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Western Digital My Book Essential 500GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive

Western Digital My Book  Essential 500GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive

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Brand: Western Digital
Category: CE

Buy New: £53.90



New (30) Used (1) from £52.71

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 69 reviews
Sales Rank: 10

Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 2.1 x 6.5

MPN: WDH1U5000E
Model: WDH1U5000E
UPC: 718037120928
EAN: 0718037120928
ASIN: B000WP0NM8

Release Date: November 25, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

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4 out of 5 stars All Cool as long as you dont bother with the software   July 19, 2008
This is a Dam nice machine, its a little slow on big files but, thats to be expected really, im sure making partitions would speed up the time. but thats your choice.

I use it for my Pc and my Mac, ive managed to save so much space on them both, they run so much smoother

Anyway as long as you avoid the software that comes with it this is a Good bit of Kit.



3 out of 5 stars How much is your data worth? Ask yourself one simple question:   July 19, 2008
 0 out of 2 found this review helpful

If this item fails today - how much data will I have backed up?

I had 2 WD devices fail within a week and many friends who swear by them.
Its not a criticism - everything made by man WILL fail.

Don't lose 10gb of commercially irreplacable data like I did.

These drives are excellent - but aren't secure archives.

Grab a spindle of DVDRs when you order. :)



5 out of 5 stars What it should be   July 15, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Got this product few days ago, and so far, it has performed just as it should have (minus the fact that it wasn't recognized the first time I plugged it in, but it might have been windoz acting up). Used it mainly under Ubuntu, and it has performed beautifully so far; crossing my fingers, it will not die any time soon. Oh another thing, first thing I did I deleted all the files the HD had inside, did not even bother with the software.


5 out of 5 stars HELP!!!!   July 15, 2008
 0 out of 1 found this review helpful

I recently bought the WD 500GB external hard drive to store all my music and video files from itunes, im a little confused on how to send files to it and how to view what is already on the hard drive can anybody put me straight?


3 out of 5 stars Strong internally but not externally, and very bulky   July 12, 2008
 3 out of 6 found this review helpful

Ok well i'm quite a clumsy guy so I drop stuff a lot. Now while this harddrive survives the drops and continues to work, the plastic it's made of it very "snap happy" Basically every time I drop it another bit of plastic snaps off, Im not gonna have much of the outside of it left soon!

However it still works, it's surviving my clumsyness quite well.

Cons:
Very bulky (not too portable).
Poor external material.

Pro's:
Can take a decent amount of abuse without loss of function. :)

Hope it helps!



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