Western Digital WDG1C5000N My Book Premium Edition 500 GB USB 2.0/Firewire External Hard Drive | List Price: $229.99
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Brand: Western Digital
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - Convenient dual interface (USB 2.0 and FireWire) offers maximum compatibility and speed
- 500 GB capacity, 7200 RPM, 16 MB Cache
- Capacity gauge shows you at a glance how much space is left on your drive
- Smart design takes up less space on your desk and stacks horizontally
- Intelligent drive management features ensure optimal operation
Tener bien claro en que se utilizará... [Posted on 2008-09-02]
Rápido para lectura, lento para escritura. Es tolerante a fallos y no pierde la información. Pero presenta problemas muy frecuentemente, para resolver estos problemas es necesario realizar chequeos de disco ( con chkdisk, por ejemplo).
NO lo recomiendo si se pretente utilizar intensivamente en entradas y salidas, mas si lo recomiendo para utilizarse como dispositivo de respaldo.
Works as advertised [Posted on 2008-09-03]
The drive does what it's supposed to--holds data. Compact, not unattractive, and reliable to this point (6-12 months). Using it as a time machine drive for two macbooks (via firewire) and as a media storehouse. Data transfers fast enough to stream music.
Intrinsic hardware issues. [Posted on 2008-09-15]
There have been many complaints of this drive. I am not the only one that has experienced it "simply stop working." Do not buy this drive because it will break down on you for no known reason.
Extremely unreliable product [Posted on 2008-10-14]
Our MyBook started failing - first symptom was being able to read, but not write. Then data became unaccessible. Now in researching the problem, I've discovered that MyBook hard drive failures within the first year of use are common. WD will replace it, but of course you've lost any data (unless you want to shell out the $1000-2000 for a data recovery service). Stay a long ways away from them.
Oh yeah, another thing. Apparently updating the firmware can render the MyBook permanently inoperable.
this hard drive is a true POS [Posted on 2008-11-04]
echoing other reviewers, the drive died unexpectedly - it was used infrequently for archival purposes, so by no means was it overstressed - i will now have to spend anywhere from $1K to $2K to recover the data - in "my book," western digital has soured their reputation for good - i will NEVER buy another WD hard drive again - i wish i could give this product a negative 5 stars
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