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| Brand: Western Digital
Category: CE
List Price: $119.99
Buy New: $86.00
You Save: $33.99 (28%)
New (46) Used (5) from $74.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  141 reviews
Sales Rank: 92
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
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: WDH1U5000N
Model: WDH1U5000N
UPC: 718037120805
EAN: 0718037120805
ASIN: B000XRK3LG
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great for backups! November 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Shopping for an external drive for file backups I found this model and another brand that was 250gb for the same price. Of course I went with the larger drive for the same price!
Setup was very easy and I have it setup to backup certain VIP folders on my PC, mostly my digital photos. With my wife hounding my to burn the photos to something so we'd have a backup in case of PC failure, this has been a fantastic purchase!
The only thing I don't like about it (which is my own fault for not inspecting the package closely) is that it's not recommended to be a travelling drive and needs AC power in a place where plug space is rare in my home even with a surge strip.
Overall though, I've been very pleased with it's performance and for the space I got for what I paid.
 Love it!!!! November 23, 2008
I love our external hard drive. I was always so worried about my computer crashing & losing my personal information & pictures. It is so easy to use & you feel so much better knowing that everything that is so important to you is safe. It is something I think everyone that owns a computer should have.
Great product! November 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this to clear some space on my 3 year-old iBook, as well as to backup important files from law school. It's a fantastic product and so far I'm very pleased with it! It's quiet, it has a ton of space, it's easy to use, it's easy to set up, and it's works very well. I'm happy with how reliable it seems and has been so far. No problems at all. It does take a little bit to load, but not very long. Overall, I'm very glad that I bought this Western Digital product. I was confused about which external harddrive to buy, and I'm glad I got this one!
Western Digital MyBook November 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I never thought that my hard drive would crash, and that I would lose all my photos, bank records, and important documents. But guess what...it did and I lost everything! So, I learned a lesson the hard way...back up your data! My son and friends recommended the WD MyBook external drive (500GB) as the best back up drive for the money. Amazon's price was the best around and the free shipping sealed the deal for me. It arrived in perfect condition within a few days after I placed my order. I am not a techie, but it was really easy to install. Just plug it in and the software takes care of the rest. Within minutes, I was backing up my photos and files. It couldn't have been easier.
 Sleep mode makes drive a boat anchor on your system. November 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Here's the problem. This drive goes into sleep mode after 20 minutes of inactivity on the drive.
So I am working on my computer, I load up my image editing software and the software - which used to load in seconds - checks all the drives connected to the system.
This wakes the WD MY BOOK up from its sleep. Which takes about as long as I take to wake up in the morning - or so it seems.
Then after an eternity (in CPU cycles) it wakes up and my software continues loading.
Ok, so you don't edit images? Click on "My Computer" It will show a list of all your hard drives. WAIT FOR THE WD MYBOOK to wake up...
NOW you see them.
This hard drive basically slows your entire system to a crawl while it waits for the drive to wakeup every time it is in sleep mode. The net effect is to drastically decrease the usability of your entire computer.
And can you turn it off? Not that I've found. It just shuts down after 20 minutes of inactivity (the external hard drive - not your computer) so that any time you need to access it, or worse - anytime your computer THINKS it needs to access the My Book, you WAIT and WAIT and WAIT.
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