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looks super cool on my desk WD support is amazing





The case feels very sturdy and well-built. It does make the noise you might expect from an HDD but it's not excessive. In fact, it's just noisy enough to let you know it's working. That's a plus for me. It was also very quick at taking the first 500gb of files. Like really quick.
