1TB 7200RPM 16MB Ext HDD by Western Digital
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Digital camera reviews of 1TB 7200RPM 16MB Ext HDD
Digital camera Review: Everyone should have one...a laymans review
Summary: 5 Stars
Whats there really to say? This is an external hard drive with a Terabyte of storage. For those uninformed that's One Trillion Bytes of information, or 1000 GB of data that can be stored in it. About the size of a 500 page paperback novel, roughly. Connects directly to the usb port of your machine, think of it as a really big flash drive, REALLY BIG. Mine came formatted for a MAC - but a quick format in device manager and I was able to have it working with a PC within seconds ( honestly I was too quick in purchasing and didn't read "the fine print", meaning the blatant "THIS IS FOR A MAC..."WARNING"...yeah, I know). If you don't understand how to do this a Google search of "format external hard drive" will give you answers ( too my problem). And that's it really, format for your system, if your hasty, like me, and enjoy more than enough file storage than you'll probably ever use. Oh...yeah...also comes with 2 fire-wire 800 ports for fast video transfer and eSata for even FASTER video transfer - more info here - [...]...Digital camera Review: Exceeded expectations
Summary: 5 Stars
I had read reviews of previous versions of the WD MyBook series drives being excessively loud. This 1TB (931GB actually) drive is very quiet, just a slight hum to it. I have an iMac with a 1TB drive and I am using this WD external for Time Machine under Leopard with FireWire 800. I have had it about a month and am very pleased so far. The front has a light bar that strobes or flashes depending on what the drive is doing. Some may find that annoying (for example if used in a bedroom). I'm not sure if this can be turned off. I have not tried the backup software that came on the drive.Digital camera Review: Exceeded my expectations
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased the MY BOOK Studio Edition just prior to my departure for a 4 week assignment in Hong Kong. The sound files I was to safe on MY BOOK were critical, as data could never be replaced. I was pleasantly surprised how easy it was to use this portable hard drive and can only recommend it. You will be glad you bought it.Digital camera Review: Excelent
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been using this HD for one month now and I am very satisfied. It is silent and automatically turns on or off as the computer wakes up or go to sleep. The backup using Max OS X Time Machine is very fast if you use the firewire port. It is definitely an excellent choice if you need some extra space.Digital camera Review: Excellent at first, disappointing in the the end
Summary: 5 Stars
I have owned several external hard drives with mixed results. A couple have just outright failed. This drive has been solid and the price was great. The firewire 800 on my iMac lets me back up my 750GB hard drive in half the time of my USB or other firewire 400 drives. This drive is quiet, well ventilated and yet compact enough to fit in out of the way places. I highly recommend this drive.
Update: After 6 months this drive completely died and could not be recovered. Therefore I have to revoke my 5 star and say buyer beware.