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title: "WD 6TB My Book Duo Desktop RAID External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBLWE0060JCH-NESN"
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# USB 3.0 Speed 6TB Storage RAID Security WD 6TB My Book Duo Desktop RAID External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBLWE0060JCH-NESN

**Brand:** wd
**Price:** C$1386
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

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## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** WD 6TB My Book Duo Desktop RAID External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBLWE0060JCH-NESN by wd
- **How much does it cost?** C$1386 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Best For

- wd enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted wd brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Sleek and Compact Design:** Stylish black finish fits perfectly in any workspace without taking up too much room.
- • **Unleash Your Data Potential:** Experience lightning-fast data transfer with USB 3.0 technology.
- • **Cross-Platform Compatibility:** Seamlessly works with both PC and Mac systems for ultimate convenience.
- • **Versatile RAID Configurations:** Choose between RAID 0 for speed, RAID 1 for security, or JBOD for flexibility.
- • **Comprehensive Backup Solutions:** Integrated software and cloud options ensure your data is always protected.

## Overview

The WD 6TB My Book Duo Desktop RAID External Hard Drive offers a robust 6TB of personal cloud storage with dual 3TB HDDs. It features user-selectable RAID configurations for speed or data protection, ultra-fast USB 3.0 transfer speeds, and integrated backup solutions, making it an essential tool for professionals seeking reliable data management.

## Description

WD My Book Duo WDBLWE0060JCH-NESN DAS Array - 6 TB Installed HDD Capacity  WD My Book Duo WDBLWE0060JCH-NESN DAS Array - 6 TB Installed HDD CapacityRAID Supported - 2 x Total Bays - USB 3.0 External Product Name:  My Book Duo 6 TB Dual-drive RAID Storage Marketing Information:  My Book Duo premium RAID storage provides a quick way to transfer, save and protect your photos, videos, music and other massive files to free up valuable space on your computers. This dual-drive features blazing-fast transfer speeds, encrypted hardware RAID and comprehensive local and cloud backup options, My Book Duo is the ultimate storage solution offering the capacity and security you need.  Quickly save and organize your files ? Free up valuable space on all your computers. Save and organize your entire media collection on your My Book Duo with ultra-fast data transfer speeds as fast as 290 MB/s. Massive capacity - My Book Duo is your storage vault. With up to 12 TB of capacity, you can save and protect all your photos, videos, music and important documents in one safe place.   Speed and security with hardware encrypted RAID - True hardware RAID provides an independent CPU to manage RAID volumes, maximize bandwidth and sustain performance and reliability.  Multiple data management options - Use the default performance mode (RAID 0) for faster data transfers and maximum capacity. With safe mode (RAID 1) half the capacity is used to store your data and the other half is used for a duplicate copy offering twice the data protection. You can also format this in JBOD to use the drives individually. And with the 256-bit AES hardware encryption feature, you have the peace of mind that your files are secure.  PROD. CLASS:  DAS Array

## Features

- 2 Bay, 6TB Personal Cloud Storage includes 2 x 3TB HDD
- User selectable RAID 0/1 or JBOD lets you configure your drive for more speed (default setting: RAID 0), data protection (drive mirroring: RAID 1) or operate as two independent drives (JBOD)
- High capacity external storage and backup; Ultra fast, optimized data transfer speeds; Protecting your data with multiple backup options
- Complete backup solutions to secure your data from loss ; Integrated backup software, Cloud backup with Dropbox, System level backup
- Speed and security with hardware encrypted RAID

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Hard Drive | 6 TB Desktop^2x3TB |
| Brand | WD |
| Series | My Book Duo |
| Item model number | WDBLWE0060JCH-NESN |
| Hardware Platform | PC;Mac |
| Operating System | Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista operating systems, Mac OS X El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks or Mountain Lion |
| Item Weight | 3 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 3.9 x 6.2 x 6.5 inches |
| Item Dimensions  LxWxH | 3.9 x 6.2 x 6.5 inches |
| Color | Black |
| Flash Memory Size | 6 |
| Hard Drive Interface | Raid |
| Manufacturer | WD |
| ASIN | B00KU686JQ |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | June 24, 2014 |

## Product Details

- **Digital Storage Capacity:** 6000 GB
- **Hard Disk Interface:** Raid
- **Connectivity Technology:** Wi-Fi, USB
- **Brand:** WD
- **Special Feature:** Portable
- **Hard Disk Form Factor:** 3.5 Inches
- **Hard Disk Description:** Desktop^2x3TB
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- **Installation Type:** External Hard Drive
- **Color:** Black

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Capacity, Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: If i remove the included hdds, can i connect them to another pc or adapter to read them if i do not use the encryption feature?**
A: most probably, no. the drive is encrypted by default whether you like it or not. the user "encryption" feature is not actually encrypting the content, but it encrypting the hardware encryption key.internal drive is hardware encrypted by a hardware encryption key. this key is unknown to anyone, except maybe WD.the user encryption feature encrypts the hardware encryption key. so it's like double encrypting.. only you do not have control over the hardware encryption.

**Q: I know this can be re-formated to work with a Mac. Question is why it's not listed as Apple TimeMachine Compatible?**
A: I pulled mine out of the box, reformatted it Mac extended, journaled, GUIS. Then I partitioned it and immediately used the larger partition for Time Machine (works perfectly) and installed OS-X Sierra 10.12.4 in the other partition (it boot from that partition whenever I ask it to). One does not have to be a geek to use Disk Utility; one merely needs to know that Disk Utility exists on any Mac.

**Q: Can this be formatted for Mac OS X Extended (Journaled) Raid 1? Also does it contain two 4TB drives or two 2TB?**
A: Yes on the format and RAID, 2-2TB drives.

**Q: Can you upgrade to larger red drives. If so can you Grow it by replacing one drive, rebuild and then replace the other and expand to larger size?**
A: You can upgrade but according to the user guide, page 65, you must replace both drives with matched capacity. So you would need to copy the data elswhere and copy it back to the new drives. I had wondered about this myself. I would go for the 8TB unit. It is a great buy right now at $329. That is the cost of 2-4TB drives so basically the box is free! I bought two!

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    For Windows 8+ users: consider setting up in JBOD mode with Storage Spaces
  

*by J***Y on Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2014*

Very impressed with enclosure and the ease of setting it up.  It is quiet with very fast transfer rates (not formally tested, but moved whole movies within seconds).  Easy to service and replace drives.  I am pleased that it uses the server-grade Red drives as this should improve reliability.  Absolutely love the two additional USB drives on back which essentially serves as an additional USB 3.0 hub.  All modes (RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD) tested and work well.  FYI, JBOD (just a bunch of disks) offers access to two drives which can be formatted in your choice of filesystems (FAT32, NTFS, ReFS, etc).  IMPORTANT NOTE: Out of the box, the drive is RAID 0 mode and requires additional steps to change into a different mode (highly recommended).When looking into a backup or storage solution, one should consider all potential points of failure.  Perhaps more importantly, one should have a recovery plan for each of the failure scenarios.  I have attempted to list all these possible points of failure.  In order of descending likelihood (your order may differ):  1. Single drive failure (not a question of if... but when)  2. Enclosure failure (internal RAID controller malfunctions, power supply failure, etc)  3. Catastrophic failure (theft, fire, simultaneous complete failure of BOTH drives)Firstly, for castrophic failures there are no recovery options.  This is why critical information should always be backed up OFF-SITE, and why RAID is generally not considered a viable option for backup purposes.The most common form of failure is the single drive failure mentioned above.  Importantly, RAID 0 will NOT protect against this common type of failure.  Expect complete data loss!  Thankfully, the RAID1 setting will help protect against the fairly common problem of single drive failure.  Therefore, if you do not NEED the maximum capacity, I would highly recommend the RAID1 (data-mirroring) setting.  In this case, even if one drive malfunctions you will have access to all your files.  To successfully repair the mirroring function will require identification of the malfunctioning drive (which can sometimes be tricky) and then replacement with a new/different hard drive.  In RAID 1 mode, the new disk will be re-populated with all the files from the working disk (hence the term mirror) and once again your files are protected from a single disk failure.One frequently omitted consideration is what would happen if the enclosure/RAID controller failed.  In this scenario, there would be two functional but inaccessible disks "trapped" inside the enclosure with no access to your files.  Though I did not test formally on this drive, in many RAID1 setups you should NOT expect to be able to take out the drives and simply connect them to your computer to get to your files.  Often times there is hidden formatting on these disks that prevents them from being natively recognized by Windows and MAC.  While I was not able to find any documentation on this specific drive, I did find complaints from WD My Book LIVE Duo users who had difficulty recovering files.  Many of those users described having to pay for expensive recovery service or needed to access the disks using a Linux system.With that concern in mind, as a Windows 8+ user I setup my disks in JBOD mode which allowed me to use a new feature in Windows 8 called Storage Spaces.  Storage Spaces works as a form of "software RAID" that also mirrors your data across two or more disks.  One potential advantage of this setup is that an enclosure failure would be a comparatively minor inconvenience.  I was able to find documentation that stated that access to your files could be maintained by hooking up either of the drives directly to your personal computer (without the enclosure).  As such, a potentially costly and timely recovery process might be avoided.  Also Storage Spaces allows for a mixed RAID setup using the two disks in the My Book DUO.  For example once the two disks are added to the storage pool, I can make two different "drives" using this setup: (1) A mirrored disk which has built in redundancy, and (2) a striped disk with improved performance and the ability to use more of the available disk space.  In my setup using a 6TB My Duo Book: Drive (1) is a mirrored backup drive with 1.5 TB of files on it (uses 3TB on the drive because it is mirrored), while Drive (2) being a "scratch" drive with a total of 3TB of free space.  Using a setup like this, one can achieve backup of important files while maximizing storage space: 1.5 TB + 3 TB = 4.5 TB as compared to 3 TB on a fully mirrored drive.  FYI, a drive that is setup using Storage Spaces is not compatible with Windows XP, Windows 7, or any other operating system (MacOS, Linux, etc).As stated above, I researched but did NOT personally test any of these failure scenarios.  If you have personal experience with recovery of files from this drive, feel free to update in the comments sections.  Good luck to you and your precious data.  Enjoy.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Well made, high-speed, functional, and a great price.
  

*by J***R on Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2014*

So I was looking for a backup solution for my photos and I originally bought a LaCie 2Big setup. That thing was noisy, the blinking blue light was obtrusive, and it was just downright ugly. So I returned it, and bought this instead. Not only did this come with an extra 2 gigs (1 gig in raid 1) of storage, it also has two extra USB 3.0 slots, AND IT WAS $50 CHEAPER. Amazing.Functionality: This backup drive works great. I have mine setup in RAID 1 and dump all of my photos on here. I have a second WD external drive hooked into one of the USB 3.0 ports that I use for time machine backups. I use this drive with a rMBP; everything works great, no mac compatibility issues. Also the drives actually SLEEP when the computer is in SLEEP mode. What a concept! 5 Stars.Aesthetics: The enclosure is dark metallic gray with a black strip that has two LED lights for each drive to indicate which is active. I wanted a drive that was as quite as possible and that had no blinking lights. This drive (while it does have blinking lights) has the smallest blinking lights I could find. So I took a small piece of electrical tape and covered the lights, the black blends perfectly with the black and I've forgotten all about the LED lights. The drive is quite but does make some noise. The LaCie I previously owned made plenty of noise; I was convinced that thing was about to sprout a three stage rocket booster and liftoff, it was the noisiest thing I have ever heard. Seriously took me back to the days of MS-DOS. Anyway this thing is very quite compared to the LaCie, but does "whir" when the drives come to life; they're disk drives, not flash, it happens. The enclosure does as much as possible to limit the noise. I would say the noise is very minimal and should not be an issue for anyone. 5 stars despite blinking lights because those may be useful for someone.Conclusion: I would very highly recommend this drive over things like the LaCie. Cheaper, more storage, and it gives you 2 extra USB 3.0 ports.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Affordable Storage, Decent Speeds
  

*by D***E on Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2017*

With 6TB of external storage, the My Book Duo tries to hold itself up as a RAID option for non-power users. Here's my thoughts on the unit from an enthusasiast and general purpose user.I purchased the My Book Duo as primarily and archive system without having to spend $500-$600 on the competition. I don't need fast external storage for caching as the fusion drive in my iMac is sufficient. So this unit in RAID 0 works extremely well as a stand alone dump drive for photos, videos or other large amounts of data you want archived.Transfer speeds (read/write) are optimal, ranging from 100-15mbps in my experience. Not the best setup for fast caching but if you don't need that then the My Book Duo is perfect!I wanted to also offload thumbnail previews in Premiere Pro CC from my fusion drive so I've been testing using the My Book Duo and I'm surprisingly pleased that it works well!I haven't run into any issues with corrupt data (yet) after a month and I transfer A LOT of raw footage for my videos as backup.Only issue I have run into it is after waking my iMac from sleep the WD utility tells me there's an issue with the RAID configuration. After launching the utility everything shows up just fine and I do have the latest firmware so...The punch line is this,If you're looking for a very affordable external drive for your home or soho setup purely for holding storage, then the My Book Duo is perfect.For fast read/write enthusiast users, avoid this model and go for an external SSD or thunderbolt based configuration.Thanks for reading!

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