Western Digital WDG1U5000N

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The My Book Essential Edition is a fast, ultra quiet hard drive. It has a data storage of 500GB, USB interface, 16MB cache, data transfer rate of 480MB/s, 7200RPM, and a seek time of 8.9ms.Other features include Intelligent drive management, the drive turns itself on and off with your computer. It stacks horizontally, allowing two or more drives to stand neatly together. This easy to use hard drive that also comes with free Google software is ideal for music, photos, movies, and more.This 500 GB 7200 RPM external hard drive, the Western Digital WDG1U5000N, offers USB I/O. This 3.5" drive is designed for plug and play use with both Windows and Macs, and is a hot-swap drive. The WDG1U5000N is a 4-pin drive with 16 MB of cache, an 8.9 ms access time, an 8.9 ms seek time, and a 480 MB/s data transfer rate. If you want the best deal on the Western Digital WDG1U5000N, be sure to compare prices before you buy. Our list of stores carrying the WDG1U5000N (below) tracks merchants across the web who often have bargain prices. We update the price comparison as soon as we see that a price has changed, so you always know who has the current low price, and where the Western Digital WDG1U5000N is on sale.

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We found 3 listings for the Western Digital WDG1U5000N (Western Digital WDG1U5000N):

compare stores	rating	stock	ground price		last update
NY store info	A⁺ rate seller see reviews		$130.00 FREE shipping FREE tax	open box WESTERN DIGITAL WDG1U5000N - 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB USB 2.0 MY BOOK ESSENTIAL EDITION EXTERNAL STORAGE... Seller online since 2003.	5 hrs
CA store info	A rate seller see reviews	in stock	$206.04 plus $4.95 shipping plus $18.02 tax	Western Digital WDG1U5000N MY BOOK ESSENTIAL EDITION 500GB 7200RPM HI-SPEED USB EXTERNAL 3.5INCH... Seller online since 2005.	22 hrs ago
WA store info	A rate seller see reviews		$295.99 plus shipping plus tax	Western Digital WDG1U5000N Seller online since 1994.	1 day

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Specs

UPC 7-18037-11784-3, EAN 0-718037-117843, EAN 7-180371-178430

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Overview
Controller Type	USB
Platform	WIN/MAC
Capacity
Cache Size	16 MB
Disk Storage	16 MB
Details
Access Time	8.9 ms
Data Transfer Rate	480 MB/s

Details (continued)
Drive Type	External
Hot Swappable	Yes
Number of Pins	4
Plug and Play	Yes
RPM	7200 RPM
Seek Time	8.9 ms

Dimensions
Drive Width	3.5"

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12 May 2009

Takes a Lickin' and keeps on Tickin' I am a DJ that also does a good deal of traveling from gig to gig and goodness, I don't know HOW many times my WD external drive has been banged around in my travel bag, dropped on hard floors, and suffered innumerable power surges/outages and the thing just hasn't DIED! (NOT Complaining!) I guess I just might be one of the lucky ones that has a tough little external drive.
Setting up the myBook is pretty intuitive, anyone that is moderately tech saavy won't have a problem figuring out how to... –Grimfrom Amazon.com

08 May 2009

Good Hard Drive Until it Died After 1 Year I purchased this drive last year and used it to store my Time Machine backups. It was quiet and attractive looking and served the purpose well. However, it just broke down a mere 2 months out of warranty. Classic. The hard drive had an easy life too, so this is totally unacceptable to me.

When I told a friend of mine about the incident, he reported that he has had two of these break prematurely on him as well. –J. Jacobyfrom Amazon.com

02 Apr 2009

Worked ok for 2 years, now I'm screwed. I'm absolutely beside myself with anger. The one device I count on to maintain all my media dies exactly 2 years and 1 week after purchasing it. I now have no access to my music, movies, or pictures.

DO NOT BUY THIS MACHINE!! –Christopher Elliottfrom Amazon.com

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