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| Thread ID: 120358 | 2011-09-05 07:50:00 | What's the difference please? | tuiruru (12277) | Press F1 |
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| 1228921 | 2011-09-05 07:50:00 | DSE WD Elements 2TB Desktop Hard Drive - $139 WD My Book Essential 2TB USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive - $199 Well, the obvious answer is 60 bucks, but what does the extra get you? I bought a 1TB Elements a while back for my Toshiba laptop, and need more space. Will the "Essential" give me a significantly faster transfer rate given that I've only got USB 2. Any other advantages? Thanks |
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| 1228922 | 2011-09-05 07:54:00 | The backup software on them is really probably all that is | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1228923 | 2011-09-05 07:56:00 | The bottom one should work, but not at USB3 speed. Since you dont have USB3. You would have to have USB3 onboard for it to run @ USB3 speed | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1228924 | 2011-09-05 08:17:00 | The backup software on them is really probably all that is Is that a selling point anymore? I'm on Vista, but have got separate backup software, and I thought the integrated Win 7 backup option was supposed to be alright. |
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| 1228925 | 2011-09-05 08:32:00 | Is that a selling point anymore? I'm on Vista, but have got separate backup software, and I thought the integrated Win 7 backup option was supposed to be alright. It certainly is just a lot of those ext drives come with backup software pre installed sort of like for those who are likely to get a Darwin award |
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| 1228926 | 2011-09-05 08:56:00 | Theres slightly more than software. If you go to www.wdc.com Thats one, in the middle of the page near the bottom is a link to the other - compare and you will see the difference. (specifications link as well in both) | wainuitech (129) | ||
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