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Western Digital 500 GB My Book Essential 2.0 - USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U5000N | 
| Brand: Western Digital
Category: CE
List Price: $169.99
Buy New: $109.49
You Save: $60.50 (36%)
Rating:  58 reviews
Sales Rank: 46
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
nv:Capacity (GB): 500
Interface: USB 2.0
Spindle Speed (RPM): 7200
Buffer Memory: 16MB
Average Seek (msec): <8.9
Track-to-Track Seek Time (typical read, ms): 2.0
Data Transfer Rate on USB 2.0: Up to 480 Mb/sec
Temperature, Operating (C): 5 to 35
Temperature, Nonoperating (C): -40 to 65
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: WDH1U5000N
Model: WDH1U5000N
UPC: 718037120805
EAN: 0718037120805
ASIN: B000XRK3LG
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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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 53 more reviews...
 BEWARE July 3, 2008
Dan Clegg (San Diego, CA USA)
I purchased a previous version of the My Book series and after having disk corruption twice it died completely after less than 2 years. All data lost. Has Western Digital improved its reliability in these newer drives? I doubt it, and I'm not willing to risk it. Read up on other review sites and discussion forums, there are tons of complaints about Western Digital's drives failing. If I were you I would shop other brands. An unreliable drive is not worth owning no matter what price you get it for.
Hard drive failed completely after 14 months July 1, 2008
S. Campbell (St. Louis, Missouri USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased a Western Digital 500 GB My Book in May 2007, had it installed on my home network and last month (06/2008) it totally failed without reason or warning. My only options at this point are to pay for some extremely expensive data recovery ($1,600) or accept the loss of several years worth of pictures and documents.
Needless to say, I am furious with this device.
 So far so good. July 1, 2008
Skyline GTR (Rochester, NY, USA)
Have had it for a month. Didn't use it often but so far so good. No problem to report yet.
Fast, quiet, reliable June 30, 2008
Ran Zilca (NY United States)
I had mixed expectations for this drive. I have an ultraportable laptop with a relatively smalle drive, so this was meant to be my data drive when the laptop is docked, to be used ongoing and not just for backups etc.
I have my itunes library on it as well as most of my large docs. It works perfectly and feels as if it's a part of the machine. Highly recommended.
External hard drive - Western Digital 500 GB June 28, 2008
Frederick T. Brox (Chesapeake VA)
About a month ago I purchased my second 500 GB external hard drive by Western Digital. The most recent is a My Book Essential 2.0.
These are small, attractive drives that stand upright like a book and take very little real estate. They are very quiet and connect via a USB cable with no effort. They do have a separate power supply.
They are fast to access data or have a backup performed. It goes without saying that I would buy another and recommend them to any user - the price is competitive and the quality is outstanding.
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