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Western Digital WDG1U2500 My Book Essential Edition 250 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive | List Price: $199.99
Discount Price: $123.99
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Brand: Western Digital
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - Store and back up your music, photos, videos and important documents with this external hard drive
- Easy to set up and use with built-in installation software
- Simple user interface features USB 2.0 connectivity
- Device holds up to 250 GB of data
- Measures 5.55 x 2.25 x 6.71 inches (WxHxD)
Danger [Posted on 2008-04-11]
Like everyone else, I found the same thing. One day the unit failed to show up in explorer - and that was it. All data lost. Eventually, you're data will be lost too.
Tried the "Plug it in to a regular outlet, instead of a power strip" thing - Nothing. The manufacturer (if you search long enough) has another solution -Go spend $200+ an hour with another company to get your data back again. YGBFSM!
Short story here is that you can make the drive work again, but all data will be lost. If you have one of these, it will just be a matter of time.
You've been warned... [Posted on 2008-05-21]
The upright design of this thing was a big mistake, especially since the thing is so fragile. I had it sitting upright, and it inevitably got bumped and tipped over on its side. That was the end of hundreds of gigs of very important files.
I was shocked that it broke so easily! It wasn't like I abused the thing, and it sounds like I'm not the first person to tip this unstable thing over. It did such a great job of completely breaking that even though it turns on, it makes a loud clanking noise and can't be read at all.
I'm very sad and will be looking into more reliable options.
Better Choices [Posted on 2008-05-22]
Although set-up was easy, the WD didn't provide any back-up software. I would've rated the 2500 at least a three, if the transformer hadn't died within just 3-months.
One Year Warranty!!! [Posted on 2008-08-05]
I have a 500gig Essential that died after 15 months. I had no idea when I bought it that this only has a one year warranty. I've never heard of ANY harddrive with less than three years. With only one year, this is absolutely not worth the money. I've bought a number of Western Digital drives and have found them to be less and less reliable. As it turns out, this will be my last!!
do yourself a favor and keep shopping around [Posted on 2008-09-01]
i bought this at a college bookstore discount less than a year ago. it was working fine for the most part, although every once in a while (after about 4-5 months) it would make a loud, ugly noise that sounded like something was scraping around on the inside. i should have replaced it then, but nothing seemed to have been damaged or lost and i didn't have the money.
all of a sudden, today it dies. it turns on but won't show up in finder. files are all gone, some of them irreplaceably. suddenly i have no options for backing up my computer, which i having a few problems of its own. looking for the warranty right now, hopefully they'll just refund me the money instead of sending a new unit.
it's not worth the trouble! get something else. i've heard good things about the seagate freeagent products, so i might look at those next.
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