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Western Digital My Book Home Edition (WDH1CS3200 / WDH1CS5000 / WDH1CS6400 / WDH1CS7500 / WDH1CS10000 / WDH1CS15000 / WDH1CS20000)
6.0 out of 10

Western Digital My Book Home Edition (WDH1CS3200 / WDH1CS5000 / WDH1CS6400 / WDH1CS7500 / WDH1CS10000 / WDH1CS15000 / WDH1CS20000)

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Reviews and Problems with Western Digital My Book Home Edition (WDH1CS3200 / WDH1CS5000 / WDH1CS6400 / WDH1CS7500 / WDH1CS10000 / WDH1CS15000 / WDH1CS20000)

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Overall 9
9.0

User Review

DANAisHERE, REVIEW STREAM
26 December 2012
  • Excerpt: This one does cost a little bit more than the My Book Elements Edition , but it does have the extra two connections of the FireWire 400 and eSATA.
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Overall 2
2.0

User Review

KojakWeb, gdgt
20 December 2012
  • Excerpt: Huge problem with using USB2. No matter which intel based motherboard I plug them into, these drives stop the computer from booting up (even though the BIOS has been told...
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Overall 4
4.0

Spotty reliability

Alex K., Amazon
29 August 2010
  • Summary: I've had this drive for over two years, but the enclosure had some serious issues just a few months after I got it.
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Overall 4
4.0

Poor in reliability

HelterSkelter, Amazon
17 August 2010
  • Summary: Extremely unreliable drive. Please do yourself a favor and do NOT rely on this unit to store your precious/valuable data. This unit will fail without notice.
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Overall 2
2.0

"Ten hours to transfer 4 GB!"

DMWhite, CNET
3 July 2010
  • Pros: Quiet, like a book. Clean design. Black color lasts.
  • Cons: Astoniishing slow data transfer downloads. No interface with WD Drive Manager. Inaccessible Tech Support.
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Overall 2
2.0

Both Mine Failed

M. Johnson, Amazon
24 May 2010
  • Summary: Had this My Book Home 1TB external hard drive for six months when it failed. It simply stopped working. Getting a replacement was easy.
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Overall 8
8.0

Refurbs are available for cheap! Shop around...

J. Riehl, Amazon
19 May 2010
  • Summary: Looks like some of these other reviews are pretty old, but with these drives coming out as refurb'd units I figured someone else might benefit from my recent experience.
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Overall 10
10

It worth every penny

Gerardo Oviedo "Jerry Oviedo", Amazon
22 April 2010
  • Summary: I had originally bought the 250 GB version of this same external hardive a few years back. It never failed me so I decided to get the 1 TB version when I ran out of...
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Overall 4
4.0

Stopped Working After 2-Weeks

Liz Herold "Liz", Amazon
30 March 2010
  • Summary: The unit stopped working after two-weeks. I had to go to Best Buy to recover my lost data --- very frustrating. Its been fine since.
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Overall 4
4.0

"Extremely unreliable, Good price and connectivity"

jelloburn, CNET
19 March 2010
  • Pros: Sporting Firewire, USB 2.0, and eSATA is great for just about everybody, and to have a Firewire option at this price point is awesome. Works great with OS X and transf...
  • Cons: I have had to return this drive three times in a two-year time period, each time losing some of the data that was being stored on the disk. Blame me for the lost data,...
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