WD - easystore 18TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black
Storage Capacity
18000GB
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Specifications
- Storage Capacity18000 gigabytesStorage Drive TypeHDDRotational Speed0 revolutions per minuteMaximum Read Speed0 megabytes per secondMaximum Write Speed0 megabytes per secondInterface(s)Micro-USB B
- Key Specs
- Storage Capacity: 18000 gigabytes (Measured in megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB) and terabytes (TB), this is the amount available for storing files, music, movies, photos and more. The total includes the capacity of the hard disk drive and solid state drive if both are included on the computer.)
- Storage Drive Type: HDD (Traditional, mechanical hard disk drives are the most common type of storage because they're relatively inexpensive and offer huge capacities. However, they also generate both noise and heat. Solid state drives, also known as SSDs, are many times faster than hard disk drives and have no moving parts to wear out, but typically offer less capacity for the same price.)
- Rotational Speed: 0 revolutions per minute (The rate at which the hard drive spins its platters. The higher the rotational speed, the faster the drive can read and write data.)
- Maximum Read Speed: 0 megabytes per second (The greatest speed at which the device can read information; for example, opening files.)
- Maximum Write Speed: 0 megabytes per second (The greatest speed at which the device can write information; for example, saving files.)
- Interface(s): Micro-USB B (Refers to the types of connections that devices use to interact and communicate with each other.)
- General
- Brand: WD
- Model Number: WDBAMA0180HBK-NESN
- Product Name: easystore 18TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive
- Color: Black
- Capacity
- Storage Capacity: 18000 gigabytes (Measured in megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB) and terabytes (TB), this is the amount available for storing files, music, movies, photos and more. The total includes the capacity of the hard disk drive and solid state drive if both are included on the computer.)
- Performance
- Storage Drive Type: HDD (Traditional, mechanical hard disk drives are the most common type of storage because they're relatively inexpensive and offer huge capacities. However, they also generate both noise and heat. Solid state drives, also known as SSDs, are many times faster than hard disk drives and have no moving parts to wear out, but typically offer less capacity for the same price.)
- Rotational Speed: 0 revolutions per minute (The rate at which the hard drive spins its platters. The higher the rotational speed, the faster the drive can read and write data.)
- Maximum Read Speed: 0 megabytes per second (The greatest speed at which the device can read information; for example, opening files.)
- Maximum Write Speed: 0 megabytes per second (The greatest speed at which the device can write information; for example, saving files.)
- Compatibility
- Internal Or External: External
- External Hard Drive Type: Desktop (Physical characteristics of the hard drive, including size, weight and how you connect to your device.)
- Interface(s): Micro-USB B (Refers to the types of connections that devices use to interact and communicate with each other.)
- Operating System Compatibility: Windows, Mac
- Minimum System Requirements: Formatted for Windows 8.1/10, Reformatting required for macOS
- Features
- Security Features: Software
- Data Encryption: true
- Usage: Backup, Everyday computing
- Power
- Power Source: AC adapter
- Dimensions
- Product Height: 6.7 inches (The out of box height of the item. Height is measured as the vertical distance from the bottom of the item to the top as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Width: 2 inches (The out of box width of the item. Width is measured as the horizontal distance from one side of the item to the other as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Weight: 2.04 ounces (The out of box weight of the item.)
- Included
- Included Software: WD Discovery
- Warranty
- Warranty - Parts: 2 years
- Warranty - Labor: 2 years
- Other
- UPC: 718037884431
Carry and preserve important files wherever you go with this Western Digital easystore desktop hard drive. The 18TB capacity offers ample storage space for your files, while the USB interface ensures compatibility with a wide range of devices. This Western Digital easystore external hard drive has a compact profile for increased portability, and the included WD Discovery software makes backing up data easy. 
- USB 3.0 interface: Enables easy-to-use connection to devices. Backward-compatible with USB 2.0 for simple connection to your computer.
- Easy-to-use auto backup: Comes with the WD Discovery backup software that lets you set hourly, daily, or monthly backup schedules and makes it easy to back up high-capacity files to your drive.
- Compatible with PC and Mac: For use with your existing computers.
- 18TB storage capacity: Provides ample space for storing documents, photos, music and more.
- Limited warranty: This desktop hard drive comes with a two-year warranty.
- External design: The desktop storage features a USB cable and AC adapter to work with most systems.
- WD Discovery software: Allows you to manage your WD desktop hard drive and expands its capabilities.
- USB 3.0 interface: Enables easy-to-use connection to devices. Backward-compatible with USB 2.0 for simple connection to your computer.
- Easy-to-use auto backup: Comes with the WD Discovery backup software that lets you set hourly, daily, or monthly backup schedules and makes it easy to back up high-capacity files to your drive.
- Compatible with PC and Mac: For use with your existing computers.
- 18TB storage capacity: Provides ample space for storing documents, photos, music and more.
- Limited warranty: This desktop hard drive comes with a two-year warranty.
- External design: The desktop storage features a USB cable and AC adapter to work with most systems.
- WD Discovery software: Allows you to manage your WD desktop hard drive and expands its capabilities.
Whats Included
- WD easystore 18TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive
- USB cable
- AC adapter
- WD Discovery software
- Owner's manual
- WD easystore 18TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive
- USB cable
- AC adapter
- WD Discovery software
- Owner's manual
Q: What type of interface does this hard drive use for connectivity?
A: It uses a USB 3.0 interface for easy connection to devices and is also backward compatible with USB 2.0.
Q: What comes included with this WD easystore hard drive?
A: This desktop storage drive includes a USB cable and AC adapter.
Q: Is this external hard drive compatible with both PC and Mac?
A: Yes, this hard drive is compatible with both PC and Mac, but may require reformatting for macOS.
Q: What is the storage capacity of this WD external hard drive?
A: This WD easystore external hard drive has a storage capacity of 18TB.
Q: Does this hard drive come with backup software?
A: Yes, it comes with WD Discovery backup software for setting backup schedules.
Q: How long is the warranty on this WD easystore hard drive?
A: This hard drive comes with a two-year limited warranty.
Q: Is this really 18 gigabytes? I'm hearing stories that it's actually 14 gigabytes.
A: It has to be smaller than 18 TB. And the bigger the hard drive... the bigger the difference between the size of the drive and useable space. This drive has 16.3 TB of usable space.
A: Best Buy has a bad habit of listing items that aren't for sale yet, and an even worse habit of listing items that have no concrete release date. That is the case with these drives - They are sold out because they aren't out yet, and we don't know exactly when they'll be out (but should be soon.)
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| Pros for WD - easystore 18TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Storage Capacity, Reliability, Ease of use, Price, USB | Storage Capacity, Overall Performance, Drive Performance, Size, Compatibility | Storage Capacity, Reliability, Price, Ease of use, USB | Storage Capacity, Reliability, Ease of use, Price, USB |
| Cons for WD - easystore 18TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Black | |||
| Noise | Noise Level, Speed, Connectivity | Noise, Heat, Power Button | Heat |
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Reviews
Customers are saying
Customers consistently note the easystore 18TB External USB 3.0 Hard Drive for its massive storage capacity, reliability, excellent price, and ease of use. Many appreciate its USB connectivity. However, some customers have mentioned concerns about the noise it produces.
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- Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Always my go-to backup solution - have many units
I have 10 or more WD EasyStores - sizes from 2TB to 18 TB so far. They are fast, reliable, and affordable. I've never had a single glitch in an EasyStore. This is my go-to backup solution and I stock up when on sale, because you can never have enough backups. As a 40 year IT professional, you need off-line backup so if you are hacked, those backup units will not be accessible. Secondly, you need both on-site and off-site copies so if your dwelling is ever wiped-out or you lose access, you still have a backup of your critical files in a safe location. People who claim the size of the unit does not match what's advertised do not know that they're talking about. There are two different ways to measure storage capacity - one used by the International System of Units is a base-10 prefix (mega, giga, tera) to represent a base-2 number (MiBi, GiBi, TiBi) defined by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). 1 Megabyte = 1000 Kilobytes while 1 Mebibyte equals 1024 Kibibytes. For the IEC units, each jump in prefix is a multiple of 1024 (2^10) instead of 1000 (10^3). Anytime you hear a number of bytes or bits, you have to consider if they are talking about base 2 or base 10. Hard drive companies typically sell products in base 10 as it makes it sound larger. A 1 Terabyte hard drive will turn out to actually be about 931.3 Gibibytes. That's where uninformed people get confused and write uninformed opinions. Also, Windows and Linux report volume sizes differently, which further confuses the situation. So if an OS reports an 18TB drive as 16.3 TB, don't blame the drive, blame the OS. See the Windows example where 1) is in TB and 2) is in TiBi.
Posted by JeffTX
- Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Working great on Windows 7! Yay! :-)
I bought Western Digital 18 TB easystore hard drive to check for strict test on my own. It did heat up little bit to hit 50*C and I forced to put two fans (USB power only) on top of Western Digital easystore to beat heat temperature out to fall down to around 34*C - 40*C to help keep cool for longer time to help hard drive life more stable in long running. I find 15 damaged sectors on 18 TB hard drive and it's shocked me! When I use Hard Disk Sentinel program scanned sectors for 27 hours and 27 minutes (painful slow time during testing). I use Hard Disk Sentinel program to scan for bad sectors and finally catch 15 damaged sectors then do quickly repaired 15 damaged sectors into good stable sectors. I think tech workers are too rush at Western Digital company to formatting them and package before shipped. I want Western Digital workers to do very careful to check for damaged and bad sectors on hard drives. If hard drive have damaged sectors and bad sectors should not shipping to any stores. Must be error free and zero damaged sectors and zero bad sectors before shipping to stores for stock up on shelves to avoid any issues or problems. I got model name is WD180EDGZ and look up on internet about hard drive model database said have CMR. I'm very happy for that! I don't trust SMR technology because people report SMR is working too hard than CMR, that's why. I always avoid hard drives which are SMR are not approved means know many problems appear and more failure rate go up. Confirmed, it's working great on Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit SP1! But one crazy said driver is not working pop up message in bottom-right task said driver installed is unsuccessful. What's go on? I went to check hard drive from "Computer" and finally can see 16.3 TB on there. Thank you to Western Digital for to support Windows 7! Please keep support Windows 7 (Don't ignore this Windows 7). That's what I need bigger 18 TB hard drive for Windows 7 to store tons of PC games on it. Because every time when new PC games come out and have bigger files like over 20 GB to 100 GB or more then wow! :-) I let anyone know about Linux Mint. I did test Linux Mint (running under Windows 7) through VMware Workstation can see hard drive but can't mount. Puzzle me. Linux should add this hardware for support, maybe Linux don't have NTFS support build in system. Maybe add NTFS support in Linux maybe work or not. I don't know much deep inside Linux. If someone who are Linux fans maybe know how to fix problem. I did test Windows XP (running under Windows 7) through VMware Workstation program said successful installed driver and can't see 18 TB hard drive. Something wrong with Windows XP maybe limited to 2 TB hard drive. Someone maybe find out to fix Windows XP. I don't know how to fix on my self. I'm big fans of Windows XP on my few DELL computers, I not sell my old computers and just use for playing old PC games on it for myself to enjoy for lifetime. I did test Windows 10 (running under Windows 7) through VMware Workstation program and can see 18 TB hard drive without problems. I not sure about other operating systems maybe work or not work. Anyone can test them to see if work or not. Very important to everyone, when you bought bigger Western Digital hard drives like 12 TB, 14 TB, 16 TB, 18 TB and go on, please use Hard Disk Sentinel program to scan for damaged and bad sectors. If bad sectors are not repaired then return to store for exchange or refund. To Western Digital, please keep making a lot of hard drives (CMR type) for Windows 7 and others. I already know Western Digital made best hard drives quality in around the world. Keep it up! :-)
Posted by warrior86
- Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great drive - but needs a fan
This is a great drive - a huge amount of storage and fast! However, if you are writing large amounts to it, you may need to get a fan. Let me relate to you my experience. When I first got the drive, I set it up to do a full scan of the drive. I did a CrystalDiskInfo before I started (see the picture), and the disk temperature was 31deg C. The scan took 5 hours. At the end of the scan the disk temperature had risen to 50deg C (see the picture). After completing the scan I watched to see how the temperature dropped. After 3 hours it had fallen to 45deg C. The passive cooling acts very slowly, despite the large number of slots in the bottom, top, and back of the drive housing. Next I obtained a dual fan, and set one at the back to push cool air into the drive. I put the second on top of the drive to pull hot air out of the drive. I then wrote files to the drive for 3 hours. The starting temperature of the drive was 30deg C. The temperature at the end of the 3 hours of copying files was just 33 deg (see picture)! I think this shows the effectiveness of having external fans. I also did a speed test of the drive using CrystalDiskMark (see picture). This hard disk drive is fast! I use this drive to archive material on my desktop computer at regular intervals. Large amounts are written to the drive, and I need the fans to maintain the health of the drive. I suspect that others using this drive will be doing something similar, and would benefit by adding fans. Despite this, I think this is a good drive and am happy with its purchase.
Posted by prof2000
