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Western Digital 250 GB USB 2.0 and FireWire External Hard Drive (WDXF2500JBRNN) | List Price: $249.99
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Brand: Western Digital
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - 250 GB external hard drive
- 7200 RPM rotational speed and 8 MB cache for maximum storage performance.
- Built-in USB 2.0 hub with two ports for additional drive connections; two Firewire ports
- Dual-option Backup--automatic or on-demand
- Connects to PCs and Macs
Not very Mac friendly... [Posted on 2007-03-16]
When the USB cord is connected to the WD external hard drive, my computer will not sleep properly. The screen goes black and the internal hard drive spins down but the fan continues and the lights never begin to pulse as when the computer is in sleep mode. It won't wake from this state and the only thing that I can do is hold the power button until the computer shuts off. This only happens when the USB cord is connected, it doesn't matter if the WD hard drive is on or off. Firewire doesn't cause this problem and I use it for data transfer but I need the USB for the memory card reader.
Also, The WD hard drive won't shut off unless I push and hold the power button. I eject the disk from my computer as intructed but the problem remains. When I push the power button on the WD drive the light flashes for a moment then remains on. I never transferred data to the drive so I don't think that it is transferring data when I try to shut it off.
It sometimes won't show up on my desktop after waking from sleep mode. I have to go into utilities and unmount then re-mount the drive in order for it to show up.
Besides all that it seems to work fine. The software is terrible so I just manually tranfer data to it.
I have emailed Western Digital about this but haven't gotten a response from them.
Machine Name: Power Mac G4
Number Of CPUs: 2
CPU Speed: 1.25 GHz
Memory: 1 GB
OS Version 10.4.9
working nice [Posted on 2007-03-17]
only had it for a month or so but it's working well so far on a mac (mac book pro). what i really like is the fact that it does have a automatic sleep mode that it goes into after a while of not using it, even if it's plugged into my computer. As long as your not accessing or working with a file from the external hard drive for a short while, it will go into sleep mode. This keeps it from continuously running and getting hot. It does not get hot at all and I sometimes am running it for over 12 hours straight. only complaint is that the power cord pulls from the back of the drive really easily. makes ya a little nervous but otherwise no complaints.
External Hard drive [Posted on 2007-03-21]
Very reliable and exceptionally quiet.
Have it hooked up to my G5. Reformatted it for the Mac and works without a hitch.
Great drive for the money [Posted on 2007-08-12]
I have used this for a couple of years now and it works really well. I tad louder than I expected.
The Firewire works well but isn't noticeably faster than USB. Ill just assume it is faster and better quality.
The build quality is excellent and set up is as easy as plugging it in. The back up software included is about worthless. Very difficult to configure and never seems to work as expected. I deleted the software and just use the Microsoft software to back up.
The USB port on the front is very handy and much appreciated.
All in all no complaints. Works as it should without a hick up for over two years now.
Good amount of USB ports, bad power connector [Posted on 2007-09-29]
I was attracted to this drive mainly by the FW and USB hub capabilities. With all the external HDD's, printers, mice, scanners, USB drives, and whatever else I need to plug into my computer, there simply aren't enough ports on my PC, so this adds 4 more (2 FW, 2 USB). Drives w/ FW connectors are typically more expensive than regular USB drives, but most people won't be able to tell the difference as far as speed goes.
As for performance and reliability, I can't say that this drive is better or worse than any other external. They all seem the same to me, as I use mine only to store movies. I don't use the included backup software or other data management features. This drive is pre-formatted as FAT32 so you can save yourself the trouble of doing it if you plan to use it on a Mac.
One very bad design flaw is the power plug. A slight tug on the cord can make it come right out. I've done it several times by accident, walking into the cable. This is very dangerous to your data if it's doing a write operation, like a defrag (which was what i was doing).
To be fair, enough force will make any connector come out, but the plug on this device is especially flimsy. The pins and supporting end don't go into the drive deep enough to provide a snug and reliable connection. You can easily wiggle it around, and it just looks unsteady. You can see that it sags out the back, due to the weight of the cord.
If you keep this drive in a clutter-free environment, then it's prob not a problem. If you're a klutz, you probably want to buy one with a better plug, or even one that has a power plug integrated into the unit.
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