Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 2.0 1000 GB (1 TB)

Pros: Compact, quiet, fast, reliable.

Cons: Should include automatic back-up software.

The Bottom Line: With more and more of our lives being stored on computer hard drives, don't you think it's time to expand your capacity, or just back up your hard drive?

Review: The Western Digital My Book Essential 500GB external hard drive is a worthwhile purchase for several different types of folks. I actually purchased this product for one reason, and am now using in a slightly different capacity. It has performed very ...

Pros: Noise, design, capacity, value, ease of installation and use

Cons: Somewhat sparse documentation

The Bottom Line: The ease of use and installation, capacity, performance, product design, and look and feel make this a very nice addition to a PC. Included trial software looks good too.

Review: Quick Summary Good size, quiet, unobtrusive, works as expected. Good value, tons of space. What’s in the Box MyBook, AC adapter, USB cable. Aesthetics The outer shell is a very nice glossy black. The bottom has small ...

Pros: Silent operation, nice status LED

Cons: No chaining of multiple drives

The Bottom Line: Easy expandable storage. I use mine with Time Machine on Mac OSX. It's quiet and reliable.

Review: I am a Macintosh guy. My iMac has a 320Gb hard drive (about 100Gb free). With Leopard, I am making use of the Time Machine automatic backup. Time Machine works great but it eats up drive space. I used to use a 250Gb external but it would only hold ...

Pros: The My Book is a great storage, compact, attractive, portable, and  very reliable product.

Cons: No cons for me but would be nice to have a built in virus protection.

The Bottom Line:

I strongly recommend this product for anyone wanting a fast easy solution to store anything from ebooks, movies, music, software, games and pics. Move over clutter meet the My Book.

Review:       Let me just say I absolutely love this hard drive. The My Book has paid for itself 100 times over well probably 1000 times over. This product allows you to keep so many things, it has been a life saver for me more then ...

Pros: Compact, one terabyte, plug & play, easy to partition, USB cable included

Cons: Formatted FAT32, limited documentation, slower than internal drives

The Bottom Line: For a portable back up drive with an enormous amount of storage capability and solid technology, you can't go wrong with this drive.

Review: Twenty years ago, a Terabyte of hard drive space would have cost you $1 million - if you could afford a Cray Computer. Today, you can get your own Terabyte (1,000 GB) for under $200.This Western Digital Hard Drive delivers on all fronts. I ...

Pros: Simple, reliable, quiet, quick installation, cheap, good electronic specs, and housing design

Cons: No software included. Formatted as FAT32 for Mac compatibility.

The Bottom Line: A best buy for large USB external drives

Review: For an executive summary, read only the bolded items.   UPDATE: This drive works so well I bought another.  As a 'green' design, it consumes less power than many other models, including all the current external drives I ...

Pros: Never cheaper per GB, easy to connect, simple to use.

Cons: Not much of a manual, but is USB 'Plug and Play'.

The Bottom Line: Definitely Buy recommendation!  Cheap, easy to use, transportable, and can be used with PC, Mac, laptop, or home media center. 

Review: Western Digital has always had a good reputation for excellent design, superb quality control, and solid service and support. The My Book Series of external USB hard drives is no exception.The case is attractive, well designed, and extremely ...

Pros: - 500 affordable gigs of storage

Cons: - Slow boot up

The Bottom Line: If you're looking for an affordable way to backup your pics, music, movies and more, get a Book!

Review: I purchased a Western Digital My Book (with 500 gigs of storage space) just about a year ago at Best Buy. Back then the price was still closer to $200, but I was still happy to buy it. I needed space for my music library - my computer was on its last leg ...

Pros: Instant install. HUGE storage capacity. Flawless performance. Portability. Externally powered. Value For Money.

Cons: None

Review: I bought a WD My Book 2 years ago and it is still operating in a flawless manner. I would trust their products with no questions asked. I got a "Deal" at Best Buy but I would have paid more once I fully understood the value of the product. The ...

Pros: Great price for a silent drive that's compact and good looking.

Cons: A small amount of time to figure out how to format it to a Mac.

Review: Out of the box, this drive didn't work with my iMac. Thinking of myself as being savvy, I immediately tried to format it unsuccessfully. Yet, after reading the WD support pages, it was up and running in no time.Like many people, I ran out and ...