My Book Essential Edition 2.0 WDH1U5000 500 GB
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My Book Essential Edition 2.0 WDH1U5000 500 GB

External hard drive - USB 2.0

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Hi-Speed USB    Type  Hard drive - external   
Dimensions (WxDxH)  5.4 cm x 13.7 cm x 16.6 cm   
Weight  1.15 kg    Localisation  Middle East,
Africa, Europe    Capacity  500 GB    Interface
Type  Hi-Speed USB    Data Transfer Rate  480 Mbps
   Buffer Size  16 MB    OS Required  Microsoft
Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft
Windows Vista, Apple MacOS X 10.4.8 or later   
Power Source  Included AC adapter    Power  AC
120/230 V ( 50 - 60 Hz )    Manufacturer Warranty 
2 years warranty      General    Device Type  Hard
drive - external    Width  5.4 cm    Depth  13.7
cm    Height  16.6 cm    Weight  1.15 kg   
Localisation  Middle East, Africa, Europe    Hard
Drive    Capacity  500 GB    Interface Type 
Hi-Speed USB    Buffer Size  16 MB    Performance 
  Interface Transfer Rate  480 Mbps    Expansion /
Connectivity    Interfaces  1 x Hi-Speed USB -
mini-USB Type B    Miscellaneous    Cables
Included  1 x USB cable    Compliant Standards 
EPA Energy Star, RoHS    Package Type  Retail   
Power    Power Source  Included AC adapter   
Power Device  Power adapter    Voltage Required 
AC 120/230 V ( 50 - 60 Hz )    Software / System
Requirements    Software Included  Google Software
Pack    OS Required  Microsoft Windows 2000,
Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista,
Apple MacOS X 10.4.8 or later    Manufacturer
Warranty    Service & Support  2 years warranty   
Service & Support Details  Limited warranty - 2
years    Environmental Parameters    Min Operating
Temperature  5 Ã?°C    Max Operating Temperature 
35 Ã?°C
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Western Digital My book 500GB hard drive
Review of My Book Essential Edition 2.0 WDH1U5000 500 GB by jupiter28

Advantages: small, lots of storage and really reliable
Disadvantages: less portable than a small form hard disk drive, needs main to use

This is my second hard drive. The first one I bought was a sony vaio that I bought off of ebay - a portable 120GB hard disk drive from the far east. It started giving me disk read and write errors about three to four months after I bought it. Moral of the story, buy from a reputable manufacturer and seller. So I bought this from Amazon co uk, who are by far a superior online seller. Prices have come down and i managed to get this for £60 including ...
...It needs to be plugged into mains as well as the computer which makes it less portable, but it is so quiet I can't even hear that is switched on even when it is writing or reading. I would highly recommend this product or even one of the bigger sized ones, though I couldn't afford the 1TB mybook. Remember 500GB is marketing, actual approx 460GB ... Read review

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20.03.2008


My Book Essential Edition 2.0 WDH1U5000 500 GB

General

MPN: WDH1U5000E

Device Type: Hard drive - external

Width: 5.4 cm

Depth: 13.7 cm

Height: 16.6 cm

Weight: 1.15 kg

Localisation: Middle East, Africa, Europe

Hard drive

Capacity: 500 GB

Interface Type: USB 2.0

Buffer Size: 16 MB

Performance

Interface Transfer Rate: 480 Mbps

Expansion / connectivity

Interfaces: 1 x Hi-Speed USB - mini-USB Type B

Miscellaneous

Cables Included: 1 x USB cable

Compliant Standards: EPA Energy Star, RoHS

Package Type: Retail

Manufacturer's product description

Small, simple, elegant, and very easy to use. Just plug it in, and you've got plenty of room to back up and save your valuable data, music, photos, and movies. Are you running out of hard drive capacity? Do you need to 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 and they nest neatly together like volumes on a shelf.

Power

Power Source: Included AC adapter

Power Device: Power adapter

Voltage Required: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )

Software / system requirements

Software Included: Google Software Pack

OS Required: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple MacOS X 10.4.8 or later

Manufacturer warranty

Service & Support: 2 years warranty

Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - 2 years

Environmental parameters

Min Operating Temperature: 5 °C

Max Operating Temperature: 35 °C

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Listed on Ciao since : 16/10/2007

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