Western Digital 500 GB My Book Essential 2.0 - USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U5000N
Western Digital 500 GB My Book Essential 2.0 - USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U5000N
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Product Details:
Product Length:
5.4 inches
Product Width:
2.1 inches
Product Height:
6.5 inches
Product Weight:
2.5 pounds
Package Length:
8.6 inches
Package Width:
7.0 inches
Package Height:
5.8 inches
Package Weight:
3.15 pounds
Average Customer Rating:
based on 108 reviews
Description:
This elegant external hard drive, reminiscent of a book, is the perfect storage solution. It takes no more space than a paperback book. Collect two or more and they nest neatly together like volumes on a shelf. Installation is a snap because you don't really install this drive, you just plug it in and it's ready to use. A USB 2.0 simple connection offers convenience and compatibility among multiple computers. Dimensions - Height 6.5 x Length 5.4 x Width 2.1 Weight - 2.5 Pounds
Features:
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Includes - External hard drive, USB cable, AC adapter and Quick Install Guide
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Smart and energy efficient - Turns itself on and off with your computer
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Saving and organizing your digital photo collection
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USB 2.0 Serial Bus Transfer Rate - 480 Mbits/s
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System Requirements - Available USB port, Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later
Customer Reviews:
Average Customer Review:
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THIS TOOL IS DOING THE JOB Oct 05, 2008 I AM NOT A SPECIALIST AT COMPUTERS SO I DID NOT EVEN KNOW WHAT AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE WAS. A GOOD FRIEND SHOWED ME HIS. I LEARNED I COULD BACK UP MY COMPUTER IN AUTOMATIC MODE.
I FOUND THIS MODEL ON AMAZON.COM AND SENT FOR IT. THE DAY IT ARRIVED I HOOKED IT TO MY COMPUTER. THE INSTRUCTIONS WERE EASY FOR EVEN A DIM ONE LIKE ME. IT WORKS. I AM HAPPY SO THANK YOU WESTERN DIGITAL AND AMAZON.
Great with MacsOct 05, 2008 Wow. I got this think for $90 at Office Max. I couldn't decide between this model or another more portable alternative, My Passport. I chose this, because I needed a place to store all my hundreds of movies, songs, and files. Because I have a mac, I don't need to bother with the included (mediocre) software, I just use Time Machine (which comes with the mac.) This drive works like a charm, and it is very silent. I have freed so much space up on my computer, that I now have room for my school files. If you are in high school, and want a place to put your movies, get the Mybook. It is sexy, cheap, and you can't go wrong with Western Digital.
Great supplier, good productOct 02, 2008 The product was just as it was described. It came in a timely manner and works great!
Good value for the moneyOct 01, 2008 The WD 500gb "My Book" is a perfect solution for desktop backup. I use mine attached to a NSLU2 as one of a pair. It's said that if you don't have a backup, you really don't have anything - and I agree. Every night, every machine on my network backs up important files to the NSLU2 and one of these drives. I then have the drives copy to each other - essentially resulting in three copies of everything. So I'm a bit OCD.
They are quiet, seem to be reliable (what drive isn't reliable till it fails?) and at around a hundred bucks for 500gb, very reasonably priced. I just purchased the second and I plan to add a third, probably the 1tb model, to another box soon.
Keep in mind when you see people giving one star cause the drive puked that every single manufacturer produces the occasional bad unit. You won't find any of these types of drives with a perfect rating - hence the idea of maintaining multiple copies. I'd like to add a blu-ray drive to my machine at some point in the future and add hard copy backups that way.
Recommended!
Easy to set up.Sep 30, 2008 I bought this to back up my files in case my hard drive dies. It was up and running withing 10 minutes of getting the box open. I hope it outlasts my hard drive.
based on 108 reviews
