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Western Digital My Book 500GB Essential USB2.0 External Hard Drive | 
 enlarge | Brand: Western Digital
Category: CE
Buy New: £135.99
New (2) from £135.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  135 reviews
Sales Rank: 2261
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Hard Drive Size: 500
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4
MPN: WDG1U5000E
Model: WDG1U5000E
UPC: 718037118062
EAN: 5878451654319
ASIN: B000EXZB0M
Release Date: April 11, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| • | • 500 GB capacity external hard drive is easy to use and providees plenty of room to back up and save valuable data, music, photos and movies• Features automatic switch on/off with your computer and includes free Google software• USB 2. |
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Product Description
Small, simple, elegant, and very easy to use. Just plug it in, and you've got plenty of room to back up and save your valuable data, music, photos, and movies.Easy to set up, easy to use -- This drive is all about simplicity. Plug it into your computer?s USB 2.0 port and start saving. Intelligent drive management features ? The My Book drive turns itself on and off with your computerSmart design ? The elegant case, iconic of a book, takes up less space on your desk, stacks horizontally, and allows two or more drives to stand neatly together like volumes on a shelf. High quality hard drive ? Inside the case is an exceptionally fast, ultra quiet, cool-running hard drive from Western Digital.Free Google? software ? Search your drive, manage your photos, and simplify Web searches with included Google software. Note: Google software is compatible with Windows 2000 and XP only.In the Box:USB 2.0 external hard driveUSB cable AC adapter with power cord Quick Install Guide
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| Customer Reviews: Read 130 more reviews...
 Worst product ever August 15, 2008
As many reviewers are already commenting, this product is the worst I've bought in my life. 2 My book, one of 250GB and another of 500 GB failed in just a year in the same way as explained by most of the reviewers... The sad thing, is that aside of the useless warranty, you will surely loose ALL your data.... so is MORE THAN "BAD LUCK" as customer support people said to me..
PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCTS, NOT ANY "MY BOOK" hardrive, YOU WILL REGRET IT AND DON'T SAY WE DIDN'T TELL YOU...
 Nice product, rubbish reliability August 2, 2008
I was quiet happy with my purchase when I got it. It looks nice, wasn't too noisy, and the write speeds were OK.
My disk failed 14 months after purchase, which was annoying, as it was out of warranty, and I was using it as a backup drive.
I've decided to replace my backup solution with a 250 GB Seagate ST3250620A, installed into an Icy Box, and connected to a NSLU2 device. This should be a better solution, as the ST3250620A is proven to be a much more reliable disk, and I can replace it easily if and when it fails.
Works well on the desktop and as part of overall storage system July 16, 2008
I'm relatively happy with the 250Gb version of this drive. It's stylish, quiet and fast enough for everyday use. If you're mindful of some other reviews and don't rely on it exclusively, then it's worth considering as a value for money drive.
Another Failed Drive July 7, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Have to say this drive has caused nothing but problems. I store my extensive music collection on it which took me years to build up and countless hours to get onto my computer. The drive had glitches since new. Constantly had write errors and dropping offline.
Decided after it started getting worse to try in my server with a little bit more stability from a decent power supply and guess what!! No joy at all. The case looks nice so a nice Seagate sata drive is going into it.
Avoid Western Digital they are cheaply made and there are much better drives out there.
Opening the case is fun tho!!
Too good to be true... July 7, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've bought 3 WD drives - now - all 500gb models. The first to die is the MyBook which was about 9 months old. I bought it to run with Apple's Time Machine backup - which, to be fair it did for about 6 months. Then the failures started happening, again and again and again. Then the drive (connected over FireWire) started to create Finder problems, system freezes, application installation errors. Even after reformatting the disk at least a dozen times. I found this out by a long and lengthy process of elimination. And don't waste your time with Western Digital's website - utter confusion and lousily written software. I'm back with LaCie's products again. A bit noisier but rock solid & reliable performers. Western Digital - shame on you for second rate equipment.
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