To make matters worse, the new My Book has a more expensive suggested retail price starting at $130 for 3TB all the way up to $300 for 8TB (the 3TB and 8TB capacities of the Seagate Backup Plus Hub can currently be had for just $100 and $230, respectively.) It's safe to say, however, that the street price of the My Book will likely be lower. It's not the fastest, however, trailing behind the recently reviewed Seagate Backup Plus Hub by more than 10MBps. I tested the 8TB version of the drive and via USB 3.0 and it did well, with the sustained copy speed averaging some 170MBps (that's more than 50 percent faster than the My Passport). Answered by CommunityAnswer 3 years ago Helpful ( 6) Unhelpful ( 0) I do not see anything that tells what the RPM on the drive is.
And like all desktop external hard drive, the My Book require an external power adapter to work. WD - My Passport 4TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black 4.8(4,299) 119.99 1-2 of 2 Answers This hard drive has a 5400 rpm rating. The My Book doesn't have extra USB ports to work as a USB hub, a cool feature first introduced by the Seagate Backup Plus Hub. This means it won't work with computers that only have a USB-C port, like the Macbook.
Instead it uses the old Micro-USB 3.0 port and includes a foot-long connection cable. Western Digital 4TB My Passport USB 3.0 External Hard Drive Western Digital 4TB My Passport USB 3.0 External Hard Drive. PK Power USB 3.0 Cable PC Laptop Data Sync Cord Lead for Western Digital WD Mybook Essential 3 Terabyte4 Terabyte 3TB 4TB USB 3.0 External Desktop Hard Disk Drive HDD HD Srorage.
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