Western Digital 500GB My Book Essential Edition 2.0 USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (Model #WDH1U5000N)

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★★★★☆
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  • Easy setup (328)
  • Easy to use (326)
  • Large capacity / good size (298)
  • Fast (204)
  • Portable (197)
  • Reliable (196)
  • Quiet (70)
  • Attractive design (54)
  • Compact (29)
  • Well built / quality construction (7)
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  • No on/off switch (25)
  • Slow (22)
  • Difficult to use (19)
  • Unreliable (18)
  • Difficult to set up (11)
  • Not portable (2)
  • Small capacity (2)
  • Backup software (1)
  • Big (1)

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  • Back-up (303)
  • Additional storage (288)
  • Video (146)
  • File transfer (134)
  • Music (132)
  • Photo storage (45)
  • Upgrade (6)
  • Laptops (3)
  • Multimedia (3)
  • Laptop (2)
 
 
 

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My Book Essential Edition 500GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive Gain instant storage. Small, simple, elegant, and very easy to use. Just plug it in, and you've got plenty of room to back up and save your valuable data, music, photos, and movies. Gain instant storage.Small, simple, elegant, and very easy to use. Just plug it in, and you've got plenty of room to back up and save your valuable data, music, photos, and movies.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.Key Features / Benefits:• 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.• USB 2.0 interface - A simple connection that offers convenience and compatibility among multiple computers.• 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.• Smart and energy efficient - Turns itself on and off with your computer.• PC and Mac compatible - Works with both Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Mac OS X 10.4.8 or laterIdeal for• Instant storage• Easy to use• USB 2.0• Saving and organizing your digital photo collection System Requirements:• Available USB port• Windows 2000/XP/Vista• Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later

Specification Description
Model WDH1U5000N
UPC 718037120805
Buffer 16MB
Computer Compatibility PC and Macintosh
Connection External
Data Transfer Rate 480Mbps External Maximum USB 2.0
Drive Capacity 500GB
Hard Drive Capacity 500 GB
Interface USB 2.0 USB
Package Type Retail
Port Compatibility USB
Rotational Speed 7200 rpm
Select Desktop Drives
Select Interface USB
Select Platform Windows,Macintosh
Storage Capacity 500GB
Type of Drive Hard Drive

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Last update: Nov 11, 2009

Western Digital 500GB My Book Essential Edition 2.0 USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (Model #WDH1U5000N) Reviews

 
 
 

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[76 of 76 customers found this review helpful]

 
★★★★★
5.0
I got myself two!

"Best investment for my computer. I copied 137 gb of a mirror image of my harddrive. After using Vista ultimate's backup system. I got the image completely back after a along 12 hours. It was slow to copy the image also, 12 hours for 137 gb. But, well worth if you want to save days of downloading everything back into your computer. And saving those important family pictures...." Read Full Review »

Jun 19, 2008 by Rich

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★★☆☆☆
2.0
A bit of a disappointment

"Pros This drive and its accompanying software, offer a number of very usable options and features. The price is reasonable and the unit is very attractive so it can be placed near a computer in an office environment. The unit is very quiet and can be easily transported. Cons We have two of these units in our office both less than 6 months old. One of the units has failed without warning resulting in complete ..." Read Full Review »

Aug 15, 2008 by Taho04

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[76 of 76 customers found this review helpful]

Western Digital 500GB My Book Essential Edition 2.0 USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (Model #WDH1U5000N) Review

A bit of a disappointment

★★☆☆☆
2.0

"Pros

This drive and its accompanying software, offer a number of very usable options and features. The price is reasonable and the unit is very attractive so it can be placed near a computer in an office environment. The unit is very quiet and can be easily transported.



Cons

We have two of these …"  Read Full Review »

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Aug 15 2008
Taho04
Philadelphia, PA
 

[19 of 21 customers found this review helpful]

Western Digital 500GB My Book Essential Edition 2.0 USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (Model #WDH1U5000N) Review

EXPERIENCE HORROR TWICE OVER PLS READ B4 BUYING!

★☆☆☆☆
1.0

"Pros

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Cons

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Additional Thoughts

my purpose to buy this drive was to save my internal drive from crashing a week ago. i was lucky enough to revive my internal drive long enough to copy all of my necessary data from it to this mess. i plugged it in and WOOSH thin …"  Read Full Review »

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Feb 10 2008
kenandcoly
MIAMI, FLORIDA
 

[18 of 18 customers found this review helpful]

Western Digital 500GB My Book Essential Edition 2.0 USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (Model #WDH1U5000N) Review

WD MY BOOK ESSENTIAL'S,vs, USB CABLE!

★★★★☆
4.0

"Pros

I have a previously purchased, WD My Book 500GB Essential 2.0 USB, that stopped responding, lost all data. It was easily replaced with warranty and no hassles exchaging for a new HD. It is a well preforming item, especially the price I purchased it for. I ordered another EHD because of the bar …"  Read Full Review »

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Jun 23 2008
onomonopeea
Temecula, California
 

[7 of 7 customers found this review helpful]

Western Digital 500GB My Book Essential Edition 2.0 USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (Model #WDH1U5000N) Review

Best External Hard Drive

★★★★★
5.0

"This hard drive is the best I have ever owned. I have used Seagate, Western Digital, Fujistu, Hitachi, and Maxtor drives. Western Digital makes a high quality Hard Drive every time. Remember, you trust your pictures, video and documents on a hard drive. Western Digital won't let you down, including …"  Read Full Review »

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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MacintoshFanBoy
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[11 of 11 customers found this review helpful]

Western Digital 500GB My Book Essential Edition 2.0 USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (Model #WDH1U5000N) Review

Couldn't Be Beat!

★★★★★
5.0

"Pros

I didn't install the software that comes on the disk, I just erased it -- so my review has nothing to do with the software that comes with it. I have my own backup software. So, as far as the disk itself for hardware purposes only, it is perfect. 500GB is just the size I need to backup 3 compu …"  Read Full Review »

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Jun 16 2008
VictorE
West Bengal, India
 
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