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By Hanleigh Daniels 5 May 2011

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Western Digital's Elements External HDD comes into the storage spotlight, sporting plenty of storage space for your multimedia files.
PROS
Relative compact size, offers plenty of space for your multimedia content and to serve as backup storage device.
CONS
Not USB-powered, a little heavy to carry around, no eSATA or USB 3.0 on offer and no additional backup or data encryption solutions.
VERDICT
WD's Elements 2 TB External HDD offers a lot of storage space for its price, but is let down to some degree by the lack of inclusion of any backup software.
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