Package Includes: WDG1U5000 MyBook, USB cable, AC adapter with power cord, Quick Install Guide
The Western Digital WDG1U5000 MyBook is a small, simple, elegant and very easy to use portable memory tool. Just plug it in, and you've got plenty of room to back up and save your valuable data, music, photos, and movies. Plug it into your computer's USB 2.0 port and start saving -- it's all about simplicity. The 500GB hard drive will store either 142,000 digital photos, 38 hours of Digital Video (DV), 60 hours of HD or 200 hours of DVD quality video. It can also hold up to 125,000 songs in MP3 format, or 12,000 songs in uncompressed CD quality. Serial Transfer Rate(USB 2.0) - 480 Mbits/s (Max) Read Seek Time - 8.9 ms Track-To-Track Seek Time - 2.0 ms (average) Operating Systems - Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP or Mac OS X 10.2.8 (or higher) Requires available USB port Physical Dimensions(HxLxW) - 6.71 x 5.6 x 2.25 (170 x 141 x 57.2 mm) Weight - 2.90 lbs. (1.32 kg)
Is your computer loaded with photos, music, video, and all sorts of important files? If so, you should make extra room, back them up, and keep them safe on Western Digital's WDG1U5000 My Book Essential Edition 500 GB Hard Drive. This reliable, easy-to-use external hard drive is the perfect storage solution for all your precious digital assets.
Save and back up all your digital assets with the My Book Essential Edition Hard Drive. View larger.
Simple, easy-to-use design.
Connects to your computer via USB 2.0 interface. View larger.
The elegant case takes up very little space.
Installation is a breeze because you don't really "install" anything -- just plug it in and it's ready to use. There is not even an installation CD because all the included software loads automatically from the hard drive the first time you plug it in. The My Book Essential is all about simplicity. Just plug it into your computer's USB 2.0 port and you're ready to start saving and backing up your files.
But that's not all. Western Digital uses a smart design to make the My Book Essential look as good as it performs. The elegant case resembles a book and takes up very little space on your desk. Plus, it stacks horizontally and allows two or more drives to nestle neatly together like encyclopedias on a shelf. Inside the stylish exterior is an exceptionally fast, ultra-quiet, cool-running hard drive. Last but not least, the My Book Essential is equipped with free Google software that searches your drives, manages your photos, and simplifies Web searches.
My Book Essential Edition Hard Drives are ideal for:
Simple add-on storage for your files, music, photos and movies
Adding virtually unlimited storage with multiple USB 2.0 external hard drives
Archiving the music stored on your MP3 player
Adding plenty of space for digital video capture and editing
Saving and organizing your digital photo collection
Note: For higher performance and automatic backup software, consider the My Book Premium Edition 500 GB Hard Drive.
What's in the Box My Book Essential 500 GB USB 2.0 external hard drive, USB cable, AC adapter with power cord, and quick install guide.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
Strange ticking noises, Powering off when in use, Drive letter disappears....STAY AWAY FROM WD EXTERNAL DRIVES!!!:
This review is long but you can scroll to the bottom of it for the main point:-) I have one of these drives, my model# is WD5000C032-002 it looks exactly like the one in the picture. It has two ports on the back, one for a USB plug and one for the plug in DC power adapter that came with it. I purchased it from Target at a surprisingly low price (this is how WD catches you). Previously I had 2 western digital internal EIDE drives(The Caviar WD400 - only 40 Gigabytes though ) they had outstanding... more info
Has worked for me:
I've had this computer for a year and a half so far to backup my laptop and keep my work files and to keep my music and photos so I hope it never fails! It has worked great and quickly for me all this time. I did have one panic when my computer stopped recognizing when I plugged it in---but this was fixed by unplugging everything and replugging it in again.
Drive wiped self clean after 8 months and dies after 1 year:
My review is similiar to the multiple horror stories that other owners have told. Bought one of these drives, running on Windows XP, to provide a safe storage for vacation photos. Drive was used moderately and never moved or dropped. Thankfully I had my pictures backed up elsewhere, as after 8 months the drive wiped itself clean. After owning the drive for a year, the drive sounded the "3 clicks of death" swan song and was unusable. Bottom line, don't rely on this drive for safe storage of data,... more info
Started off well, then died.:
I had this hard drive for about a year in a half. It had pretty much all my stuff on it. Sadly I didn't back most of my stuff up, and next thing you know, it died. It started making 3 clicking noises, then 3 more clicking noises. It would be recognized by my computer but basically the drive couldn't be read. I'm not sure if the data is still there but I would have to pay $1700 to send it out to drive savers which is not worth the money as of right now. When this drive worked for me, it was really good,... more info
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