All pointed out that there are snaps, not screws, that must be released, and getting them to release means that the snaps WILL break. I wasn't going to have to return it for any defects, so it was now time to break it apart, meaning I now own it!I did a quick internet searching about how to break apart a My Book hard drive and found many videos. I then knew that the drive was alive and well. The drive spun away for about 30 seconds, and just like that the drive was reformatted and mounted on my desktop. Since I care about neither PC formatting nor the included Acronis True Image utility, I erased the drive and formatted it as a Mac OS Extended-Journaled drive (standard Mac format). I launched Disk Utility to inspect the drive, and to no surprise, it shows as the Mac interpretation of FAT32. The hard drive light blinked a couple of times, and within a few short seconds, the drive mounted. I should also say that I am running a very old Mac OS (10.6.8) since I remain suspicious of the later Mac OSes. But hey, I'll take it.The first thing I did was to connect the drive to my Mac via one of my USB 2.0 cables with a micro-USB plug, since my Mac does not have a USB 3.0 interface. I was pleasantly surprised, since I'm not an Amazon Prime customer.
This afternoon, Tuesday, 3 days after placing the order, it arrived at my doorstep, with an "Amazon Prime" sticker on it. Wouldn't you think that?I took a gamble and ordered one on a Saturday night.
How/why could this external drive, with its case, USB 3.0 interface, a power supply (12V 1.5A), and a USB 3.0 cable, sell for $40 less than a bare hard drive? Do these additional pieces of the assembly cost negative $40? It makes you think that if someone somewhere was selling whatever 6TB drive is inside this thing as a "bare drive," it should be selling for about $150. I was intrigued when I saw this "6TB external hard drive" selling for $183 when the cheapest "bare" 6TB hard drive that Amazon sells is (as I write this) for $223, the Caviar Green model. Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2015 How to save $40 on a 6TB WD Caviar Green hard drive
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