Manufacturer's Description
WD My Book Essential Edition 2.0 External 500GB Hard Drive
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.
Product Specifications for
WD My Book Essential Edition 2.0 External 500GB Hard Drive
| Performance |
| Host Transfer Rate |
480 Mbps |
| Cache Size |
16 MB |
| Access Time |
8.9 ms |
| Rotational Speed |
7200 RPM |
| Warranty |
| Warranty Information |
1 Year Limited Warranty |
| General |
| normalized-Capacity |
500000 |
| Internal/External |
External |
| normalized-Rotational Speed |
7200 |
| Form Factor Width |
3.5 |
| normalized-Cache Size |
16 |
| normalized-Access Time |
8.9 |
| Included Components |
Cabling (Interface) |
| Dimensions |
| Depth |
5.4 in |
| Weight |
2.5 lbs |
| Width |
2.1 in |
| Height |
6.5 in |
| Interface |
| Interface Connection |
USB |
| Interface Type |
USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0 |
| More Info |
| URL |
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=351 |
Most recent User Reviews for
WD My Book Essential Edition 2.0 External 500GB Hard Drive
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Reviewed by: datapro
05-02-08
Duration of ownership:
18
Months
Strengths: Inexpensive
Weaknesses:1 year limited warranty from date of manufacture. Failure occurs much faster than other brands
Overall Evaluation: I've had 2 failures shortly after warranty expiration. Overall I would not recommend the myBook line of drives to anyone who is considering long-term use of the drive. The exposure to data loss is great. Would never recommend this drive for system