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Western Digital My Book 2 Essential 1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive | 
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| Brand: Western Digital
Category: CE
Buy New: £109.99
New (12) Used (1) Refurbished (1) from £105.99
Rating:  33 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 2.1 x 6.5
MPN: WDH1U10000E
Model: WDH1U10000E
UPC: 718037122724
EAN: 0718037122724
ASIN: B000W9RNOA
Release Date: October 7, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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Product Description
Technical DataStorage Hard Drive / CapacityTB1Technical DataStorage Hard Drive / Buffer SizeMB16Technical DataDimensions & Weight / Widthcm5.4Technical DataDimensions & Weight / Depthcm13.7Technical DataDimensions & Weight / Heightcm16.6Technical DataDimensions & Weight / Weightkg1.15Technical DataStorage Hard Drive / Interface TypeHi-Speed USBTechnical DataStorage / TypeHard driveTechnical DataHeader / Product LineMy Book Essential Edition 2.0Technical DataHeader / ModelWDH1U10000Technical DataHeader / CompatibilityPCTechnical DataHeader / Country KitsMiddle EastTechnical DataHeader / ManufacturerWestern DigitalTechnical DataHeader / Packaged Quantity1Technical DataStorage Hard Drive / Hard Drive TypeExternal hard driveTechnical DataExternal Hard Drive / Power SourceIncluded AC adapter
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SENSIBLE PRECAUTIONS March 23, 2008
The Sparky (uk)
71 out of 82 found this review helpful
Bought this drive & had it for a few days, so far its fine, here are some tips though:
My system is an XP laptop upgraded to Vista Business 6 months ago, so
Pros:
1. Compact & quiet, infact my laptop hardrive i can hear over the WD drive. Its virtually silent. Runs very cool.
2. Its plug & play so will work within a few minutes of plugging in.
Cons:
1. Comes formatted as FAT32, if your running Vista or XP then your existing system will most likely be NTFS. So reformat to NTFS using the Windows quick format. KEEP IT ALL THE SAME!!! BE WARNED THOUGH FOMATTING OR REFORMATTING ANY HARD DRIVE DELETES EVERYTHING ON IT! So copy off the user manual & other files that come on the drive first to your desktop then put them back on after the reformat. If you do lose the software that comes with it, you can download it at the website, once you've registered the product.
2. The Memeo backup software is only a trail version, i think this should be free as standard, so its a waste of time installing this. As it won't work untill you purchase it after the 30 day trial period! I USE WINDOWS ENTIRE PC BACKUP INSTEAD THAT COMES WITH VISTA. THEN BACK UP MANUALLY ONCE A WEEK!
3. It's 930GB not 1TB, not really a con, as with most hard drives, you don't get the full useable capacity. It is a 1TB drive but there will be base files needed to make it work that have to be there so you get 930GB.
Always buy a bigger drive than you need to get around this issue!!!
Summary then:
1. Reformat to NTFS
2. Keep this drive in the upright position always.
3. Don't knock it about or keep moving it.
4. Don't bother using the software that comes with it.
5. If this is used for backup then it's good practice anyway to keep two seperate hard drives & from different manufacturers even to reduce the risk of any data loss, should one drive go down you've got the other. I don't trust any pc related equipment! Then again two backups of the same data should be done as standard.
5.If disconnecting any hardware from a pc i would always ensure everything is switched off, it only take a bit of static to destroy your files & your pc. This all helps to save your files.
DO NOT UNPLUG THIS DRIVE FROM YOUR PC WHILE BOTH ARE SWITCHED ON, YOU MAY LOSE EVERYTHING ON IT! & KNACKER YOUR PC TOO!!!
I've yet to see how the long term reliability is, as other reviews say they have failures after 6 months or so. We'll see then.
 cool&quiet March 9, 2008
S. I. Bennett (Portsmouth)
27 out of 27 found this review helpful
Put it like this: I have the 750GB version as well as the 1TB version - I'm about to buy another!!
The drive spins down after about a minute of non-use, hence it is quiet and well as runs cool even though there is no cooling fan. You might have to wait a few seconds to access it after it has spun down, but I prefer that to it permanently running hot (like my Freecom drive does - which soon developed a fault).
The Best External Drive That I've Ever Had March 2, 2008
Stephen Anderson (Scotland)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
I bought this drive to store movie files and also to provide backup for my internal hard drive business data. The device is silent and provides brilliant performance, it also hasn't missed a beat. It even looks good with futuristic styling.
Fantastic piece of technology! February 1, 2008
Mr. S. L. Molloy
8 out of 15 found this review helpful
I bought this external hard drive under the intention it wouldn't be very good, due to the price. However, I found it too be more impressive than any other external hard drive I've every had or used.
A huge recommend, please consider this for your purchase
Tidy bit of kit April 2, 2008
MK
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
The only reason this get four stars from me is because it is not clear at the outset that the drive is set up for FAT32 rather than NTFS. This is important to know if like me you have home movies that exceed the 4GB size. To convert the drive to NTFS is not difficult you just right click on the MyBook drive letter and click format. (This on Windows XP)
However if this is not a consideration for you just plus the drive in and off you go.
Should also note that the actual capacity of the drive is 931GB
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