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Western Digital My Book Essential Edition (WDH1U3200 / WDH1U5000 / WDH1U6400 / WDH1U7500 / WDH1U10000 / WDH1U15000 / WDH1U20000)
6.8 out of 10

Western Digital My Book Essential Edition (WDH1U3200 / WDH1U5000 / WDH1U6400 / WDH1U7500 / WDH1U10000 / WDH1U15000 / WDH1U20000)

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Reviews and Problems with Western Digital My Book Essential Edition (WDH1U3200 / WDH1U5000 / WDH1U6400 / WDH1U7500 / WDH1U10000 / WDH1U15000 / WDH1U20000)

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Overall 5
5.0

"terrible installation information"

kare2k, CNET
7 June 2010
  • Pros: Great company reputation.
  • Cons: I just purchased this product as a backup for my HP Windows XP Media Center ... it is asking me if I want to format it!! I thought this was a plug-n-play drive!! There...
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Overall 6
6.0

Well

Overstock
18 March 2010
  • Summary: I would have to say that the harddrive would be great if you guys sent me the right power cord.
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Overall 6
6.0

Well

Overstock
18 March 2010
  • Summary: I would have to say that the harddrive would be great if you guys sent me the right power cord.
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Overall 6
6.0

Jury is out

Overstock
6 March 2010
  • Summary: This product has performed weel for me to date in terms of reliability but I am concerned about the effect it has on the overall performace of my computer.
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Overall 6
6.0

Jury is out

Overstock
6 March 2010
  • Summary: This product has performed weel for me to date in terms of reliability but I am concerned about the effect it has on the overall performace of my computer.
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Overall 6
6.0

Mediocre

cosmosjunk, Amazon
18 November 2009
  • Summary: PROS: Lots of space, affordable price. CONS: The design is flimsy and cheap, the cover is easily breakable. It uses an external power supply rather than USB.
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Overall 6
6.0

permissions modifier

M. Waterhouse "mwrench", Amazon
7 November 2009
  • Summary: Whenever this hard drive is plugged into my Imac it changes my permissions and I have to use disk utility to repair it.
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Overall 6
6.0

Not very durable

JK8, Amazon
8 August 2009
  • Summary: A word to the wise is sufficient. These drives do not last forever - you may get 1 year, 2 years, or even 3 - but sooner or later it's going to fail.
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Overall 6
6.0

Not very durable

JK8, Amazon
8 August 2009
  • Summary: A word to the wise is sufficient. These drives do not last forever - you may get 1 year, 2 years, or even 3 - but sooner or later it's going to fail.
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Overall 6
6.0

Crashed after using with Time Machine for a Month

Jean Yates "Oregonian wine-ian & booklover", Amazon
24 July 2009
  • Summary: I still gave this drive 3 stars, but I hooked it up new out of the box for Time Machine backups, left it on 24/7 and when it filled up (Time Machine indicated it was
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