Western Digital My Book Essential BAAF0010HBK 1TB
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13 years ago
Excellent Hard Drive
Initially when I tried to install this HD to my computer it kept asking me for the program disc which was never included in the box I started to somewhat "freak out". But I soon found out that in the back of the HD there is an "ON" button (which I didn't notice) and the HD installed on its own.
13 years ago
Nice Hard Drive
Thought I was getting a great deal of a terabyte of storage for less than $90.00 until I bought locally a 2 terabyte drive for $79.00 at Fry's electronics.
13 years ago
WD My Book Essential 2TB XHD
Two days later, after using it with no problem hours earlier, this thing just wouldn't be recognized by Windows. It was in Device Manager, but didn't have a drive letter assigned and it was impossible to assign one, because it refused to allow me to initialize the disk!
Pros:
- It looks pretty cool, and if it had worked out would have been a slick addition to my desktop
- Unfortunately, it didn't work out.
Cons:
- I'll keep it brief: This thing sucks
- It worked perfectly fine for the first 2 days I had it, without any issue whatsoever, so I was pumped to finally have the storage we needed to save our family photos
13 years ago
Western Digital My Book (4TB)
The Western Digital My Book (4TB) ($209.99 list) desktop-class external hard drive gives the photo, music, or video collector a place to keep a whole lot of files. It's basic, utilitarian storage that will get the job done, and sometimes that's all you need.
13 years ago
Western Digital My Book Essential 1TB review
External hard disks aren't always the most attractive pieces of kit and they often look ugly sat on a desk. Not so with Western Digital's My Book Essential. As its name suggests, the disk's rounded edges are designed to fit in with the rest of your books on a shelf, and the top, rear and back...
14 years ago
Western Digital My Book Essential Edition WDG1U5000 500 GB: Old reliable?
Good, but not perfect
Pros:
- Good value
- probably quite reliable
- some minor shock proofing
Cons:
- not enough shock proofing
- a 50% track record of failure (in my case)
- requires independent power
14 years ago
WD My Book Essential 1TB USB 3.0 External HD Review.
Seems very easy to set up - It automatically loads drivers and software in about 20 seconds per machine - I installed on 3 laptops and 2 desktops no problems. Thereafter works well so far for large back ups and is particularly fast if you've got a computer with a 3.0 USB port.
14 years ago
Western Digital has been a leader in the hard drive and solid state drive market for over 20 years. With a reputation like that it's no surprise that the Western Digital My Book Essential has snatched up our TopTenREVIEWS Gold Award for the best desktop external hard drive you can buy.
Pros:
- This drive secures data with several different avenues of encryption
Cons:
- When reformatted to use with a Mac
- only USB 2.0 connectivity is available
14 years ago
Western Digital My Book Essential 2TB
It comes with 2 TB of storage .The scores are pretty decent for 2 TB drive .Its a definitely good buy .
15 years ago
This is a great product.
I use this product mainly to backup my laptop. I love the features that come with it. It is very easi to use. There's not really anything bad about it.
Pros:
- Easy To Install
- Highly Compatible
- Quiet
- Reliable
Cons:
- Slow
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