Western Digital 500 GB My Book Essential 2.0 - USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U5000N | 
| Brand: Western Digital
Category: CE
List Price: $129.99
Buy New: $86.00
You Save: $43.99 (34%)
New (46) Used (6) from $70.00
Rating:  138 reviews
Sales Rank: 122
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 133 more reviews...
 I don't understand the bad reviews July 30, 2008
WolfMama (Florida)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I have one of these external hard drives, I received it as a gift, and I've been using it for almost two years. I connect via a USB mini cable, I run Windows XP OS.
I haven't had any problems whatsoever with this hard drive. It's been working since I first plugged it in. Take it out of the box, plug in the power and connect it to the PC. I've stored large files on it even in the FAT mode. I keep ebooks, videos, movies, music and pics on it, and I use it every single day.
I have no problem with the speed of downloads and transfers, and frankly I can't understand anyone who does. The only possible conclusion I can come to, is that some people are so used to instant gratification that any delay is intolerable. *Shrug*
I've had no problems with the computer acknowledging the drive, it operates quietly. But then again I have mine set up on a wire rack that doesn't impede airflow around the unit. There are airflow vents even on the bottom of the casing. I can touch it right now and it's cool to the touch. If you've got one set up on a solid surface you're blocking 1/3 of the cooling vents. I suggest investing in a small wire rack. They're cheap. It may not be sexy, but your external hard drive will thank you for it. And if you care more about how it looks than your data. Well what else is there to say?
Maybe all these people with horror stories just got bad units. It happens. There are lemons in any kind of manufacturing. But I can assure you that I will be buying another one of these units to back up the one I have just in case. If you're that concerned about your data, back up your stuff on DVDs or CDs as well, and keep them in a safe location.
There are no guarantees in life and that includes technology, but I've been very pleased with this hard drive. As much as I use it, you would think that if it was going to fail it would have failed already. But everything we buy does age and wear out, so before the next year is up I will be buying a new My Book to replace this one before the one I'm using wears out.
Having said that, I'll say this. Recently I discovered, to my shock, that good shills, and bad shills, haunt review sites and post good things and bad things about products. This disgusts me. The whole point of reviews is to get information from other people about the product.
I've seen competitors write crappy reviews and the seller shilling with good reviews. The only reviews I trust are my own because I don't spend enough time doing reviews to know who is who, I'm sure a great majority of other people don't either.
Amazon needs to make people reviewing these products sign an agreement that they don't work for the selling company or a competitor and prosecute those who violate the agreement.
I've gotten to the point where I don't trust the reviews here on Amazon. I just find someone I know that has one and I ask them about it. It's too bad corporate America can't produce products good enough to stand behind and feel like they have to put their employees online to tout their products.
If the flipping product is good, you don't have to shill it. And I'll die a thousand deaths before I buy any product I find being sold in that manner. And I won't buy anything from a competitor that uses dirty underhanded tactics to undermine someone else's products.
After all if a company engages in that kind of behavior, how are they going to treat their customers?
Works Great May 27, 2008
R. Stacy
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Easy setup and it's been working great. I'm using it for progressive backups (daily) and for some video storage. Great product.
Great price for the amount of storage. March 13, 2008
Susan R. Braverman (north brunswick, new jersey United States)
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is the second Western Digital HD that I purchased and I am very happy with the ease and speed of transfers.
Western Digital Drives are good June 28, 2008
Mr. Purnell F. Landfair (Kankakee, IL USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
You can store any type and size of data as long as it's in NTFS file format, you dont have to reformat the drive and lose your daya you can chage the file system with your files on it.
Standard Windows utility that is called CONVERT serves this purpose
Just go to the Command Prompt and execute the command:
Type: C:\> CONVERT C: /fs:ntfs
Where C: is a name of the drive you want to convert.
After machine re-boot conversion process will start and you'll have your FAT32 converted to NTFS without of data loss.
Another thing about Western Digital Drives is that your computer may not reconginze the drive, this is becuase you have too many devices on one powerstrip, so get another powerstrip so that you do not draw too much current away from the drive(s), then restart ypour computer! Problem solved!
Works great with Macs and PCs October 30, 2008
Seejay (Earth, superficially)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I lose those little keychain jump drives every three seconds, and when I can hold on to one, I always fill it to capacity within a couple of weeks. This thing is small enough to tuck out of the way when needed, or put in a messenger bag or other shoulder bag. I backed up my hard drive, and continually add photos and large presentations, and it's nowhere near full. I did a dollar per byte ratio in my head when I was deciding between this and the other options, and this won easily. It goes seemlessly between Macs and PCs to which I connect it without me having to 'install' any added software. Let me stress: I've NEVER had a problem with it and I've connected it to at least a dozen different PCs which were managed by lots of different people... I suspect that those with trouble might have their own computer and its configuration (something Mac owners rarely worry about) to blame. This thing has been reliable for well over two years and I'm glad I bought it.
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