Western Digital 500 GB My Book Essential 2.0 - USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U5000N

I AM NOT A SPECIALIST AT COMPUTERS SO I DID NOT EVEN KNOW WHAT AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE WAS. A GOOD FRIEND SHOWED ME HIS. I LEARNED I COULD BACK UP MY COMPUTER IN AUTOMATIC MODE.
I FOUND THIS MODEL ON AMAZON.COM AND SENT FOR IT. THE DAY IT ARRIVED I HOOKED IT TO MY COMPUTER. THE INSTRUCTIONS WERE EASY FOR EVEN A DIM ONE LIKE ME. IT WORKS. I AM HAPPY SO THANK YOU WESTERN DIGITAL AND AMAZON.

Wow. I got this think 4 $90 at Office Max. I couldn't decide between this model or another more portable alternative, My Passport. I chose this, because I needed a place 2 store all my hundreds of movies, songs, & files. Because I have a mac, I don't need 2 bother with the included (mediocre) software, I just use Time Machine (which comes with the mac.) This drive works like a charm, & it is very silent. I have freed so much space up on my computer, that I now have room 4 my school files. If you are in high school, & want a place 2 put your movies, get the Mybook. It is sexy, cheap, & you can't go wrong with Western Digital.

The product was just as it was described. It came in a timely manner & works great!

The WD 500gb "My Book" is a perfect solution 4 desktop backup. I use mine attached 2 a NSLU2 as one of a pair. It's said that if you don't have a backup, you really don't have anything - & I agree. Every night, every machine on my network backs up important files 2 the NSLU2 & one of these drives. I then have the drives copy 2 each other - essentially resulting in three copies of everything. So I'm a bit OCD.
They are quiet, seem 2 be reliable (what drive isn't reliable till it fails?) & at around a hundred bucks 4 500gb, very reasonably priced. I just purchased the second & I plan 2 add a third, probably the 1tb model, 2 another box soon.
Keep in mind when you see people giving one star cause the drive puked that every single manufacturer produces the occasional bad unit. You won't find any of these types of drives with a perfect rating - hence the idea of maintaining multiple copies. I'd like 2 add a blu-ray drive 2 my machine at some point in the future & add hard copy backups that way.
Recommended!

I bought this 2 back up my files in case my hard drive dies. It was up & running withing 10 minutes of getting the box open. I hope it outlasts my hard drive.

Are you running out of hard drive capacity? Do you need 2 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 & they nest neatly together like volumes on a shelf.cent of a book, is the perfect solution. It takes no more space than a paperback book. Collect two or more & they nest neatly together like volumes on a shelf.