# The BIG Issue With The WD Elements 2TB USB 3.0

**URL:** <https://forums.sandisk.com/t/the-big-issue-with-the-wd-elements-2tb-usb-3-0/385609>\
**Category:** Portable SSD\
**Created:** [March 24, 2014, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/the-big-issue-with-the-wd-elements-2tb-usb-3-0/385609 "2014-03-24T14:00:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![condoghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@condoghost](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/condoghost)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/the-big-issue-with-the-wd-elements-2tb-usb-3-0/385609/1 "2014-03-24T14:00:32Z")

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The BIG issue I’m getting with the WD Elements 2TB USB 3.0 is the poor transfer speed from a laptop & a PC to the hard drive via a USB 3.0 port.

From a Windows-7 laptop or PC to the hard drive via a USB 3.0 port is a very very slow 25MB/second dropping very quickly to around 14MB/second 11MB/second whereas the transfer speed from the hard drive to the same Windows-7 laptop or PC via the USB 3.0 port is a credible 86MB/second 71MB/second, 106MB/second 96MB/second.

Sad days given that it’s an issue I have with all 3 WD Elements 2TB hard drives, one that Western Digital seems unable to address with a fix or an explanation as to the “Why?” ☹ ☹ ☹

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**Author:** ![JStaff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JStaff](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/JStaff)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/the-big-issue-with-the-wd-elements-2tb-usb-3-0/385609/2 "2014-03-25T19:50:18Z")

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[condoghost,](https://forums.sandisk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/247469)

What is the model of your computer system? Are USB 3.0 drivers updated? Do you encounter the same behavior with other USB 3.0 devices?