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WD Elements Desktop 12TB

9,1/10 (20 reviews)
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Product information

Key specs

Total storage capacity
12 TB
Hard drive type
3.5 inches
Color
Black
Type of USB port
Micro USB-B (3.0 form)
Formatted for operating system
Windows
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Pros and cons

According to our external hard drive HDD expert
  • With 12TB of storage space, you have enough space for more than 250 HD movies or 1.2 million photos of 10MB.
  • Thanks to the USB 3.0 connector, the drive works up to ten times faster than with USB 2.0.
  • This drive is plug and play, so it will work as soon as you connect it to your Windows device.
  • This hard drive doesn't have hardware encryption with password security.
  • The hard drive isn't powered via the USB cable, but via an extra power cable.
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Description

Store all your precious photos, documents, and media files with the WD Elements Desktop 12TB. Thanks to its slim design, this 3.5-inch external hard drive takes up little space on your desk. The Elements Desktop is specially designed for Windows computers, but you can also use it with Apple devices if you format the drive. You can back up your entire PC without installation, or transfer your movie collection and vacation photos so they're safely stored. Data is transferred via USB 3.0, which is up to 10x faster than USB 2.0. The drive includes a USB 3.0 cable. In addition, the drive is shockproof. So if it happens to fall off the table, your files remain undamaged.

Store all your precious photos, documents, and media files with the WD Elements Desktop 12TB. Thanks to its slim design, this 3.5-inch external hard drive takes up little space on your desk. The Elements Desktop is specially designed for Windows computers, but you can also use it with Apple devices if you format the drive. You can back up your entire PC without installation, or transfer your movie collection and vacation photos so they're safely stored. Data is transferred via USB 3.0, which is up to 10x faster than USB 2.0. The drive includes a USB 3.0 cable. In addition, the drive is shockproof. So if it happens to fall off the table, your files remain undamaged.

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Included by default

  • Manual (2.16 MB)
  • Power cable
  • Micro USB to USB-C cable

Included by default

  • Manual (2.16 MB)
  • Power cable
  • Micro USB to USB-C cable

Key specs

Total storage capacity
12 TB
Hard drive type
3.5 inches
Color
Black
Type of USB port
Micro USB-B (3.0 form)
Formatted for operating system
Windows
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Reviews

20 reviews
9,1/10 (20 reviews)

Rating

13 reviews with 5 stars

7 reviews with 4 stars

0 reviews with 3 stars

0 reviews with 2 stars

0 reviews with 1 star

Most helpful reviews

9,5/10

Super

  • Lots of space for a lot less money
  • Compared to an external drive better
  • Nothing really, but you can't take it with your laptop because it has a plug
  • Bregje arbouw
  • 24 April 2021
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
8,5/10

Good buy

  • Quiet
  • Small
  • Doreen
  • 16 November 2023
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
10/10

Quick and easy product

  • Price quality
  • Does what is promised
  • No
  • Francky breemersch
  • 16 October 2022
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
9,5/10

value for money

  • quiet
  • fast
  • You have to press the on/off switch several times for the desired result.
  • Cruiser
  • 23 December 2021
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
9,0/10

Great hardware, works on almost everything (except PS5)

  • Enough storage for the rest of your life
  • Even works on e.g. Raspberry Pi 4
  • Does not work on PS5, must be <=8 TB (Aug 2021)
  • Daniel b
  • 8 August 2021
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
10/10

Just good.

  • Stays cool
  • Fast
  • Power button on the back has no function (in Windows). Not really important because you can disable the drive from Windows, but handy sometimes.
  • Ronald
  • 30 June 2021
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
9,5/10

Highly recommended in terms of value for money!

  • Bart nys
  • 14 May 2021
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
10/10

Easy to use.

  • top disc
  • Not expensive when I bought it
  • No
  • Jan
  • 6 May 2021
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
10/10

Top product

  • Already formatted
  • Plug and Play
  • no
  • Francois peeters
  • 5 May 2021
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
9,0/10

Good and reliable hard drive with a lot of storage for a g

  • Han hoogland
  • 8 June 2020
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
9,5/10

Super

  • Lots of space for a lot less money
  • Compared to an external drive better
  • Nice shape unobtrusive
  • Nothing really, but you can't take it with your laptop because it has a plug

Because it can hold so much, and it seems to be able to take a beating

  • Bregje arbouw
  • 24 April 2021
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
8,5/10

Good buy

  • Quiet
  • Small
  • Cheap

Very good hard drive, quiet and works fine. Nice and small.

  • Doreen
  • 16 November 2023
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
10/10

Quick and easy product

  • Price quality
  • Does what is promised
  • Fast
  • No

It is small but nice device

  • Francky breemersch
  • 16 October 2022
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
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Specifications

Product

Product number
858169
Manufacturer code
WDBWLG0120HBK-EESN
Brand
Western Digital
Warranty
2 years
Processing of your defect
Via Coolblue
Old product returned for free
Yes

Memory properties

Total storage capacity
12 TB
Cache memory
64 MB
Hard drive type
3.5 inches
Formatted for operating system
Windows
Safety class
High-end

Functions

Shockproof
No
Dustproof
No
On/off switch
Yes
Backup feature
Yes
Protected memory (USB)
No

Physical properties

Width
4,8 cm
Depth
13,5 cm
Height
16,6 cm
Weight
1 kg
Color
Black
Material
Plastic
Build quality
Basic

Other properties

Energy-efficient
No
Power supply type
Power grid

Connectors and connections

USB port
Yes
Type of USB port
Micro USB-B (3.0 form)
Thunderbolt connector
No
FireWire
No

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