Western Digital 1 TB My Book Office Edition USB 2.0 External Hard Drive

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★★★★☆
4.1

Pros

  • Large capacity / good size (38)
  • Easy to use (35)
  • Easy setup (34)
  • Quiet (32)
  • Reliable (22)
  • Fast (16)
  • Attractive design (14)
  • Fast connectivity (12)
  • Portable (12)
  • Compact (7)
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Cons

  • Unreliable (6)
  • Slow (5)
  • No on/off switch (2)
  • Slow connection (2)
  • Backup software is trial (1)
  • Click of death (1)
  • Difficult to use (1)
  • Hard to install (1)
  • Inefficient cooling (1)
  • Lags boot time (1)

Best Uses

  • Back-up (47)
  • Additional storage (34)
  • Photo storage (17)
  • File transfer (12)
  • Video (12)
  • Multimedia (11)
  • Large projects (9)
  • Laptops (5)
  • Music (4)
  • High-end multimedia (3)
 
 
 

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Preserve your precious memories.

Preserve your precious memories with this ideal combination of elegant, reliable storage and automatic backup features.

Your baby's first step, your wedding in Bali, all your important milestones - all captured in digital photos and video. What could be more important? Store them safely and keep them backed up on My Book Home Edition external hard drives.

What it holds:

  • Up to 285,000 digital photos
  • Up to 250,000 songs (MP3)
  • Up to 25,000 songs (uncompressed CD quality)
  • Up to 76 hours of Digital Video (DV)
  • Up to 400 hours of DVD quality video
  • Up to 100 hours of HD video

    Easy to set up, easy to use - Installation is a snap because you don't really install this drive, you just plug it in and it's ready to use. There is no CD to install; the included software loads from the drive the first time you plug it in.

    Automatic backup - Save a copy of your photos to an online sharing service, duplicate your e-mail and contacts to your iPod, and back up all your precious files to your My Book. Set it and forget it; every time you save something it's automatically backed up.

    Flexible triple interface - USB 2.0 -- For convenience and compatibility among multiple computers. FireWire 400 -- A high-performance interface that's perfect for Macintosh computers. eSATA 3 Gb/s -- The ultra-fast eSATA interface gives you speed comparable to a state-of-the-art internal hard drive.

    Fits right in - Takes no more space than a paperback book. Collect two or more and they nest neatly together like volumes on a shelf.

    Capacity gauge - See at a glance how much space is available on your drive. (Works with the USB and FireWire connection only.)

    Smart and energy efficient - Turns itself on and off with your computer and Safe Shutdown prevents the drive from being powered down until all your data has been written. (Works with the USB and FireWire connection only.)

    Designed to keep the drive inside cool - The My Book enclosure's heat dissipating design with Morse Code prevents heat buildup - a notorious data killer. How cool is that?

    Environmentally friendly - Our environmentally-friendly drive is designed to save power by going into standby mode after 10 minutes of inactivity. When you're ready to use it, it wakes up automatically.

    Ideal for

  • Continuous and automatic backup of your important digital assets
  • Extra storage for your computer
  • 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

  • Specification Description
    Model N59060, WD-WDH1B10000N, WDH1B10000N, WDH1CS10000N
    UPC 718037122816
    Buffer 16MB
    Connection External
    Data Transfer Rate 300MBps External Maximum External SATA
    Data Transfer Rate 480Mbps External Maximum USB 2.0
    Drive Capacity 1000GB 1TB
    Hard Drive Capacity 1 TB
    Interface 7-pin Serial ATA/300 External SATA
    Interface USB 2.0 USB
    Port Compatibility USB
    Port Compatibility USB / Firewire / SATA
    Rotational Speed 7200 rpm
    Select Desktop Drives
    Select Interface Firewire,Serial / eSATA,USB
    Select Platform Windows,Macintosh
    Storage Capacity 1TB
    Type of Drive Hard Drive

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    Last update: Oct 19, 2009

    Western Digital 1 TB My Book Office Edition USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Reviews

     
     
     

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    [32 of 32 customers found this review helpful]

    Most helpful negative review

     
    ★★★★★
    5.0
    1 TB My Book Home

    "Pros Size, this version has the power on/off switch, and most importantly the options for firewire/USB/eSATA. Super easy to install. Cons I wish it would have come with an eSATA to eSATA cable, but only USB, so I had to do transfers a bit slower until I got the eSATA cable. Additional Thoughts This is a great device, as it stands I would recommend it to anyone who needs to back up a serious collection of m..." Read Full Review »

    Feb 04, 2008 by scmiles

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    ★★★☆☆
    3.0
    WD 1TB My Book Works OK When It's Awake

    "The My book works OK but it goes to sleep intermittently (randomly after a few hours to a few days) and won't wake up. I am using the eSATA interface and there is no way to safely cycle the power to wake it up again other than shutting the system down and then the My Book, power up the system and then the My Book. This is a real annoyance but, I haven't found a fix for it yet. I suppose I could sacrifice thro..." Read Full Review »

    Aug 27, 2009 by The Graphics Guy

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    Western Digital 1 TB My Book Office Edition USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Review

    1 TB My Book Home

    ★★★★★
    5.0

    "Pros

    Size, this version has the power on/off switch, and most importantly the options for firewire/USB/eSATA.



    Super easy to install.



    Cons

    I wish it would have come with an eSATA to eSATA cable, but only USB, so I had to do transfers a bit slower until I got the eSATA cable.



    Additional Thoughts …"  Read Full Review »

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    Feb 4 2008
    scmiles
    Des Moines, IA
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    Price: $111.99
     
     

    [7 of 7 customers found this review helpful]

    Western Digital 1 TB My Book Office Edition USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Review

    Cool & Quiet

    ★★★★★
    5.0

    "Pros

    Triple interface - eSATA, USB 2.0, Firewire 400

    Silent operation, fast and efficient

    Runs cool

    Software included with drive

    Quality components

    Modern style

    On/Off switch

    Auto power on and off with computer using USB,FW

    Comes with USB 2 and FireWire 400 6 pin cables



    Cons

    Plastic case and constr …"  Read Full Review »

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    Apr 3 2009
    Hoku
    Flagstaff, AZ
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    Price: $111.99
     
     

    [3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

    Western Digital 1 TB My Book Office Edition USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Review

    Western Digital My Book Home External Hard Drive

    ★★★★☆
    4.0

    "Pros

    1) Very large drive (1 TByte). Capable of holding large Music/DVD libraries, software or files (i.e. for travel/backup).



    2) Separate power source. Doesn't need to use Laptops limited USB power source (note: 4-pin Firewire and eSATA PCMCIA card have no power option).



    3) Competative pricing. Tw …"  Read Full Review »

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    Mar 21 2009
    RecentDellCustomer
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    Price: $111.99
     
     

    Western Digital 1 TB My Book Office Edition USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Review

    Works fine 'most' of the time

    ★★★★☆
    4.0

      Pros

    • Attractive Design
    • Compact
    • Easy To Setup
    • Easy to use
    • High Capacity
    • More »

      Cons

    • Click of death

      Best Uses

    • Additional Storage
    • Backup
    • File Transfer
    • Gaming with eSATA
    • Photo Storage
    • More »
     

    "If you have eSATA the drive is pretty fast. Games like NFS, Mirror's edge and FEAR run from the drive without a glitch.

    Even though the manual says that the drive doesn't power on or off automatically with PC via eSATA, it does so with my HP Pavilion dv5 laptop.



    I would have preferred it to be …"  Read Full Review »

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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    Aug 11 2009
    benvarkey
    Palo Alto, CA
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    • Power user
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    Price: $118.99
     

    Western Digital 1 TB My Book Office Edition USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Review

    WD 1TB My Book Works OK When It's Awake

    ★★★☆☆
    3.0

      Pros

    • Attractive Design
    • Easy To Setup
    • Easy to use
    • High Capacity
    • Quiet

      Cons

    • Unreliable

      Best Uses

    • Additional Storage
    • Backup
    • File Transfer
    • Photo Storage
     

    "The My book works OK but it goes to sleep intermittently (randomly after a few hours to a few days) and won't wake up. I am using the eSATA interface and there is no way to safely cycle the power to wake it up again other than shutting the system down and then the My Book, power up the system and t …"  Read Full Review »

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    Aug 27 2009
    The Graphics Guy
    So. California
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    • Power user
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    Price: $119.99
     
     
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