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Western Digital 500 GB My Book Essential 2.0 - USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U5000N

Western Digital 500 GB My Book Essential 2.0 - USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U5000N

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Brand: Western Digital
Category: CE

List Price: $119.99
Buy New: $96.99
You Save: $23.00 (19%)



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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 86 reviews
Sales Rank: 17

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
nv:Capacity (GB): 500
Interface: USB 2.0
Spindle Speed (RPM): 7200
Buffer Memory: 16MB
Average Seek (msec): <8.9
Track-to-Track Seek Time (typical read, ms): 2.0
Data Transfer Rate on USB 2.0: Up to 480 Mb/sec
Temperature, Operating (C): 5 to 35
Temperature, Nonoperating (C): -40 to 65
Warranty: 1 year warranty

MPN: WDH1U5000N
Model: WDH1U5000N
UPC: 718037120805
EAN: 0718037120805
ASIN: B000XRK3LG

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Are you running out of hard drive capacity? Do you need to archive some important digital documents, photos, or music? This elegant external hard drive, reminiscent of a book, is the perfect solution. It takes no more space than a paperback book. Collect two or more and they nest neatly together like volumes on a shelf.cent of a book, is the perfect solution. It takes no more space than a paperback book. Collect two or more and they nest neatly together like volumes on a shelf.


Customer Reviews:   Read 81 more reviews...

1 out of 5 stars 3 months young: a premature death   August 29, 2008
DervishYou (portland, or)
My 3 month olds unit just died w/o warning.I used to read the comments here from the angy people with this failed drives with certain disdains. The unlucky fools. Now it's my turn.

The next few days life will be hell for me trying to retrieve the lost data.



5 out of 5 stars Excellent product WD 500 GB   August 29, 2008
Jaime A. Rivera Duque (Colombia)
I consider the product is good, it has a big capacity, good performance. I recommend it


4 out of 5 stars Review for Western Digital 500 GB My Book Essential 2.0 - USB 2.0   August 28, 2008
Tuhin Joshi (Chicago, Il USA)
Is a great product. Came in time and works like a gem.
A++ rating
Would oder again from amazon and from the seller



1 out of 5 stars Stopped Working   August 28, 2008
Andre Corbin
The WD My Book stopped working one day. All data was lost. My other WD My Book Pro also stopped working. Both were about a year old.


5 out of 5 stars Works great!   August 26, 2008
Carter D. Marquis
This product works great and is great for backing up files. Great value for the price.




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