WD G-RAID 2 12TB (2x 6TB) 2-Bay Thunderbolt 3 USB-C Enterprise-Class RAID Array, Supports RAID 0, 1 and JBOD

2025-04-17T20:00:00

This is an awful product with bad software behind it. I purchased one of these to store my photography files and had it configured in RAID1. After 3 years of usage, one of the drives failed which is inevitable for all hard drives so I sent it in for RMA. Western Digital sent back a replacement drive an when I completed the rebuild process using their software at the recommendation of the CS agent, all my files were gone. Fortunately I had the foresight to backup my files to another drive before using this product. When I lost all my data, I reached out to Western Digital for support and their agents offered some data recovery software suggestions. They mentioned emailing me with some suggestions but never followed through. It's clear WD CS is outsourced and very poor. Your better off looking for an alternative solution.

rly25

Originally posted at

2023-04-09T20:00:00

Great device and very fast backup. Easy to setup and work with.

Luiz A.

Originally posted at

2022-07-11T08:57:34

Solid build quality. Easy setup. Runs quiet. Excellent value for the money. I use as a backup drove and asset archive.

BRIAN T.

2022-02-28T19:00:00

Awesome. This drive is so much better. I replaced my Drobo with it. So fast and quiet.

Pjs21

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2021-11-11T19:00:00

Formatting for PC (Windows 10) not easy to figure out, but once you find the tutorial on Sandisk's website the setup doesn't take long. Included raid software is simple. Transfer speeds over Thunderbolt 3 are very fast. Build quality and ease of use with drive swapping is very good. Worth the price. One star deducted for difficulty finding info on formatting for Windows. The driver software is easy to find at least?. I wasn't aware before purchase that setting it up for Mac/Pc (exfat) was frowned upon, which was a bit disappointing, but makes sense. Last gripe - the power supply is terribly ugly and archaic. It could have been included with an external drive from 15 years ago - power cable > brick with device power cable. The enclosure is certainly inspired by Apple products. Power supply design team should take notes.

T K.

Originally posted at

2021-10-20T20:00:00

This Raid is great and it's worth every penny! 100% recommended!

AcastroAX

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2021-08-31T08:20:58

The unit looks great, but as others have said it is definitely noisy. Also, it's made to be used with a mac. You can use it with a windows machine but there are a bunch of extra steps in order to do that, and the instructions on how to do it are confusing and not clear at all. It's a pretty frustrating setup process.

ALEX B.

2021-08-15T08:32:22

I've used these G-RAIDs for years and think they are great. Granted, SSD RAIDs are probably faster, but this will do just fine for many workflows, including 4K video editing.

William H.