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WD Elements 22TB vs WD My Book 26TB

Our pick

WD My Book 26TB

Single-Drive Desktop External Drives

Why this one

  • Choose the My Book 26TB for a large desktop archive or backup collection, with space near a power outlet for its AC adapter.1
  • It arrives formatted exFAT for Windows 10 or later and macOS 11 or later, making it a practical shared-file option across supported computers.1

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WD Elements 22TBWD My Book 26TB

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What WD Elements 22TB offers

Choose the WD Elements 22TB when that capacity fits your collection; it provides USB connectivity with a two-year warranty outside China, where the stated term is three years.2

2 models / at a glance

Key differences

Every specification ↗

What differs

SpecificationWD Elements 22TBWD My Book 26TB
Capacity22 TB226 TB1

More details

SpecificationWD Elements 22TBWD My Book 26TB
Hard drive or SSDHdd3Hdd4
Warranty2 years (Environment: 2 years worldwide; 3 years China only. The term depends on the country of purchase.)23 years5
Hardware encryptionNot publishedYes1
Password protectionNot publishedYes1
Operating system supportNot publishedFormatted exFAT for out-of-the-box compatibility: Windows® 10+ | macOS 11+1
Included backup softwareNot publishedAcronis® True Image™ for Western Digital1
USB interfaceUSB 3.2 Gen 1/USB 3.0 and USB 2.02USB 3.04

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Sources

  1. documents.westerndigital.com
  2. documents.westerndigital.com
  3. www.mwave.com.au
  4. www.morele.net
  5. www.compsource.com