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title: Western Digital Elements Desktop 1TB
date: 2010-09-06 19:55:08
permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2010/09/06/western-digital-elements-desktop-1tb/
author: Lester Chan
excerpt: "While I was in Vietnam over the weekend, my brother kindly grabbed the Western Digital Elements Desktop 1TB drive from Bizgram's stall at Comex 2010. I'll use it for Time Machine backups of my MacBook Pro, alongside their portable range."
categories:
  - Storage
tags:
  - 1TB
  - desktop
  - external hard drive
  - hard drive
  - Western Digital
---

While I was in Vietnam over the weekends, my brother offered to help me get the Western Digital Elements Desktop 1TB harddrive from Comex 2010 at [Bizgram](https://www.bizgram.com/) stall. I am going to use the HDD for my MacBook Pro Time Machine backup.

**Western Digital Elements**

> Western Digital Elements Portable 320GB- S$69.90  
> Western Digital Elements Portable 500GB- S$89.90  
> Western Digital Elements Portable 750GB- S$129.90  
> Western Digital Elements Portable 1TB – S$169.90Western Digital Elements Desktop 1TB – S$109.90  
> Western Digital Elements Desktop 1.6TB – S$139.90  
> Western Digital Elements Desktop 2TB – S$169.90
> 
> Source: [Western Digital Elements Pricelist](https://itfairsg.bootstrike.com/comex2010/bizgram-western-digital-external-storage-elements-play-price-list-flyer-brochure-4055/)

**Western Digital My Passport/Book**

> Western Digital My Passport Essential 500GB – S$99.90  
> Western Digital My Passport Essential 750GB – S$139.90  
> Western Digital My Passport Essential 1TB – S$179.90
> 
> Western Digital My Book Essential 1TB – S$119.90  
> Western Digital My Book Essential 2TB – S$179.90
> 
> Source: [Western Digital Pricelist](https://itfairsg.bootstrike.com/comex2010/western-digital-wd-external-storage-wd-my-passport-price-list-flyer-brochure-4487/)

I prefer the WD Elements than WD My Book Essential simply because WD Elements is a no nonsense HDD, it does not include all those crap software like SmartWare within the HDD . It is just the HDD and nothing else. Also it is S$10 cheaper than Western Digital My Book Essential. Check out the comparison chart. I also prefer the Matt Black finish of the WD Elements than the Piano Black of WD My Book Essential.

[![Box Front](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/4963653936_983e4d0f5b_z.jpg)](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4152/4963653936_6d73c02ae6_o.jpg "Box Front")

[![Box Contents](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/4963066369_14cfe2c028_z.jpg)](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4091/4963066369_384dffee4c_o.jpg "Box Contents")

[![Matt Black](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/4963655896_4e85c1f90b_z.jpg)](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4091/4963655896_0e117fd5d8_o.jpg "Matt Black")

[![USB & Power Port](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/4963654748_7f35285518_z.jpg)](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4083/4963654748_295c08f8a0_o.jpg "USB & Power Port")

[![Power Indicator At The Back](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/4963053493_3877bbe0c1_z.jpg)](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4089/4963053493_0d775ee249_o.jpg "Power Indicator At The Back")

[![Time Machine](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/4963661832_311c4bde52_z.jpg)](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4129/4963661832_09f34d395a_o.jpg "Time Machine")