Western Digital WDG1U5000 My Book Essential Edition 500 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive | List Price: $329.99
Discount Price: $79.99
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Brand: Western Digital
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - Store and back up your music, photos, videos and important documents with this external hard drive
- Easy to set up and use with built-in installation software
- Simple user interface features USB 2.0 connectivity
- Device holds up to 500 GB of data
- Measures 5.55 x 2.25 x 6.71 inches (WxHxD)
Drive quit working after a year! [Posted on 2008-09-01]
I'm highly disappointed with the performance of this drive. Its not even a year old in use and it seems to have failed on me. I did hear about excellent reviews when i bought this drive, but this practically fails to live up to its reputation. WD should claim better responsibility for such mechanical hazards than just giving their customers $15 off for the next purchase of $150. I would NEVER buy another WD drive after this bitter and sorrowful experience of possibly losing all my data.
I don't think i can recommend this brand or drive to any of my tech savvy friends as well. WD needs to also consider compensating for data recovery which is a roaring business these days, thanks to WD drives that quit on people. I wish we never depended on machines so much.
I didn't hope this would have lasted even 5 years, but it quit working just after 1 year is unacceptable. Please do check out reviews on other online site (which i verified) before making a final decision to go with WD.
Fails to function [Posted on 2008-09-07]
Western Digital's 500 GB external HD fails to function now. We've had it for about two years. It has been used on XP and Vista machines. As of two weeks ago, the WD 500 is not recognized on any of the machines.
We're read about work-arounds, but they don't work. We've checked WD's website for new drivers or patches. Nothing is available. Worse yet, Western Digital doesn't even reply when they were contacted.
I know we won't buy any Western Digital product in the future. I suggest that you avoid buying this 500GB Ext. HD. Save your money.
In a way, the failed WD Drive was a blessing! It was hurtful to know that they didn't care about their product and their customer's needs. But, that pain lead us to Carbonite.com where we do backups (no size limitations) for $50/year. Yeah... far less than an external HD!
Works great until it dies [Posted on 2008-09-10]
I have two of the 750 gB versions. All of the sudden accessing my files is extremely slow. In a panic I transfered my files off the first one and thought I was safe. Now my 2nd one is doing the same thing.
Solid Performer [Posted on 2008-09-21]
Although the drive access is loud, this drive is a solid performer. As such, I have made this the standard external hard drive in my house. I will purchase several more for archive purposes.
Never Fails to Fail [Posted on 2008-09-25]
All these drives seem to eventually fail. For the money I saved no I have to pay for data recovery.
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