Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 1 TB Hard Drive

Gain instant storage.

Small, simple, elegant, and very easy to use. Just plug it in, and you've got plenty of room to back up and save your valuable data, music, photos, and movies.

Are you running out of hard drive capacity? Do you need to archive some important digital documents, photos, or music? This elegant external hard drive, reminiscent of a book, is the perfect solution. It takes no more space than a paperback book. Collect two or more and they nest neatly together like volumes on a shelf.

What it holds:

Up to 285,000 digital photos

Up to 250,000 songs (MP3)

Up to 25,000 songs (uncompressed CD quality)

Up to 76 hours of Digital Video (DV)

Up to 400 hours of DVD quality video

Up to 100 hours of HD video

Easy to set up, easy to use - Installation is a snap because you don't really install this drive, you just plug it in and it's ready to use.

USB 2.0 interface - A simple connection that offers convenience and compatibility among multiple computers.

Fits right in - Takes no more space than a paperback book. Collect two or more and they nest neatly together like volumes on a shelf.

Smart and energy efficient - Turns itself on and off with your computer.

PC and Mac compatible - Works with both Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later.

Ideal for:

Instant storage

Easy to use

USB 2.0

Saving and organizing your digital photo collection

Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 1 TB Hard Drive Features

Our environmentally-friendly drive is designed to save power by going into standby mode after 10 minutes of inactivity.
Fits right in: Takes no more space than a paperback book. Collect two or more and they nest neatly together like volumes on a shelf.
Installation is a snap because you don't really install this drive, you just plug it in and it's ready to use.

User Reviews about Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 1 TB Hard Drive

Bought 2 of these, had for year now, working fantastically, never a problem at all. Wouldn't mind having firewire but have to say I haven't missed it at all. -- Great quality

This is my second of this model WD 1TB external HD. I have had the first one about six months and this one for about 3 weeks. I have found them to be reliable and quiet. I knew from reviews that I read before buying my first one that it is not terribly fast, but it is a lot of storage at a very low price. I use mine for storing video files that are typically 3 - 8GB in size, plus backup for critical files. It takes 3 -5 minutes to transfer a 4GB file to or from the HD. It is easy to install and I had it up and running in no time. I am using mine with Vista Home Premium 32 bit. -- Excellent for Archiving or Backup

I ordered this to use as a back up for a school computer (Mac) and have had no problems with it at all. It worked right out of the box and no software was required. I got a great deal on it and couldn't be happier. It's quiet and seems fast when items are backed up to it. It never lags when opening files. I would recommend this drive. -- Works great, no problems.