Western Digital My Book

Advantages: Very reliable
Disadvantages: Can get firewire which is faster

...been a fantastic device, has never failed to boot and loads applications very smoothly if you wished to save internal HD space. however if USB 2 is too slow for you, western digital do offer firewire ports which can up to 3,200 Mbit/s Max. The unit itself is a bit bulky but personally i like the design as it looks quite good if it is sat on the desk or on top of the machine. Installation was pretty simple aswell - another plug and play unit or if you wanted to use it to back up files from your machine there is software provided to other you this option....

Gazf06 18.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Western Digital My Book Essential Edition WDH1U6400 640 GB

All Dying On The Western Front

Advantages: Perfect picture of war, deep characters, harsh lessons, undeniable realism
Disadvantages: Crushingly realistic, morbid at times

...All Quiet on The Western Front is a phrase synonymous with an uneventful day on the frontlines of a battlefield. however, it is a actually a crude translation of a line from this gripping, intense story of a group of young comrades trapped in the bleak, unforgiving trenches of the First World War, refreshingly, told from the perspective of a German soldier. Being British, this is an angle all too rarely explored with the German's usually portrayed as nameless, faceless, soulless, broken-german spouting targets in uniforms. However this book does the unusual task of humanising all of the unfortunate souls who fought and in many cases, perished in such a tragic conflict, regardless of birthplace. The book is written by Erich Maria Remarque, a young man conscripted into the German forces in 1917, who fought in the war until being wounded...

BZ2886 10.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque

A book which takes no time to be read!

Advantages: Fast fast fast, good looking, quiet
Disadvantages: none so far

...BACKGROUND ********************** I use a laptop PC which has 60GB hard drive. When you download videos, backup your music or your pictures, all these files start taking loads of space on a hard drive, and the poor things gets clogged up very quickly. I first got an external hard drive off Ebay a few years ago, but now, the 160GB start growing thin considering the amount of stuff I put on. I started looking for a new, bigger external hard drive, after seeing a cheap one on a Tesco l;eaflet (not the one I actually got) GETTING THE PUPPY ******************************** I went on Amazon, and searched for "320GB hard drive", and the Western Digital came first. It had about 25 reviews, and 98% of them were very positive (you can't please everybody). I then was told by a mate that he's been using this one for a while, and that it...

monsieur.Joda 02.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of Western Digital My Book Essential Edition WDG1U3200 320 GB

My little black book

Advantages: Holds tonnes of files!
Disadvantages: It is quite heavy.

...I decided to buy an external harddrive as I store a lot of music and photographs on my computer and I would like it to be backed up in case my computer breaks and my files are irretrievable. I decided to start on Amazon.co.uk and searched "external harddrive" on their main page. A number of different models came up - the Western Digital My Book external harddrive came up a few times with different storage sizes - 160GB, 320GB, 500GB etc. The Western Digital My Book external harddrive stood out next to the others as it looked to be a nice size, it was better looking than most of the others available with its smart black casing and it had more variety of what storage size you can get. Space The 320GB harddrive holds up to 90,000 photos or 80,000 songs or 25 hours of film. The 160GB harddrive holds up to 45,000 photos or 40...

matties_bitch 11.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Western Digital My Book Essential Edition WDG1U3200 320 GB

My Book 250Gb

Advantages: stying,price,reliability
Disadvantages: storage may not be enough for some people,FAT32 format from factory

...handy if like me you are a bit forgetful. It does also have a manual button on the front in a lovely shade of neon green.The other thing that i found good is the styling. It hasnt got flashing lights or a flashy case to draw you in. A bit like the ipod i suppose. Just a good design. I recently read somewhere that the dots and dashes on the back for air ciculation are actually a code which spell out different words aswell. Noise levels on the unit i think are good although it is only the second external drive from a manufacturer i have experienced. All others have been built by myself using after market cases and hard drives. Western Digital do other options on these hard drives now with different sizes of drive and different connection options including firewire,wireless etc. to cope with home networking and the need for larger...

zakkman 23.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Western Digital My Book Essential Edition WDG1U2500 250 GB

My Book? Pro. My Experience? Amateur.

Advantages: Reliable High Quality WD Drive Inside, Good Looks
Disadvantages: Expensive, Blue Circular Space Indicator Useless

...I work in audio production, and rely heavily on computers to get my work done. One of my highest considerations is data security and reliability and I don't mind splashing the cash once in a while to guarantee it. I am often on the move, transporting large projects back and forth between clients and require masses of space in as portable a format as possible. ******************************************* Enter the Western Digital 'My Book Pro' ******************************************* Now obviously, one look at the drive, and one look at the name, suggests Western Digital's keen intention to associate itself with Apple's latest laptop offerings. It's sheek brushed aluminium casing and minimalistic design look right at home sitting next to a MacBook Pro. Western Digital haven't shunned PC users by any means, however, as both...

Radical-Machine 05.10.2006 · Read review
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Review of Western Digital My Book Pro Edition WDG1T2500 250 GB

MyBook, Me Like

Advantages: Very easy to use
Disadvantages: USB only

...The ?Essential Edition? of the Western Digital MyBook only has USB2.0, which for me, is fine as I can plug it into any computer I wish. Other editions include Firewire, which of course costs more and not all computers support Firewire. It has a (fairly long) 3m power cable, a standard USB (type B) cable to connect to the computer and the box itself, that is very simple to set up and to use. The front has a green circle that lights up when switched on and flickers when in use. Apart from that, it is completely black in colour and has no other distinguishing features. It took me 2 minutes to set up and start to use, and that included opening the cardboard packaging! I decided to buy the 500gb capacity, as I already had another external hard disk which has 320gb, which was completely full. I needed another 500gb as backup and storing...

orrin31 30.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of Western Digital My Book Essential Edition WDG1U5000 500 GB

Book-shaped external storage? Brilliant!

Advantages: Good value for money, very simple to use
Disadvantages: Not portable and has a power cable and usb cable

...I received this for Christmas and I have never been more glad of a back-up. To give you a brief idea of what I have use it for, I have a large music collection, a large picture collection and movies also. I use it in conjunction with an Acer laptop that runs Microsoft XP and I am currently using up 205gb out of the 500gb available. Produced by Western Digital who are a confirmed producer of storage devices both internal and external, I chose it because of it's confirmed brand and at the time the price was good. It is a quirky shape in that as the title suggests it is book shaped. To give further guidance it is about the height and width of the paperback edition of the Da Vinci Code and as such fits nicely on a book shelf., obviously without the wiring. The good points are: - In comparison with other externally...

Ohajiki 19.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Western Digital My Book Essential Edition WDG1U5000 500 GB

Best Western Le Donjon Les Ramparts certainly not Best Value

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Split into different buildings, expensive.

...?? you guessed it back in the first building we visited. Begrudgingly we made our way back across the city, dodging ?sword sellers? on the way. RoomsThe building itself looked ?ok? I can?t really describe it any other way, it was a square building with grey walls but on entering it was actually very well set out. Stone floors and stairs, interesting antiques and very clean so I was quite looking forward seeing the rooms. Well I was disappointed. The rooms pictured on the Best Western website looked nothing like ours. I can only imagine that they are executive rooms and not standard ones. While ?grumpy?s? room had been recently refurbished ours looked like something from the Crossroads Motel. (Old midlands soap opera). It was shabby! The furniture had seen better days, the walls could have done with a lick of paint and you had...

bean372042 27.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Best Western Le Donjon Les Remparts, Carcassonne

best choice from best western

Advantages: location
Disadvantages: none that i can think of

.... Last but not least is the bridal suite. If you ask me there are a lot more lavish briadal suites around but if you were to have your bridal reception here then it's not bad for the price compared to some hotels. Room wise they are very similar to the premier rooms but maybe slightly larger. The hotel do give a complimetary nights stay if you are having your reception here including the breakfast and wine,chocolates and champagne. However you can book all this even without being a bride and groom and the room on it's own starts at £140 for the night - the same cost as the premier room. Breakfast starts at £9.95 per person and you can add a load of other extras on at the time of booking online anyway like fruit bowl, chocolates, wine etc. prices aren't too bad for a 4* hotel in altrincham! (it's quite an upmarket area really) Food...

frankiecesca 23.09.2007 (22.09.2007) · Read review
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Review of Best Western Cresta Court Hotel, Altrincham