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product_id: 160939409
title: "– WD 28TB My Book Duo Desktop HDD USB 3.1 Gen 1 with software for device management, backup and password protection USB-C and USB-A cables RAID 0/1, JBOD"
brand: "wd"
price: "7492.71 DT"
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# USB 3.1 Gen 1 blazing speed 28TB massive storage 256-bit AES hardware encryption – WD 28TB My Book Duo Desktop HDD USB 3.1 Gen 1 with software for device management, backup and password protection USB-C and USB-A cables RAID 0/1, JBOD

**Brand:** wd
**Price:** 7492.71 DT
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 💼 Elevate your data game with powerhouse storage that means business.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** – WD 28TB My Book Duo Desktop HDD USB 3.1 Gen 1 with software for device management, backup and password protection USB-C and USB-A cables RAID 0/1, JBOD by wd
- **How much does it cost?** 7492.71 DT with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/160939409-wd-28tb-my-book-duo-desktop-hdd-usb-3-1)

## 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

- • **Massive 28TB Capacity:** Store your entire digital life with room to spare—photos, videos, projects, and more.
- • **Versatile RAID Configurations:** Switch effortlessly between RAID 0 for speed, RAID 1 for redundancy, or JBOD for flexible storage.
- • **Built-in 256-bit AES Encryption:** Keep your data locked down with enterprise-grade hardware encryption and password protection.
- • **Integrated USB Hub Functionality:** Expand your workspace by connecting peripherals directly through the My Book Duo’s dual USB 3.0 Type-A ports.
- • **Universal USB-C & USB-A Compatibility:** Plug and play with any modern or legacy device using included SuperSpeed cables.

## Overview

The WD 28TB My Book Duo is a high-capacity desktop external hard drive featuring RAID 0/1 and JBOD modes for customizable performance and redundancy. Equipped with USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB 3.0) connectivity via USB-C and USB-A cables, it delivers fast data transfer speeds. The device includes 256-bit AES hardware encryption and backup software with password protection, plus dual USB hub ports for added connectivity. Ideal for professionals needing reliable, secure, and expansive storage with versatile configuration options.

## Description

From the manufacturer Massive Capacity The My Book Duo drive has up to 44TB(1) capacity with a single cable. Free up valuable space on all your computers. Store and back up your photo, video, and music collections, and important documents in one reliable place. RAID 0 Ready Out of the Box Ready to perform at maximum speed and capacity in default mode, RAID-0. Reconfigure the drive to RAID-1 for redundancy (data mirroring), or use it as two independent drives (JBOD) with the included software(2). USB 3.2 Gen 1-Ready, USB 3.0 Compatibility Compatible with USB 3.2 Gen 1 and USB 3.0, the My Book Duo drive works to deliver high-speed connectivity no matter the interface. Includes both SuperSpeed USB Type-C to Type-C and USB Type-C to Type-A cables 256-bit AES Hardware Encryption The My Book Duo drive can serve as a quasi-docking station with 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1/ USB 3.0 Type-A hub ports for accessories, including additional storage, keyboard, mouse, card readers, and USBs, or phone sync and charge. USB 3.2 Gen 1/3.0 Hub Ports Compatible with USB 3.2 Gen 1 and USB 3.0, the My Book Duo drive works to deliver high-speed connectivity no matter the interface. Includes both SuperSpeed USB Type-C to Type-C and USB Type-C to Type-A cables. My Book Duo My Book My Cloud Home My Passport Ultra My Passport (1) 1TB = 1 trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less depending on operating environment and RAID/JBOD configuration. (2) Download and installation required. Terms and conditions apply. User account registration may be required. Product specifications subject to change without notice. Pictures shown may vary from actual products. Western Digital, the Western Digital logo, WD, the WD logo, My Book, and My Passport are registered marks or marks of Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates in the US and/or other countries. USB Type-C is a mark of USB Implementers Forum. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. 2022 Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

Review: I love these, it's the BEST way to buy WD Red NAS drives - So far I have bought 12 of these WD My Book Duo drives (The 24TB capacity model). I have 3 NAS servers at home, one of which is a media server, another is used to backup the media server and the third is my main network server for all my data. I had previously purchased WD Red 6TB drives to populate the servers and as time has gone on, the drives have started to get quite full (Each server takes 6 disks in a RAID 5 config, meaning that each server had around 27TB of storage space available). I had been looking to upgrade the servers to a higher storage capacity, but reader, as you know, buying hard drives is very expensive and for some bizarre reason, prices can fluctuate by around +/- £100 in a day on desertcart, which makes no sense whatsoever. I found out about "shucking" drives which is an ok way of getting drives of a higher capacity at a cheaper cost to go inside servers, but they can have issues with one of the pins needing to be covered so that the drive will power up. I don't know if my servers would have that issue - and as the drives in the servers are in a RAID config, I didn't want to run the risk of losing all my data. I then saw these WD My Book Duo drives that come with WD Red drives inside them. I downloaded the manual to see if the drives can be easily removed - and it said in the manual that Western Digital provide a plastic tool for popping the drive box open so that the individual drives can be removed. So, I took the plunge and bought 3 of these so that I would have a total of 6 x 12tb WD Red drives. On the day that I placed the order, they were down in price - and if you put these in your "wish list" you can monitor on a daily basis how frequently the prices change. I bought them on a day when they had dropped in price by approximately £100. So, thanks to Prime, the My Book Duo's arrived the next day and I set about removing the disks from their cases. This was a bit fiddly at first, but once I got the first drive out of it's plastic holder, the rest were easy. I downloaded WD's own drive diagnostics program from the WD website as I wanted to make sure the drives were all ok and had no bad sectors. I have a external hard drive enclosure that I connected each drive up to in turn and ran the extended diagnostic test that checks every single sector of the drives. This takes around 18-20 hours per drive, but my data is important, so I was happy to take the tests slowly. All 6 drives passed the tests and I was then able to put them in the NAS. While the diagnostics were running, I used that time to backup the main media server NAS to it's backup server, just to be on the safe side and then when all 6 drives had been thoroughly tested, I set about putting them in the media server. I won't bore you with that process as it's irrelevant to the review, however, it worked ok and at the end of it, I had around 55TB of usable space on the media server. Once that server was completed, next time that desertcart reduced the price of the My Book Duo's again, I purchasd more for the rest of the servers. And, best of all, as I had previously used 6TB WD Red drives on my servers, once each disk had been removed and partitions deleted, I was able to put 2 6TB drives inside each My Book Duo so that I have additional backup storage available for all my other data. So - if you plan on shucking the drives to increase capacity in a server, these are the best way of buying WD Red drives. If you plan on just using the drives as they are, inside the My Book Duo enclosure, then again, these are the best way of buying WD Red drives. WD Red's are the best drives for use on servers and I also find them to be the best to use for backups.
Review: An excellent, great value, and reliable external hard drive. - I've been using Western Digital drives for years, as anecdotally I've found them to be more reliable than Seagate. Thus far, this 14TB external drive is no exception. I regularly write and read data from this drive and find it to be more than capable of large data transfers whilst staying cool and quiet. Inside the enclosure is a white label 14TB drive, which I believe to be a varient of the WD Red NAS drives, which bodes well for reliability. Via USB 3.0, I am getting around 200mb/s read speeds and 180mb/s write speeds, which is excellent for a HDD, especially via USB. The drive isn't silent when operating, but it's certainly much quieter than my Toshiba N300 drive which easily drowns out the WD when both are being used. The drive also runs cool, topping out at around 45C when writing in an open air environment with plenty of ventilation. The only complaint I would have is that WD are still not using USB-C connectors, having to keep a specialised USB Micro-B cable around is a real pain when everything else I use has USB-C. It's a minor complaint, but the difference for a manufacturer to use USB-C over Micro-B is around 25p per connector, so it's definitely doable from WD's side. Pros: - Runs cool and quiet with proper ventilation. - Large capacity for the money. - Shuckable should you want to remove the drive from the enclosure (this does void warranty). - White label WD drive inside, similar to a WD Red NAS drive (but much cheaper). Cons: - USB Micro B. - Can slow down after an hour or so of solid writing, but you won't find a hard drive that doesn't do this. Overall, thus far I'm very happy with the drive, sustained writes maintain a decent speed and it stays cool and quiet when in use. I've had several external WD drives and all are still working to this day, so I have confidence that this one will continue to do so too. Though if you have crucial data, you should always back it up, no drive will last forever!

## Features

- Desktop storage is ready to use with RAID-0. As a RAID 1 composite, redundant storage or use as two independent hard drives (JBOD) is possible
- Conveniently back up all your files with a single cable with the My Book Duo. The desktop storage supports 256-bit AES hardware encryption and is equipped with backup software
- The external desktop storage 28 TB offers you plenty of storage space for your files and is lightning fast and universally compatible thanks to USB Type-C (supports USB 3.2 Gen 1/USB 3.0/USB 2.0)
- With its two USB 3.2 Gen 1/USB 3.0 Type-A hub ports, the My Book Duo external hard drive serves as a docking station and allows you to connect additional devices
- Box contents: WD My Book Duo Raid Desktop Storage 28TB, Device Management and Backup Software with Password Protection, SuperSpeed USB-C to USB-C Cable and SuperSpeed USB-C to USB-A (5Gbps), Power Supply, 3 Year Warranty

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B07Y3PMCGY |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
| Best Sellers Rank | 6,304 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) 38 in External Hard Drives |
| Brand | WD |
| Colour | Black |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (7,996) |
| Date First Available | 6 Oct. 2019 |
| Form Factor | 3.5-inch |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
| Hard Disk Description | Mechanical Hard Disk |
| Hard Disk Rotational Speed | 5400 RPM |
| Hard Drive Interface | USB 3.0 |
| Hard Drive Size | 28 TB |
| Item Weight | 2.46 kg |
| Item model number | WDBFBE0280JBK-EESN |
| Lithium Battery Energy Content | 2 Kilowatt Hours |
| Lithium Battery Packaging | Batteries packed with equipment |
| Lithium Battery Weight | 2 Grams |
| Manufacturer | Western Digital |
| Number Of Lithium Ion Cells | 5 |
| Number of Lithium Metal Cells | 5 |
| Product Dimensions | 40.64 x 25.4 x 45.72 cm; 2.46 kg |
| Series | WDBFBE0280JBK-EESN |
| Wattage | 3600 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** WD
- **Colour:** Black
- **Compatible devices:** Laptop, Desktop, Game Console
- **Connectivity technology:** USB
- **Digital storage capacity:** 28000 GB
- **Hard disk description:** Mechanical Hard Disk
- **Hard disk form factor:** 3.5 Inches
- **Hard disk interface:** USB 3.0
- **Installation type:** External Hard Drive
- **Special feature:** Hardware Encryption

## Images

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## Available Options

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

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I love these, it's the BEST way to buy WD Red NAS drives
*by C***W on 15 March 2021*

So far I have bought 12 of these WD My Book Duo drives (The 24TB capacity model). I have 3 NAS servers at home, one of which is a media server, another is used to backup the media server and the third is my main network server for all my data. I had previously purchased WD Red 6TB drives to populate the servers and as time has gone on, the drives have started to get quite full (Each server takes 6 disks in a RAID 5 config, meaning that each server had around 27TB of storage space available). I had been looking to upgrade the servers to a higher storage capacity, but reader, as you know, buying hard drives is very expensive and for some bizarre reason, prices can fluctuate by around +/- £100 in a day on Amazon, which makes no sense whatsoever. I found out about "shucking" drives which is an ok way of getting drives of a higher capacity at a cheaper cost to go inside servers, but they can have issues with one of the pins needing to be covered so that the drive will power up. I don't know if my servers would have that issue - and as the drives in the servers are in a RAID config, I didn't want to run the risk of losing all my data. I then saw these WD My Book Duo drives that come with WD Red drives inside them. I downloaded the manual to see if the drives can be easily removed - and it said in the manual that Western Digital provide a plastic tool for popping the drive box open so that the individual drives can be removed. So, I took the plunge and bought 3 of these so that I would have a total of 6 x 12tb WD Red drives. On the day that I placed the order, they were down in price - and if you put these in your "wish list" you can monitor on a daily basis how frequently the prices change. I bought them on a day when they had dropped in price by approximately £100. So, thanks to Prime, the My Book Duo's arrived the next day and I set about removing the disks from their cases. This was a bit fiddly at first, but once I got the first drive out of it's plastic holder, the rest were easy. I downloaded WD's own drive diagnostics program from the WD website as I wanted to make sure the drives were all ok and had no bad sectors. I have a external hard drive enclosure that I connected each drive up to in turn and ran the extended diagnostic test that checks every single sector of the drives. This takes around 18-20 hours per drive, but my data is important, so I was happy to take the tests slowly. All 6 drives passed the tests and I was then able to put them in the NAS. While the diagnostics were running, I used that time to backup the main media server NAS to it's backup server, just to be on the safe side and then when all 6 drives had been thoroughly tested, I set about putting them in the media server. I won't bore you with that process as it's irrelevant to the review, however, it worked ok and at the end of it, I had around 55TB of usable space on the media server. Once that server was completed, next time that Amazon reduced the price of the My Book Duo's again, I purchasd more for the rest of the servers. And, best of all, as I had previously used 6TB WD Red drives on my servers, once each disk had been removed and partitions deleted, I was able to put 2 6TB drives inside each My Book Duo so that I have additional backup storage available for all my other data. So - if you plan on shucking the drives to increase capacity in a server, these are the best way of buying WD Red drives. If you plan on just using the drives as they are, inside the My Book Duo enclosure, then again, these are the best way of buying WD Red drives. WD Red's are the best drives for use on servers and I also find them to be the best to use for backups.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An excellent, great value, and reliable external hard drive.
*by R***S on 11 January 2022*

I've been using Western Digital drives for years, as anecdotally I've found them to be more reliable than Seagate. Thus far, this 14TB external drive is no exception. I regularly write and read data from this drive and find it to be more than capable of large data transfers whilst staying cool and quiet. Inside the enclosure is a white label 14TB drive, which I believe to be a varient of the WD Red NAS drives, which bodes well for reliability. Via USB 3.0, I am getting around 200mb/s read speeds and 180mb/s write speeds, which is excellent for a HDD, especially via USB. The drive isn't silent when operating, but it's certainly much quieter than my Toshiba N300 drive which easily drowns out the WD when both are being used. The drive also runs cool, topping out at around 45C when writing in an open air environment with plenty of ventilation. The only complaint I would have is that WD are still not using USB-C connectors, having to keep a specialised USB Micro-B cable around is a real pain when everything else I use has USB-C. It's a minor complaint, but the difference for a manufacturer to use USB-C over Micro-B is around 25p per connector, so it's definitely doable from WD's side. Pros: - Runs cool and quiet with proper ventilation. - Large capacity for the money. - Shuckable should you want to remove the drive from the enclosure (this does void warranty). - White label WD drive inside, similar to a WD Red NAS drive (but much cheaper). Cons: - USB Micro B. - Can slow down after an hour or so of solid writing, but you won't find a hard drive that doesn't do this. Overall, thus far I'm very happy with the drive, sustained writes maintain a decent speed and it stays cool and quiet when in use. I've had several external WD drives and all are still working to this day, so I have confidence that this one will continue to do so too. Though if you have crucial data, you should always back it up, no drive will last forever!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by B***O on 28 October 2020*

Il disco è arrivato con un adattatore con spina di collegamento rimovibile, premontato con la variante inglese, e la spina europea "classica" inclusa nella confezione. La velocità di lettura e scrittura sequenziale è molto alta per un hard disk meccanico, si mantiene mediamente sopra i 165MBps anche dopo utilizzo intensivo per diverse ore. Il disco contenuto all'interno ha 256 MB di buffer, e non è un WD Red (come spesso capitava per gli storage esterni della serie Elements) ma un Ultrastar di nuova generazione (HelioSeal) con camera interna sigillata e riempita ad elio, prodotto dalla divisione HGST (ora marchio Western Digital e in precedenza di Hitachi). Il disco supporta la crittografia hardware SED (self-encrypting drive technology) e viene offerto con vari software in bundle, ma il software in dotazione (se vi interessa) non si trova precaricato nel disco, ma va scaricato dal sito ufficiale. Lo ho ormai da un po' di tempo. # Aspetti positivi: - veloce (relativamente a un hard disk meccanico); - capiente; - case esterno più robusto dei modelli precedenti; - prezzo competitivo, specie se si considera a che prezzo viene venduto il drive al suo interno. # Aspetti negativi: - nessun led operativo; - nessuno switch per lo spegnimento; - non molto silenzioso (si sentono distintamente sia la rotazione dei piatti che i movimenti delle testine). # Stranezze: - Nella descrizione pochissima chiarezza sul modello di unità all'interno e le sue caratteristiche, malgrado l'unità all'interno sia pregevole; - Dall'analisi dei dati S.M.A.R.T. si nota che il disco è rimasto acceso probabilmente per qualche test di funzionamento un periodo stranamente lungo (il disco è stato acquistato come completamente nuovo e lo stato degli altri parametri oltre il dato relativo al tempo in cui è rimasto acceso, non fa supporre sia stato inserito qualche disco ricondizionato).

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