Western Digital WDH1CS5000N 500GB USB 2.0 7200 rpm Hard drive External

E-SATA - USB 2.0 and Firewire 400 Interface

Price Range:$114.99 to $119.99 | 3 stores
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Western Digital, 16 MB, USB, 3.5", 300 GB to 599 GB, 7200 RPM, Best Buy, Buy.com, eBay

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General
Form Factor3.5"
Product TypeHard drive
BrandWestern Digital
Enclosure TypeExternal

Spec
Average Seek Time8.5 ms (average)
Cache Size16 MB
InterfaceUSB 2.0
Capacity500GB
RPM7200 rpm

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4/5: From: CNET; Posted: Mar-11-2009; "decent backup drive"; good backup hdd, have it 1 day, so far so good, will update if need be. it does take forever to back up the first time--5 hrs to back up 40gbs thru firewire, more than enough storage (pc has only 200 gb hdd, suckish pc will never by hp...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-24-2008; On the basis of its internal hard drives, giving a WD external another try...; This was a replacement for an earlier model Western Digital external hard disk drive (HDD) that inexplicably bricked after 17 months. The details of that drive are presented in an earlier review by me.So why chose WD again? Mostly for...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-10-2008; Dreaded click of dying; Worked great for about 14 months; Then the drive started to disappear on my PC. After doing many things. New Firmware update, different cable, tweaked, updated, and rolled back drivers to no success; even put in a new PCI USB 2.0...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-03-2008; Satisfied purchase; Had this product for only a few days so can't offer any reliability comments.No issues with hooking this drive up. Plugged in the power supply and connected to the computer (Win XP) via FireWire/1394 interface. Drive was instantly...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: CNET; Posted: Mar-11-2009; "decent backup drive"; good backup hdd, have it 1 day, so far so good, will update if need be. it does take forever to back up the first time--5 hrs to back up 40gbs thru firewire, more than enough storage (pc has only 200 gb hdd, suckish pc will never by hp...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-08-2008; Do NOT use the WD Auto Backup!; The Memeo backup software included on this My Book is seriously outdated. Do not install it! Instead, do the following:1. Go to memeo.com and install the latest version of Memeo AutoBackUp Standard.2. Use the same software product key...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-10-2008; Dreaded click of dying; Worked great for about 14 months; Then the drive started to disappear on my PC. After doing many things. New Firmware update, different cable, tweaked, updated, and rolled back drivers to no success; even put in a new PCI USB 2.0...; read full review | report as inappropriate