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WD Elements Desktop 4TB

9,0/10 (448 reviews)
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WD Elements Desktop 4TB

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Product information

Key specs

Total storage capacity
4 TB
Hard drive type
3.5 inches
Color
Black
Type of USB port
Micro USB-B (3.0 form)
Formatted for operating system
Windows
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Pros and cons

According to our HDD external hard drive expert
  • Thanks to USB 3.0, the drive works up to ten times faster than with USB 2.0.
  • This external hard drive works with Windows straight out of the box.
  • The drive doesn't have hardware encryption with password security.
  • The hard drive isn't powered via the USB cable, but via an extra power cable.
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Description

The WD Elements Desktop 4TB is a 3.5-inch external hard drive for on your desk. Thanks to Plug-and-play, the drive works as soon as your connect it to your Windows desktop computer. This allows you to instantly make a backup of your entire PC without installation, or transfer your movie collection or vacation photos so that they're safely stored. The disk is shockproof, so if it falls off the table, your files will remain undamaged. Transfer your data via the included USB 3.0 cable.

The WD Elements Desktop 4TB is a 3.5-inch external hard drive for on your desk. Thanks to Plug-and-play, the drive works as soon as your connect it to your Windows desktop computer. This allows you to instantly make a backup of your entire PC without installation, or transfer your movie collection or vacation photos so that they're safely stored. The disk is shockproof, so if it falls off the table, your files will remain undamaged. Transfer your data via the included USB 3.0 cable.

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This is what you get

  • Manual (2.16 MB)
  • Power cable
  • Micro USB to USB-C cable

This is what you get

  • Manual (2.16 MB)
  • Power cable
  • Micro USB to USB-C cable

Key specs

Total storage capacity
4 TB
Hard drive type
3.5 inches
Color
Black
Type of USB port
Micro USB-B (3.0 form)
Formatted for operating system
Windows
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Reviews

448 reviews
9,0/10 (448 reviews)

Rating

290 reviews with 5 stars

137 reviews with 4 stars

14 reviews with 3 stars

2 reviews with 2 stars

4 reviews with 1 star

Rating per section

Reliability
10,0
Speed
10,0
Sound production
10,0
Price-quality ratio
10,0

Customer images

Most helpful reviews

9,5/10

Excellent value for money

  • Long power cord
  • On off switch
  • Dieter
  • 7 September 2015
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
5,0/10

Bad

  • Defective after 2 years and 3 months. Lost everything. Was only used to store photos
  • D.p
  • 19 October 2019
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
6,5/10

Hard drive in book form, but not so welcome in a silent

  • Good heat dissipation
  • noisy
  • Rik declercq
  • 28 October 2015
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
10/10

Total backup system

  • Kris vanandroye
  • 12 August 2014
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
8,5/10

typical next generation

  • Quiet
  • Looks great on the bookshelf
  • Switch sometimes refuses
  • Leo zandvliet
  • 7 August 2015
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
10/10

Just perfect for this price.

  • Price
  • silent
  • Johan lagewaard
  • 17 June 2017
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
8,0/10

Reliable memory for next to nothing

  • Lots of storage for little money
  • Certainty of an extra backup medium
  • Pretty slow
  • Ger
  • 14 August 2023
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
8,5/10

good hard drive

  • easy
  • storage capacity
  • Thibaud demeyer
  • 28 July 2015
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
8,5/10

recommended

  • Harrie willems
  • 16 August 2015
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
8,5/10

topper

  • super easy to connect
  • Robert
  • 13 February 2020
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
9,5/10

Excellent value for money

  • Long power cord
  • On off switch
  • Minimalist design

I bought this drive to make extra backups and started using it right away.

For me, 4TB, a minimalist design and USB3 were a must. An extra plus is the on-off button anyway, I'm not a fan of disks that start as soon as you plug them in. This will help prolong the life of the drive as I will only turn it on every now and then to sync files.

The rubber feet at the bottom ensure that hardly any vibrations are transferred to your desk. Even after a whole day of copying data, the heat development is not too bad due to the ventilation holes in the housing.

And to be very specific, the LED is white and not too bright. I used to have a disk that lit up the whole room and you were almost blind from looking at the blue LED.

So excellent value for money.

  • Dieter
  • 7 September 2015
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
5,0/10

Bad

  • Defective after 2 years and 3 months. Lost everything. Was only used to store photos

Lost everything after 2 years and 3 months.
Can't be recovered

  • D.p
  • 19 October 2019
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
6,5/10

Hard drive in book form, but not so welcome in a silent

  • Good heat dissipation
  • noisy

Pretty noisy I must say. I had hoped for a very quiet drive, because I work in a very quiet room, but it makes significantly more noise than eg the 500gig WD externals.

  • Rik declercq
  • 28 October 2015
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
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Specifications

Product

Product number
524697
Manufacturer code
WDBWLG0040HBK-EESN
Brand
Western Digital
Warranty
2 years
Processing of your defect
Via Coolblue

Memory properties

Total storage capacity
4 TB
Cache memory
32 MB
Hard drive type
3.5 inches
HDD's RPM
7200 rpm
Formatted for operating system
Windows
Safety class
Basic

Functions

Shockproof
Yes
Dustproof
No
On/off switch
Yes
Backup feature
Yes
Protected memory (USB)
No
Recommended for use
Making a backup, Store photos and videos

Physical properties

Width
4,8 cm
Depth
13,5 cm
Height
16,6 cm
Weight
910 g
Color
Black
Material
Plastic
Build quality
Basic

Other properties

Energy-efficient
No
Power supply type
Power grid

Connectors and connections

USB port
Yes
Type of USB port
Micro USB-B (3.0 form)
Thunderbolt connector
No
FireWire
No

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