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Western Digital My Book Essential 2nd-gen
The Western Digital My Book Essential 2nd-gen is an environmentally friendly, high capacity, and ultra-portable external hard drive engineered for both Windows and Macintosh laptops or notebooks. As a more affordable alternative to the My Book Elite, the Essential discards its predecessor’s Smart Display in favor of an illuminated capacity gauge that shows the approximate amount of space currently available on the drive. Like its peer, the unit features WD SmartWare software, which presents a visual control center where users can monitor, back-up, and secure all their data. In fact, the software allows for both password protection AND 256-bit hardware-based encryption.
MSRP $99.99
Release date October, 2009
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Features
- Ultra-Portable External HD
- USB 2.0 Technology
- Illuminated Capacity Gauge
- WD SmartWare
- Password Protection
- 256-Bit Encryption
Specifications
- Interface: USB 2.0
- USB 2.0: 480 Mb/s
- Capacity: 500/640GB, 1/1.5/2.0TB
- Compatibility (Windows): Vista/XP/7
- Compatibility (Macintosh): X/Tiger/Leopard
Model Variations
- WDBAAF5000EBK | 500GB - $99.99
- WDBAAF6400EBK | 640GB
- WDBAAF0010HBK | 1TB - $139.99
- WDBAAF0015HBK | 1.5TB - $179.99
- WDBAAF0020HBK | 2.0TB - $249.99
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Western Digital My Book Essential 2nd-gen | 1TB
• Western Digital My Book Essential 1 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive WDH1U10000N
UPC: 718037122700
EAN: 018037122701
MPN: WDH1U10000N
Western Digital My Book Essential 2nd-gen | 500GB
• Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 500 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U5000N
UPC: 718037120805
EAN: 018037120806
MPN: WDH1U5000N
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Pros
- fast eSATA connection guarantees the drive is the bottleneck
- industry leading 5-year warranty
- larger capacity than any desktop hard drive available
Cons
- very expensive considering what you get - 50% more expensive compared to the regular USB-only FreeAgent Desk
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