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 Western Digital My Book Essential Edition WDG1U5000 500 GB Hard Disk Drive

Western Digital My Book Essential Edition WDG1U5000 500 GB

 

Description: Model ID WDG1U5000E / My Book Essential Edition WDG1U5000 - Hard drive - 500 GB - external - Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB - 7200 rpm - buffer: 16 ... more
Western Digital My Book Essential Edition WDG1U5000 500 GB ... MB / Small, simple, elegant, and very easy to use. Just plug this drive in, and you've got plenty of room to back up and save your valuable data, music, photos, and movies.

Newest Review: ... however not small enough to be a portable hard drive. But this is not meant to be one so when you consider buying this HD ... more

 ... think of it as your home HD. Performace It is fast and reacts accoring to the computer - when system is being shut down the external HHD shuts down as well. Data stored on the drive is really secure; it happened more than once that my mate unplugged the drive while being used - still no loss or corruption of data (very good!). With 7200rpm there is no delay when playing music or games from your hard drive. More Offers some software which i haven't really looked at because I didn't need it; drive gets recognised immed...more

Western Digital My Book? WDG1U5000E 500 GB US ... Price Comparison

My Book Essential Edition WDG1U5000 - Hard drive - 500 GB - exter
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Premium Review Western Digital My Book Essential Edition WDG1U5000 500 GB: Your data is safe with Western Digital (330 words)
by dogtag - written on 12.12.07 (Useful, 208 readings)
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General Western Digital specialises in producing external hard drives therefore their products are of good quality. The My Book Essential offers 500Gb which is more than enough for a standard user (Family usage). You can back up your pictures, videos, documents and programs without running out of space. Design The HD has a slick design and the shape of a book; it is small however not small enough to be a portable hard drive. But this is not meant to be one so when you consider buying this HD think of it as your home HD. Performace It is fast and reacts accoring to the computer - when system is being shut down the external HHD ...

 
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Technical Details for Western Digital My Book Essential Editio...

Product DescriptionMy Book Essential Edition WDG1U5000 - hard drive - 500 GB - Hi-Speed USB
TypeHard drive - external
Dimensions (WxDxH)14.1 cm x 17.1 cm x 5.7 cm
Weight1.3 kg
LocalisationEurope
Capacity500 GB
Interface TypeHi-Speed USB
Data Transfer Rate480 Mbps
Average Seek Time8.9 ms
Spindle Speed7200 rpm
Buffer Size16 MB
OS RequiredMicrosoft Windows 2000 / XP, Apple MacOS X 10.3 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista
Power SourceIncluded AC adapter
PowerAC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Manufacturer Warranty2 years warranty
 
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