Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 1 TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U10000N | 
| Brand: Western Digital
Category: CE
List Price: $379.99
Buy New: $148.00
You Save: $231.99 (61%)
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Rating:  93 reviews
Sales Rank: 125
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
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| 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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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 *
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| Customer Reviews: Read 88 more reviews...
 Sleek and quiet October 30, 2007
majax79 (FL)
76 out of 79 found this review helpful
My expectations were beyond met when I plugged this in. It amazes me that a 1tb external HD can be so quiet. I had returned a 1tb older version of Western digital's external HD because it sounded like a jet engine. WD clearly fixed that problem.
The design is sleek and stylish, it is perfectly silent, and it transfers quickly with a 2.0 USB port. I would highly recommend this product.
UPDATE: I've had the product for 7 months now and I still stand by my original review. It has never given me any problems or crashed.
A data center on a shelf February 4, 2008
Ralph Furlong (Tacoma, WA USA)
91 out of 96 found this review helpful
It is very hard to argue with the amount of storage that one of these drives offer. If you have been in the industry for awhile, you can remember when a terabyte of data meant an entire data center of storage!
These drives are quite and they format to NTFS quickly as long as you remember to specify quick format!! I have been pleased enough with the drive that I now own 6 of them. My laptop now has 6 terabyte of storage to work with! Since I do a lot of music and video work, that is important to me. Considering the fact that these drives now run about $229 when on sale, why would you not buy one?
Keep in mind that if you connect multiple drives, you will want to use different controlled ports on your computer; not just a USB hub (the reason is each dedicated port of a USB 2.0 can only work at a total of 400 MB/S. That means if you have multiple drives on the same controlled port that they are sharing that speed (this will really show up if you are moving data from one drive to another on the same hub). Remember, having 4 ports on your computer does not mean that they are 4 seperately controlled ports! Check your users manual or call technical support for your product to see how many seperately controlled ports you really have.
I have now moved all of my video, photos, and music to these drives (3 terabyte) and use the other three terabyte as mirrored drives (fail safe)and it is all easily accessable on my computer and on my network through my computer.
I have had the first drive for 5 months now and have added the others as they went on sale. I have not had any boot issues (mentioned in other reviews) and all of the lights go off when the computer is powered down. I am running Vista Ultimate with all updates and I am using an IBM ThinkPad with current BIOS.
Great drives!!!
Does what it should December 20, 2007
Matthew Conheady (Rochester, NY USA)
24 out of 26 found this review helpful
Being USB it's not going to be blazingly fast, but it is pretty fast for USB. MYbook Drives are great because they power themselves on and off, are silent, and don't heat up much.
Quiet, lots of storage, good price December 26, 2007
Andrey Zubkov (Bridgewater, NJ USA)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
The drive runs very quiet. It powers itself off at times of inactivity. The transfer speed is decent, can't ask for much more from a backup drive. The price is reasonable. It also comes with simple backup software right on the HD.
The only minor issues I have are 1) the included mini-usb cable is about 3 feet long, and 2) when your PC is not shut off, the drive still has its light on even though it's sleeping. This light is very bright in a small room at night. Other than that, it's very easy to use: just plug-n-play.
Awesome backup solution December 28, 2007
A. Lee (Mountain View, CA United States)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Setup in 2 mins, low noise, auto shutdown by itself to reduce energy consumption. A+
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