Western Digital My Book Essential 500 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U5000N |
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| Brand: Western Digital
Category: CE
List Price: $119.99
Buy New: $86.00
You Save: $33.99 (28%)
New (46) Used (5) from $74.99
Rating:  141 reviews
Sales Rank: 95
Media: Personal Computers
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Hard Drive Size: 500
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 2.1 x 6.5
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: WDH1U5000N
Model: WDH1U5000N
UPC: 718037120805
EAN: 0718037120805
ASIN: B000XRK3LG
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Features:
| • | Includes - External hard drive, USB cable, AC adapter and Quick Install Guide | | • | Smart and energy efficient - Turns itself on and off with your computer | | • | Saving and organizing your digital photo collection | | • | USB 2.0 Serial Bus Transfer Rate - 480 Mbits/s | | • | System Requirements - Available USB port, Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later |
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Product 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
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Customer Reviews: Read 136 more reviews...
 Great Western Digital December 5, 2008
This product is excellent! It works perfectly and quietly and is better than I imagined!
 worthless December 4, 2008
Drive not functioning after 2 months. Went to their website, followed their recs re trouble-shooting. Worked 1 week, then not functioning again. No replies to my follow-up requests for help. Stay away.
Failed after a year - DO NOT BUY IT. November 28, 2008
This drive failed after one year. I lost a lot of personal and financial data that is not recoverable.
It was not abused. Sat on a desk for the most part. No power outages. It died during a write access for a financial program.
This is the second WD drive I have die on my in a year of use. (I had blamed myself for the first one, but maybe this is the just the way these drives are built.)
Back to paper for the financial reports. They don't need batteries.
 My Book November 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
These are nice units and easy to use. One day when I turned it on it just disappeared. I tried everything but it was still not seen in My Computer or Explorer. So I formatted it. If you format them to NTFS and assign a drive letter before using it you shouldn't have the problem of it disappearing.
Stay away from it November 27, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
My WD drive failed after a couple months...never did any damage to it. One day, it wasn't recognized by my PC and when I powered it down and turned it back on, the clicking noises began.
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