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Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 1 TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U10000N

Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 1 TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U10000N


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Brand: Western Digital
Category: CE

List Price: $379.99
Buy New: $149.99
You Save: $230.00 (61%)



Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 93 reviews
Sales Rank: 127

Format: Cd
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows & Macintosh
Hard Drive Size: 1000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 7 x 5.7
Warranty: 1 year warranty

MPN: WDH1U10000N
Model: WDH1U10000N
UPC: 018037122701
EAN: 0718037122700
ASIN: B000VZCEUI

Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Features:
  • Easy to set up, easy to use: Installation is a snap because you don't really install this drive, you just plug it in and it's ready to use. There is no CD to install.
  • Automatic backup: every time you save something it's automatically backed up.
  • Interface: USB 2.0
  • Fits right in: Takes no more space than a paperback book. Collect two or more and they nest neatly together like volumes on a shelf.
  • Environmentally friendly: Our environmentally-friendly drive is designed to save power by going into standby mode after 10 minutes of inactivity. When you're ready to use it, it wakes up automatically.

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
1TB storage capacity * high-speed USB interface for simple connection and fast transfer * energy efficient automatic on/off power switching with computer * sleek, space-saving design * PC and Mac compatible *


Customer Reviews:   Read 88 more reviews...

2 out of 5 stars WD products are short lived   November 25, 2008
G. Avramov
I purchased this item a 1 year and 2 months ago. Right after the 1 year warranty expired....so did the Hard drive. Customer service would have cost me $41.00 to talk to a representative so I had to go to their website. I downloaded and tried all their programs...only to return with error messages. I will not be buying another Western Digital product again.


5 out of 5 stars Very Happy Thus Far   November 19, 2008
Jared P. Haller (Indianapolis, IN USA)
I hooked this drive up to my computer last night in a matter of minutes. To date, it's worked beautifully. I'm very pleased with this product.


5 out of 5 stars Good so far   November 16, 2008
M. Miller (North Olmsted, OH)
Doing good so far. Drive is very small so it doesn't take up much space.


4 out of 5 stars Good price   November 16, 2008
Chrome boy (New York, NY)
This does the job. The most attractive feature of the hard drive is the price.

It is surprisingly loud however, and does need an external power supply.

Overall, glad I got it. Right now I am using it to hold my iTunes library, and will soon buy a smaller / quieter / usb-powered one and phase this one into archiving my backups.



3 out of 5 stars good for backup but not for normal use   November 16, 2008
C. Nielsen (San Jose, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The HD itself is nice but the case causes the drive to sleep and often does not wake back up. This causes endless hangups any time my system needs to access a file on there. I've already downloaded firmware updates and they helped a little, but not enough.