# My Book Pro has WD SE Drives inside...not BLACK as advertised! **URL:** \ **Category:** External SSD for Windows\ **Created:** [January 18, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/my-book-pro-has-wd-se-drives-inside-not-black-as-advertised/410443 "2017-01-18T15:17:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JimGravina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@JimGravina](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/JimGravina)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/my-book-pro-has-wd-se-drives-inside-not-black-as-advertised/410443/1 "2017-01-18T15:17:53Z")
Just purchased the 6TB MY BOOK PRO last night. I surprised to see WD SE ENTERPRISE drives inside when I was expecting WD BLACK Drives as stated on the box and the [WDC.com](http://WDC.com) website. Is this a mistake? The little research I have done shows that these drives are more geared towards data centers and 24/7 operation. This is NOT what I need the My Book Pro for. I will be using this for video editing and motion graphics and am afraid these drives are not up to the task. I read somewhere that these are for “mid intensity applications” Can someone please let me know whats up? Thanks, Jim ---
**Author:** ![TonyPh12345](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sandisk/user_avatar/forums.sandisk.com/tonyph12345/32/28346_2.png) [@TonyPh12345](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/TonyPh12345)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/my-book-pro-has-wd-se-drives-inside-not-black-as-advertised/410443/2 "2017-01-18T16:31:44Z")
Just doing a quick search on WD’s product page for the Pro, I see no mention of what drives are used – neither black nor SE. However, I could have missed it! Where exactly are you seeing that specification? ---
**Author:** ![JimGravina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@JimGravina](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/JimGravina)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/my-book-pro-has-wd-se-drives-inside-not-black-as-advertised/410443/3 "2017-01-18T16:51:13Z")
Yeah I guess its NOT on their website, BUT…its written on the box in 2 places. Its also listen in their manual…and to top it off, its also in their own product video. I just find it very strange. Here are some pics ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sandisk/original/3X/9/6/96ccd432724db43fd5c56ebf89366ac3a9e6afd8.jpg) ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sandisk/original/3X/a/8/a8fe87904c4e892c2cfc2bf0b3f7b9533dc2119f.jpg) ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sandisk/original/3X/e/9/e9c01960d7aa3dc17ff905f50941ff2b128419fd.jpg) ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sandisk/original/3X/c/8/c8f31b3a5368a7060c3f361eb76a7c1b779f5344.png) ---
**Author:** ![TonyPh12345](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sandisk/user_avatar/forums.sandisk.com/tonyph12345/32/28346_2.png) [@TonyPh12345](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/TonyPh12345)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/my-book-pro-has-wd-se-drives-inside-not-black-as-advertised/410443/4 "2017-01-18T17:15:26Z")
Heheheh… Sure enough! ---
**Author:** ![JimGravina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8491ac/32.png) [@JimGravina](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/JimGravina)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/my-book-pro-has-wd-se-drives-inside-not-black-as-advertised/410443/5 "2017-01-18T17:39:31Z")
I mean…maybe its a good thing? Maybe the WD SE drives are better? Im just used to the performance I have gotten in the past with the BLACKS and just wondering is performance is sacrificed at all with these SE drives.