is this external hard drive suitable for temporary file transfers?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the WD Elements 14TB USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive is suitable for temporary file transfers as it offers fast data transfers and is plug-and-play ready for Windows PCs.

Question 4

Is the EXTHD 14T|WD WDBWLG0140HBK-NESN R a plug & play device?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the WD Elements 14TB USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive is plug-and-play ready for Windows PCs.

Question 5

Does this hard drive have a large storage capacity?

Accepted Answer

Yes, this hard drive has a storage capacity of 14TB, which is considered large.

Question 6

How many rpm's is this hard drive?

Accepted Answer

It's around 5600 RPM.  This drive will stop spinning when it doesn't get calls from the computer.  I like this because it has a longer life this way, I have one of these smaller that I've had since 2011.  The faster 7200 drives tend to fail sooner, especially if they stay in "always on," which some people have a need for.  There are apps you can install to keep drives like this awake if you wish, just know they can shorten the life until eventual failure, it is a mechanical drive.

Question 7

I have a large collection of music on CD's and would like to save them to hard drive. Can this drive copy CD's from commercial sources?

Accepted Answer

The WD Elements 14TB USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive can serve as a storage solution for your music collection. However, copying CDs to the hard drive will depend on the software you use to rip the CDs to digital files. The hard drive itself supports storing these files but does not have the capability to copy or rip CDs directly.

Question 8

How many drives are in the 14 TB and are they lousy green label or a 72 rpm label?

Accepted Answer

1 drive and you're luck will vary on the model drive inside

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