Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 2.0 WDH1U10000 1 TB

The price is unbeatable given the capacity and the manufacturer's brand. Though is the cheap series of external HDDs from Western Digital the quality is very good. The drive looks good, nice glossy design and is solidly built. The install is straight forward, just plug it in and your PC should recognize right away. The drive is quiet (it makes some noise, but it isn't annoying at all) and runs relatively cool (my ex-external HDD from IOMEGA has way hotter even on mild usage). The only issue is that the USB2.0 interface is not the fastest thing around, but it is ok for data backup and operations that do not require considerable speed ... if you want speed than your ...

The model itself looks very stylish and modern sitting on your desk. When data is transferring, the blue bar is broken down into two separate lights that flash one after the other. When in idle, it just has one constant blue bar. The spin up time for the drive can sometimes by a nuisance when watching films, as although it is fairly fast, when returning to the film from the drive being idle, it jumps and skips until the drive has found the right speed and spot for the movie again. The heat produced is really quite minimal and just feels slightly warmer than the rest of your desk. When writing, the drive sometimes makes audible clicks which is quite offputting. There are ...