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Western Digital SSD

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Western Digital offers solid state drives.

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Users have found Western Digital SSD to be an invaluable storage solution for large amounts of data that is rarely accessed. With its fast …
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Users have found Western Digital SSD to be an invaluable storage solution for large amounts of data that is rarely accessed. With its fast and reliable performance, users can easily store and transport data with minimal configuration. The stability of Western Digital SSD ensures that valuable documents are securely stored, solving the problem of disk-related issues and downtime in operations. Whether it's backing up and restoring files with just a few clicks or seamlessly working in both Windows and MAC environments, users appreciate the convenience and efficiency that Western Digital SSD brings to their workflow. Furthermore, the significant improvement in performance compared to traditional HDDs has been noted by many users, making Western Digital SSD a preferred choice for tasks that require quick read and write access. Additionally, the rare occurrence of data corruption issues with Western Digital SSD brings peace of mind to users, as any issues that do arise can be easily fixed with minimal downtime. Overall, users have expressed satisfaction with Western Digital SSD, citing its speed, ease-of-use, reliability, and performance as key factors in their positive experiences.

Fast Data Access: Many users have praised the Western Digital SSD for its fast access to data, both in terms of reading and writing. This has been particularly beneficial for users who frequently transfer or retrieve large files, as it significantly reduces waiting times and improves overall efficiency.

Easy Setup: Reviewers appreciate that the Western Digital SSD is easy to connect without requiring additional software overhead. This saves users time and effort when setting up the SSD, allowing them to quickly start using their storage device without any complications.

Reliable Backup: The fast backup feature of the Western Digital SSD has received high praise from users. This ensures that important data can be securely backed up in a timely manner, providing peace of mind in case of data loss or system failures.

Slow Performance: Some users have expressed dissatisfaction with the speed of the Western Digital SSD, stating that it does not perform as quickly as desired.

Data Integrity Concerns: Several reviewers have mentioned that online corruption checking and correction during read/write operations could be improved. This indicates potential issues with data integrity when using the software.

Limited Data Recovery: There have been reports from users suggesting that there is less chance of data recovery with the Western Digital SSD compared to other solutions. This implies that the software may lack robust data recovery features or may not be as effective in recovering lost or corrupted data.

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Slawomir Gromadzki | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 1 out of 10
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Verified User
Incentivized
I bought their new SanDisk Extreme 1TB Portable NVMe SSD, USB-C, up to 1050MB/s Read and 1000MB/s Write Speed from amazon for over £130. In the beginning it worked but was slower than was supposed to be. I used it 2 or 3 times. Now after months of not using it it is not detected by two different PCs, laptop, surface tablets and galaxy phone. I've tried many cables including provided by amazon. Contacted WD but they make everything very difficult. No wonder they have so many negative reviews. How can you make a disk that works only few times?!!! Will try to return/replace and continue this review asap.
Nikhil Wadhwani | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User
Incentivized
Using an SSD is the greatest feeling and it helps in working on stuff and getting things done faster. We were able to backup and restore files at our finger clicks and this has been an added advantage. We were able to use the Western Digital Elements storage devices for all the users in our company and in turn secure documents of great value.
  • Fast Backups
  • Good pricing
  • Easy to use
  • Great and sleek designs
  • Work on the storage to cloud links
  • Work on the ability to reduce duplications
  • Find easier ways to backup files that already exists
1) We can use this storage option as it is well suited for any major backup or transfer of files. It can be very handy in migrations. 2) The best option in WD elements are the storage devices as they are priced at such reasonable prices that the common man never suffers
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
SSD is helpful to get better performance and with Western Digital, it has better performance in IOPS comparing other vendors. Moreover, it gives more features from the driver's point of view as it helps to create backup partitions properly and works for both Windows/MAC environments parallelly.
  • Helps to work in both Windows/MAC environment
  • Have tool that helps to use the hard disk as backup recovery points
  • Drivers for WD gives better control than other vendors
  • Not much of heating issues
  • Not much
  • Pricing can be reduced ;)
For use in both Windows and Mac OS, it was well suited by default. Other hardware doesn't really allow multi os file system access.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have several Western Digital SSD drives used internally in our ERP and database servers. The SSD proved to be very fast, reliable, and with excellent durability. The performance has improved a lot compared to other HDDs we have used.
  • Improved response time of complex, high-load systems.
  • Optimized write speed
  • Reliable and market leading brand SSD and high durability and less chance of failure.
  • It's more expensive than an HDD, but it's worth it by a lot.
  • There is less chance of data recovery.
Western Digital SSD has provided more security, performance, scalability, speed of backup, restoration, and synchronization of data from our systems. It has efficient technical support and a very good customer service time with hardware replacement. I would recommend them to all people, from smaller to larger companies to be replace other HDD or SSD on the market.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have replaced all the traditional disks to SSD disks. The main problem that we had was the traditional disks after some years presents some problems and with this problem the servers and computers of the users were affected causing down times in the operation, impacting directly to the business core of the company.
  • Fast I/O
  • Secure
  • No support needed
  • Long live
  • Disks of user's computers
  • Servers
  • External Storage
We started saving the information of the user's computers on external storage SSD (portable), we found the solution with the computers changing the original disks to SSD, then we checked that the new disks never fail and bought a simple n traditional NAS of Western Digital with SSD disks, we achieved no problems with the data, and then we made the decision of invest on change the disks of the servers.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Western Digital SSD is used as a fast and easy-to-use storage medium for large amounts of data that is rarely accessed. Minimal configuration is required. Stability is high and transportability is painless. Read and write access is fairly quick. Data corruption issues are rare but are also easily fixed with minimal downtime.
  • Fast access to data (read and write).
  • Easy to connect without much extra software (overhead).
  • Speed could be improved.
  • Online corruption checking and correction during read/write could be improved.
Anytime large amounts of data are needed for very quick access and standup, (no need to configure any new infrastructure like servers) a western digital SSD fits the bill. If guaranteed uptime with zero corruption is required, Western Digital SSD might not be the best fit. While corruption is very rare, it does happen and will take a little bit of time to correct.
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