Rating 3.7 50 reviews
Manufacturer: Western Digital
Overstock
16 years ago

External Hard Drive

This is a great product. Back up your entire computer. Lots of room for music and karaoke files. The BEST I would reccommend it to everyone so they don't lose important photos etc.
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PC Magazine
16 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.
Pros:
  • Excellent capacity
  • Fanless.
Cons:
  • Had trouble with our benchmark tests
  • Lacks capacity indicator
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Top Ten Reviews
16 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
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AfterDawn.com
17 years ago

Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 1 TB

Definitely not good for streaming movie files. I always have to hard reset my media center in order to unfreeze it from idle. If you run it constant then it works but once it sits idle for 3hrs, it's frozen until you either unplug it or hard reset the computer.
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Ritz Camera
17 years ago

Great value! Easy to install

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Pros:
  • Attractive Design
  • Easy To Setup
  • Easy to use
  • High Capacity
  • Portable
  • Quiet
Cons:
  • No Power Switch
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B&H Photo
17 years ago

A Great Hard Drive. Very Quiet.

I bought this hard drive to replace another from Cavalry that recently failed on me. I use it to gain a little extra storage for files I want to keep, but don't need access all the time.
Pros:
  • Easy to use
  • Fast
  • High Capacity
  • Quiet
Cons:
  • Increases boot time
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Rate it all!
17 years ago

Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 1 TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive

I bought this and another My Book with the idea that I would be able to use the automatic backup software that was included. The Memeo software that's "included" with this My Book is TRIAL SOFTWARE however and you have to pay another $30 to use it.
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MOM.ultimate-cosmetics.com
17 years ago

This is an easy-to-use external hard drive for your computer. It is perfect for storing music, photos, videos and other files from your computer. Great for backing up all your files which is a must if you are like me who has lots of photos, videos and audio in my computer and need to make room in my...
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OverClock Intelligence Agency
19 years ago

Western Digital 320GB USB/FireWire My Book

Right away it's clear to see where the name of the product comes from - it looks like a book! The front of the My Book has two clear rings. The inner ring is lit with a blue LED to show the remaining free space on the drive.
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PC Authority
19 years ago

Western Digital My Book 500GB

Why is this external hard drive different from all other external hard drives?
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