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Summary
Product:
WD Elements 500GB external hard drive
Vendor:
Western Digital
Tested operating systems:
Ark Linux, Fedora Core, Ubuntu Linux
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WD Elements 500GB external hard drive
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Operating System: Fedora Core Rating:
Submitted on 2008-06-27 00:32:58
Operating System: Ubuntu Linux Rating:
Submitted on 2008-08-05 20:24:58
Anonymous
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GNU LGPL
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Works without hassle after plugging it into my system (using Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy").
The storage space is indeed 500 GB, with 1 GB = 1e9 (one billion) bytes.
I performed a quick test (hdparm -Tt) to check the transfer rate, and I got a transfer rate of about 27.5 MB/s or 220 Mbit/s (out of a maximum possibile of 480 Mbit/s), which IMHO is not bad at all. It means that the device is operating as advertised and that it does not have any configuration problems.
The storage space is indeed 500 GB, with 1 GB = 1e9 (one billion) bytes.
I performed a quick test (hdparm -Tt) to check the transfer rate, and I got a transfer rate of about 27.5 MB/s or 220 Mbit/s (out of a maximum possibile of 480 Mbit/s), which IMHO is not bad at all. It means that the device is operating as advertised and that it does not have any configuration problems.
Operating System: Ark Linux Rating:
Submitted on 2009-11-05 10:10:29
Anonymous
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GNU LGPL
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We have buyed 3 of this type.
Operating System: Ubuntu Linux Rating:
Submitted on 2010-01-22 08:59:31
Anonymous
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System would not recognize this hd. Called WD and they stated that none of their products was compatible with Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu Linux Rating:
Submitted on 2010-01-24 13:55:53
Anonymous
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Runs great out of the box. Automounted and recognized.
Operating System: Fedora Core Rating:
Submitted on 2018-01-29 19:36:05
Michael Paga
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The drive works sometimes, but when it doesn't mount, it's very annoying. The drive will mount, work for a few seconds, and then unmount. I'm using the drive on Fedora 22.
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Filesystem was vfat on receipt, so great for Windows /Linux transfers
Only "problem" was the free space was given as 466GB, not 500GB. Maybe a re-format would fix it?