The wd USB 3.0 drives automatically work with USB 2.0 parts. I see not indication of reliability issues. For a bit more you get about 3x faster speed if you have USB 3.0. $17 is worth it for long term upgrade potential.
Sent from my iPad On Jul 19, 2011, at 4:17 PM, "Veech" <[email protected]> wrote: > Not seeing many with both USB 2.0 and 3.0. For now I need 2.0. Looking at > WD Elements 3T for $119.99 at Amazon just not sure if 3T has reliability > issues. Will these work with XP? > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Q. Martin" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 13:03 > Subject: Re: [H] Recs on External Hard Drives 3T USB 2.0/3.0? > > >> On 7/19/2011 3:49 PM, Thane Sherrington wrote: >>> At 03:45 PM 19/07/2011, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: >>>> don't forget we're talking external and usb 3.0 here, so the price >>>> comparison is apples to oranges if you don't include an enclosure. below >>>> we're just wondering why the cost of a bare WD is the nearly the same as >>>> one with an enclosure. The top capacity drives typically are not cost >>>> effective compared to the lesser ones, unless higher capacity drives are >>>> about >>>> the hit the streets (IME). >>> >>> What's the warranty on the enclosure? >>> >>> T >>> >> the bare WD 3TB Green is $140 on Amazon with a 3 year warranty. >> >> External version of 3GB Green is $137 (now) on Amazon with a 2 year >> warranty. >
