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lasted 12 hours...., 14 Nov 2008
I got my 1tb My Book on Monday, it lasted a whole day and then started smelling of burnt electronics. Contacted Amazon, they were excellent and sent me a replacement Thursday, started it up, backed up some files. Got home backed up some more files from home pc then suddenly it died. It lasted 8 hours.
Thankfully Amazon seem really good about replacing dodgy products but why stock them in the first place.
Quality Product, 13 Nov 2008
This is a relatively small, sleek external HDD. I've had a 250GB WD My Book for over 2 years and it still works perfectly so there was no doubt about buying WD again. This drive is smaller in size than the 250GB and has a glossy plastic finish and is extremely quiet. The only real difference is the addition of an extra light which flashes constantly when the drive is in use (i.e. playing an mp3 file) - it seems unnecessary.
The drive comes with pre-installed trial backup software and some other unnecessary software. I'd advise anyone who doesn't want this software to perform the Quick Format function on the drive and this will remove this software. If you are using the drive for straight forward backing up of mp3, jpeg, etc. I'd recommend using the open source (free) "Cobian Backup" software (which is NOT pre-installed) instead of either the MS backup software you may have on your PC (it backups unnecessary MS components) or the pre-installed trial backup software. It's easy to use and runs quietly in the background.
In summary, highly recommended. At a cost of approximately 12p per GB, it's a bargain.
Edit: It would appear that Amazon is publishing reviews for the 500GB My Book on the 1TB My Book product page and vice-versa. This is a review for the 500GB My Book.
"Failure rate of less than 1%"?, 13 Nov 2008
I ordered one of these drives about a month ago, deciding that although lots of people had warned against it, there were probably just as many satisfied customers who didn't bother to leave a review. Just like I'm doing now, probably most people only leave a review when they've had a problem with a product.
Unfortunately the light on the front of the drive just kept flashing and it just wouldn't connect to my Mac. I emailed Western Digital tech support and they suggested I returned it as it was faulty.
Undeterred, I ordered a replacement. When I plugged it in nothing happened for about 3 minutes and then it appeared on my Mac desktop. I have since found out that this delay was because the drive is formatted in FAT32 which means it's recognisable by Mac and PC, however it takes longer to be recognised by Mac and so various websites recommended that if you're only using it on a Mac to reformat it using Mac's disk utility tool. The next day I switched on the drive to reformat it and nothing happened. Again I contacted Western Digital tech support and they said that it appeared to be faulty and to return it, stating "This drive is usually very reliable as many of our customers have had no issues with it. We have a less than 1% failure rate with our drives."
In that case I must be extremely unlucky!
There does seem to be a high failure rate with these drives. Even if it works to begin with, from other people's reviews and my experience it seems that the drive can fail at any time, which defeats the object of using this drive to back up your data. I'm now looking for another drive of a similar size and price but that is reliable - if anyone has any recommendations that would be appreciated!
Very Poor Longevity, 09 Nov 2008
I've not got this specific model but I've had a 500GB WD external hard drive for just over 18 months and it has died. There is no help from WD because of course it's out of warranty. If this is the longevity of their products then it's very, very poor for something that just sits on a shelf and should be available when disaster strikes. I for one will not be entertaining WD products ever again.
After a while the drives of WD become unreadable, 08 Nov 2008
Well I thought that WD was a reliable brand in hard drives and external hard drives. I was mistaken. My first external hard drive was on WD 500GB MyBook, it died after 8 months of use. I managed to save most of my data into another WD external hard drive that I bought, this time 1TB. This one died just 3 months after the purchase...
The worse is that I own a third one WD 1 TB external drive...It has not failed me yet, but after reading all those reviews in the net I do not believe that it will last much longer. Also one friend of mine that has bought one WD 500Gb had the same problem after a few months of use.
I am sending my drives to WD for replacement, but I am not optimistic at all that they will not fail me again..
Stay away from those Drives!!
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Product Description
Case Logic is a leading worldwide marketer of lifestyle-oriented products. By building an excellent reputation for product quality, functionality, innovation, and customer service, the Case Logic brand has earned a position at the forefront of its target markets throughout the world.
Customer Reviews
lasted 12 hours...., 14 Nov 2008
I got my 1tb My Book on Monday, it lasted a whole day and then started smelling of burnt electronics. Contacted Amazon, they were excellent and sent me a replacement Thursday, started it up, backed up some files. Got home backed up some more files from home pc then suddenly it died. It lasted 8 hours.
Thankfully Amazon seem really good about replacing dodgy products but why stock them in the first place.
Quality Product, 13 Nov 2008
This is a relatively small, sleek external HDD. I've had a 250GB WD My Book for over 2 years and it still works perfectly so there was no doubt about buying WD again. This drive is smaller in size than the 250GB and has a glossy plastic finish and is extremely quiet. The only real difference is the addition of an extra light which flashes constantly when the drive is in use (i.e. playing an mp3 file) - it seems unnecessary.
The drive comes with pre-installed trial backup software and some other unnecessary software. I'd advise anyone who doesn't want this software to perform the Quick Format function on the drive and this will remove this software. If you are using the drive for straight forward backing up of mp3, jpeg, etc. I'd recommend using the open source (free) "Cobian Backup" software (which is NOT pre-installed) instead of either the MS backup software you may have on your PC (it backups unnecessary MS components) or the pre-installed trial backup software. It's easy to use and runs quietly in the background.
In summary, highly recommended. At a cost of approximately 12p per GB, it's a bargain.
Edit: It would appear that Amazon is publishing reviews for the 500GB My Book on the 1TB My Book product page and vice-versa. This is a review for the 500GB My Book.
"Failure rate of less than 1%"?, 13 Nov 2008
I ordered one of these drives about a month ago, deciding that although lots of people had warned against it, there were probably just as many satisfied customers who didn't bother to leave a review. Just like I'm doing now, probably most people only leave a review when they've had a problem with a product.
Unfortunately the light on the front of the drive just kept flashing and it just wouldn't connect to my Mac. I emailed Western Digital tech support and they suggested I returned it as it was faulty.
Undeterred, I ordered a replacement. When I plugged it in nothing happened for about 3 minutes and then it appeared on my Mac desktop. I have since found out that this delay was because the drive is formatted in FAT32 which means it's recognisable by Mac and PC, however it takes longer to be recognised by Mac and so various websites recommended that if you're only using it on a Mac to reformat it using Mac's disk utility tool. The next day I switched on the drive to reformat it and nothing happened. Again I contacted Western Digital tech support and they said that it appeared to be faulty and to return it, stating "This drive is usually very reliable as many of our customers have had no issues with it. We have a less than 1% failure rate with our drives."
In that case I must be extremely unlucky!
There does seem to be a high failure rate with these drives. Even if it works to begin with, from other people's reviews and my experience it seems that the drive can fail at any time, which defeats the object of using this drive to back up your data. I'm now looking for another drive of a similar size and price but that is reliable - if anyone has any recommendations that would be appreciated!
Very Poor Longevity, 09 Nov 2008
I've not got this specific model but I've had a 500GB WD external hard drive for just over 18 months and it has died. There is no help from WD because of course it's out of warranty. If this is the longevity of their products then it's very, very poor for something that just sits on a shelf and should be available when disaster strikes. I for one will not be entertaining WD products ever again.
After a while the drives of WD become unreadable, 08 Nov 2008
Well I thought that WD was a reliable brand in hard drives and external hard drives. I was mistaken. My first external hard drive was on WD 500GB MyBook, it died after 8 months of use. I managed to save most of my data into another WD external hard drive that I bought, this time 1TB. This one died just 3 months after the purchase...
The worse is that I own a third one WD 1 TB external drive...It has not failed me yet, but after reading all those reviews in the net I do not believe that it will last much longer. Also one friend of mine that has bought one WD 500Gb had the same problem after a few months of use.
I am sending my drives to WD for replacement, but I am not optimistic at all that they will not fail me again..
Stay away from those Drives!!
A MEDIUM size Hard Disk Case, 14 Sep 2008
The western digital size passport/mybook drives are too small for this case, however they can be held within due to the elastic strp holding it snug. The case opens up in two one side for the drive and the other for cables or other stuff you'd like to keep. I prefer to keep the included cable with the passport drive which also helps to stop the small drive moving around. On the other side I keep a longer double headed lindy cable (used for older machines where one usb slot is not enough power, so two slots are required) this stops the drive moving the vertically and not put a strain on the strap.
The outer material is a tough protective shell which has a woven feel, to enusre you can keep a grip. Though I would have expected interally for it to be lined with a softer material like high density foam to absorb any knocks, but this was not the case.
At the moment I don't see an alternative product, I'm quite suprised that Case Logic (who make some of the best cases around) haven't got round to improving the product.
Good product, 20 Aug 2008
Recently bought this case for my Trekstor pocket g.u. Provides good protection for the hard drive when travelling, if just a little oversize for the pocket drive.
Great for Iomega Ego External Hard Drives, 30 Jun 2008
Bought this on Amazon to protect my Iomega Ego external hard drive, it fits perfectly - like a glove....great wee case (and drive).....5 stars as it does what it says on the tin! The other people who mark it down because its too big or too small should have looked at the dimensions before buying, is this not the sensible thing to do? I cannot fault this case.
I was slightly worried by the other reviews...., 19 Jun 2008
....but I have to say I am delighted with these cases, I bought two to protect an old 2.5 inch drive and my new western digital 250 gb pasport drive.
The pouch might be slightly bigger than required but there is a band to hold the drive in place and room for a USB cabel on the other side.
The case is well made, solid and certainly feels as if it will offer excellent protection to my nice new external hard drive.
I am delighted with it.
A bit too big for slim portable HDs, 25 May 2008
It looks nice etc., but this pouch is for "slim" hard drives (HDs) from the past. This is not something you can put in your pocket, as it is too big. There is a pocket inside for a USB cord, but it is also too big. One can put two or three cords in there. Since I myself have a slim HD from Western Digital (WD), I would call it - a pouch for two portable HDs from WD. Besides, HD is NOT held securely, as the pocket is too big for my WD, so HD can wobble in 2 dimensions if a force is applied. There is a stretchable band inside that is supposed to hold HD at the top, but it just only toching it rather preventing HD from falling out than holding it tight. I ended up putting more things in the pouch to use a space inside efficiently and hold the hard drive more tight. It is also tricky to connect HD while it is in the pouch, so you have to take it out. Not the most advanced and handy construction. I understand that one can not make something absolutely universal, for all portable HDs. But if you want something handy, small and secure just for your slim HD from Western Digital, this pouch is not perfect al all. It is just to carry HD + USB cord + accessories in the same place in your backpack.
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Customer Reviews
lasted 12 hours...., 14 Nov 2008
I got my 1tb My Book on Monday, it lasted a whole day and then started smelling of burnt electronics. Contacted Amazon, they were excellent and sent me a replacement Thursday, started it up, backed up some files. Got home backed up some more files from home pc then suddenly it died. It lasted 8 hours.
Thankfully Amazon seem really good about replacing dodgy products but why stock them in the first place.
Quality Product, 13 Nov 2008
This is a relatively small, sleek external HDD. I've had a 250GB WD My Book for over 2 years and it still works perfectly so there was no doubt about buying WD again. This drive is smaller in size than the 250GB and has a glossy plastic finish and is extremely quiet. The only real difference is the addition of an extra light which flashes constantly when the drive is in use (i.e. playing an mp3 file) - it seems unnecessary.
The drive comes with pre-installed trial backup software and some other unnecessary software. I'd advise anyone who doesn't want this software to perform the Quick Format function on the drive and this will remove this software. If you are using the drive for straight forward backing up of mp3, jpeg, etc. I'd recommend using the open source (free) "Cobian Backup" software (which is NOT pre-installed) instead of either the MS backup software you may have on your PC (it backups unnecessary MS components) or the pre-installed trial backup software. It's easy to use and runs quietly in the background.
In summary, highly recommended. At a cost of approximately 12p per GB, it's a bargain.
Edit: It would appear that Amazon is publishing reviews for the 500GB My Book on the 1TB My Book product page and vice-versa. This is a review for the 500GB My Book.
"Failure rate of less than 1%"?, 13 Nov 2008
I ordered one of these drives about a month ago, deciding that although lots of people had warned against it, there were probably just as many satisfied customers who didn't bother to leave a review. Just like I'm doing now, probably most people only leave a review when they've had a problem with a product.
Unfortunately the light on the front of the drive just kept flashing and it just wouldn't connect to my Mac. I emailed Western Digital tech support and they suggested I returned it as it was faulty.
Undeterred, I ordered a replacement. When I plugged it in nothing happened for about 3 minutes and then it appeared on my Mac desktop. I have since found out that this delay was because the drive is formatted in FAT32 which means it's recognisable by Mac and PC, however it takes longer to be recognised by Mac and so various websites recommended that if you're only using it on a Mac to reformat it using Mac's disk utility tool. The next day I switched on the drive to reformat it and nothing happened. Again I contacted Western Digital tech support and they said that it appeared to be faulty and to return it, stating "This drive is usually very reliable as many of our customers have had no issues with it. We have a less than 1% failure rate with our drives."
In that case I must be extremely unlucky!
There does seem to be a high failure rate with these drives. Even if it works to begin with, from other people's reviews and my experience it seems that the drive can fail at any time, which defeats the object of using this drive to back up your data. I'm now looking for another drive of a similar size and price but that is reliable - if anyone has any recommendations that would be appreciated!
Very Poor Longevity, 09 Nov 2008
I've not got this specific model but I've had a 500GB WD external hard drive for just over 18 months and it has died. There is no help from WD because of course it's out of warranty. If this is the longevity of their products then it's very, very poor for something that just sits on a shelf and should be available when disaster strikes. I for one will not be entertaining WD products ever again.
After a while the drives of WD become unreadable, 08 Nov 2008
Well I thought that WD was a reliable brand in hard drives and external hard drives. I was mistaken. My first external hard drive was on WD 500GB MyBook, it died after 8 months of use. I managed to save most of my data into another WD external hard drive that I bought, this time 1TB. This one died just 3 months after the purchase...
The worse is that I own a third one WD 1 TB external drive...It has not failed me yet, but after reading all those reviews in the net I do not believe that it will last much longer. Also one friend of mine that has bought one WD 500Gb had the same problem after a few months of use.
I am sending my drives to WD for replacement, but I am not optimistic at all that they will not fail me again..
Stay away from those Drives!!
A MEDIUM size Hard Disk Case, 14 Sep 2008
The western digital size passport/mybook drives are too small for this case, however they can be held within due to the elastic strp holding it snug. The case opens up in two one side for the drive and the other for cables or other stuff you'd like to keep. I prefer to keep the included cable with the passport drive which also helps to stop the small drive moving around. On the other side I keep a longer double headed lindy cable (used for older machines where one usb slot is not enough power, so two slots are required) this stops the drive moving the vertically and not put a strain on the strap.
The outer material is a tough protective shell which has a woven feel, to enusre you can keep a grip. Though I would have expected interally for it to be lined with a softer material like high density foam to absorb any knocks, but this was not the case.
At the moment I don't see an alternative product, I'm quite suprised that Case Logic (who make some of the best cases around) haven't got round to improving the product.
Good product, 20 Aug 2008
Recently bought this case for my Trekstor pocket g.u. Provides good protection for the hard drive when travelling, if just a little oversize for the pocket drive.
Great for Iomega Ego External Hard Drives, 30 Jun 2008
Bought this on Amazon to protect my Iomega Ego external hard drive, it fits perfectly - like a glove....great wee case (and drive).....5 stars as it does what it says on the tin! The other people who mark it down because its too big or too small should have looked at the dimensions before buying, is this not the sensible thing to do? I cannot fault this case.
I was slightly worried by the other reviews...., 19 Jun 2008
....but I have to say I am delighted with these cases, I bought two to protect an old 2.5 inch drive and my new western digital 250 gb pasport drive.
The pouch might be slightly bigger than required but there is a band to hold the drive in place and room for a USB cabel on the other side.
The case is well made, solid and certainly feels as if it will offer excellent protection to my nice new external hard drive.
I am delighted with it.
A bit too big for slim portable HDs, 25 May 2008
It looks nice etc., but this pouch is for "slim" hard drives (HDs) from the past. This is not something you can put in your pocket, as it is too big. There is a pocket inside for a USB cord, but it is also too big. One can put two or three cords in there. Since I myself have a slim HD from Western Digital (WD), I would call it - a pouch for two portable HDs from WD. Besides, HD is NOT held securely, as the pocket is too big for my WD, so HD can wobble in 2 dimensions if a force is applied. There is a stretchable band inside that is supposed to hold HD at the top, but it just only toching it rather preventing HD from falling out than holding it tight. I ended up putting more things in the pouch to use a space inside efficiently and hold the hard drive more tight. It is also tricky to connect HD while it is in the pouch, so you have to take it out. Not the most advanced and handy construction. I understand that one can not make something absolutely universal, for all portable HDs. But if you want something handy, small and secure just for your slim HD from Western Digital, this pouch is not perfect al all. It is just to carry HD + USB cord + accessories in the same place in your backpack.
Why purchase the Latest iPods? Get it here for literally pennies, 18 Nov 2008
Xmas is coming, Why purchase something you can get for practically a piggy banks worth ?
Simply take a looksee : gi|ft.....u\n|iv|erse d.o|.t c|o d.|o.t u|k (remve |.)
reg-ister and s|ign onto the love = film no commitments D|V|D R|ental promo
They'll send your ipod touch straight to you,
Have a Gratis Christmas :)
Small, cool, quiet and fast, 15 Nov 2008
The best of a variety of external HDD's I've used. I store VMware images on mine, and my virtual machines run great even though they're on a USB drive. With the compact size, and the fact that it is cool and quiet I highly recommend.
Plug and play??, 12 Nov 2008
It plugged in - but that was it. Little blue light and a clicking noise. No docs with unit. No help from manufacturer. Am returning to Amazon with a view to purchasing product from another manufacturer - can anyone suggest a reliable back up drive?
most helpful storage device yet.., 08 Nov 2008
Just so easy to use. Plug in, set up and start using. I can take all my photos and music wherever and with the WD sync software, all my work too. No annoying plug in leads. Great buy.
Compatible with macs, 04 Nov 2008
Bought this WD passport to back up all my files from my imac. Works perfectly, plugged it in and within half an hour all my files were backed up and i didn't have to do a thing! Macs with leopard have a program called time machine and this back-ups your files every hour by itself. Trust me Its idiot-proof!
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Customer Reviews
lasted 12 hours...., 14 Nov 2008
I got my 1tb My Book on Monday, it lasted a whole day and then started smelling of burnt electronics. Contacted Amazon, they were excellent and sent me a replacement Thursday, started it up, backed up some files. Got home backed up some more files from home pc then suddenly it died. It lasted 8 hours.
Thankfully Amazon seem really good about replacing dodgy products but why stock them in the first place.
Quality Product, 13 Nov 2008
This is a relatively small, sleek external HDD. I've had a 250GB WD My Book for over 2 years and it still works perfectly so there was no doubt about buying WD again. This drive is smaller in size than the 250GB and has a glossy plastic finish and is extremely quiet. The only real difference is the addition of an extra light which flashes constantly when the drive is in use (i.e. playing an mp3 file) - it seems unnecessary.
The drive comes with pre-installed trial backup software and some other unnecessary software. I'd advise anyone who doesn't want this software to perform the Quick Format function on the drive and this will remove this software. If you are using the drive for straight forward backing up of mp3, jpeg, etc. I'd recommend using the open source (free) "Cobian Backup" software (which is NOT pre-installed) instead of either the MS backup software you may have on your PC (it backups unnecessary MS components) or the pre-installed trial backup software. It's easy to use and runs quietly in the background.
In summary, highly recommended. At a cost of approximately 12p per GB, it's a bargain.
Edit: It would appear that Amazon is publishing reviews for the 500GB My Book on the 1TB My Book product page and vice-versa. This is a review for the 500GB My Book.
"Failure rate of less than 1%"?, 13 Nov 2008
I ordered one of these drives about a month ago, deciding that although lots of people had warned against it, there were probably just as many satisfied customers who didn't bother to leave a review. Just like I'm doing now, probably most people only leave a review when they've had a problem with a product.
Unfortunately the light on the front of the drive just kept flashing and it just wouldn't connect to my Mac. I emailed Western Digital tech support and they suggested I returned it as it was faulty.
Undeterred, I ordered a replacement. When I plugged it in nothing happened for about 3 minutes and then it appeared on my Mac desktop. I have since found out that this delay was because the drive is formatted in FAT32 which means it's recognisable by Mac and PC, however it takes longer to be recognised by Mac and so various websites recommended that if you're only using it on a Mac to reformat it using Mac's disk utility tool. The next day I switched on the drive to reformat it and nothing happened. Again I contacted Western Digital tech support and they said that it appeared to be faulty and to return it, stating "This drive is usually very reliable as many of our customers have had no issues with it. We have a less than 1% failure rate with our drives."
In that case I must be extremely unlucky!
There does seem to be a high failure rate with these drives. Even if it works to begin with, from other people's reviews and my experience it seems that the drive can fail at any time, which defeats the object of using this drive to back up your data. I'm now looking for another drive of a similar size and price but that is reliable - if anyone has any recommendations that would be appreciated!
Very Poor Longevity, 09 Nov 2008
I've not got this specific model but I've had a 500GB WD external hard drive for just over 18 months and it has died. There is no help from WD because of course it's out of warranty. If this is the longevity of their products then it's very, very poor for something that just sits on a shelf and should be available when disaster strikes. I for one will not be entertaining WD products ever again.
After a while the drives of WD become unreadable, 08 Nov 2008
Well I thought that WD was a reliable brand in hard drives and external hard drives. I was mistaken. My first external hard drive was on WD 500GB MyBook, it died after 8 months of use. I managed to save most of my data into another WD external hard drive that I bought, this time 1TB. This one died just 3 months after the purchase...
The worse is that I own a third one WD 1 TB external drive...It has not failed me yet, but after reading all those reviews in the net I do not believe that it will last much longer. Also one friend of mine that has bought one WD 500Gb had the same problem after a few months of use.
I am sending my drives to WD for replacement, but I am not optimistic at all that they will not fail me again..
Stay away from those Drives!!
A MEDIUM size Hard Disk Case, 14 Sep 2008
The western digital size passport/mybook drives are too small for this case, however they can be held within due to the elastic strp holding it snug. The case opens up in two one side for the drive and the other for cables or other stuff you'd like to keep. I prefer to keep the included cable with the passport drive which also helps to stop the small drive moving around. On the other side I keep a longer double headed lindy cable (used for older machines where one usb slot is not enough power, so two slots are required) this stops the drive moving the vertically and not put a strain on the strap.
The outer material is a tough protective shell which has a woven feel, to enusre you can keep a grip. Though I would have expected interally for it to be lined with a softer material like high density foam to absorb any knocks, but this was not the case.
At the moment I don't see an alternative product, I'm quite suprised that Case Logic (who make some of the best cases around) haven't got round to improving the product.
Good product, 20 Aug 2008
Recently bought this case for my Trekstor pocket g.u. Provides good protection for the hard drive when travelling, if just a little oversize for the pocket drive.
Great for Iomega Ego External Hard Drives, 30 Jun 2008
Bought this on Amazon to protect my Iomega Ego external hard drive, it fits perfectly - like a glove....great wee case (and drive).....5 stars as it does what it says on the tin! The other people who mark it down because its too big or too small should have looked at the dimensions before buying, is this not the sensible thing to do? I cannot fault this case.
I was slightly worried by the other reviews...., 19 Jun 2008
....but I have to say I am delighted with these cases, I bought two to protect an old 2.5 inch drive and my new western digital 250 gb pasport drive.
The pouch might be slightly bigger than required but there is a band to hold the drive in place and room for a USB cabel on the other side.
The case is well made, solid and certainly feels as if it will offer excellent protection to my nice new external hard drive.
I am delighted with it.
A bit too big for slim portable HDs, 25 May 2008
It looks nice etc., but this pouch is for "slim" hard drives (HDs) from the past. This is not something you can put in your pocket, as it is too big. There is a pocket inside for a USB cord, but it is also too big. One can put two or three cords in there. Since I myself have a slim HD from Western Digital (WD), I would call it - a pouch for two portable HDs from WD. Besides, HD is NOT held securely, as the pocket is too big for my WD, so HD can wobble in 2 dimensions if a force is applied. There is a stretchable band inside that is supposed to hold HD at the top, but it just only toching it rather preventing HD from falling out than holding it tight. I ended up putting more things in the pouch to use a space inside efficiently and hold the hard drive more tight. It is also tricky to connect HD while it is in the pouch, so you have to take it out. Not the most advanced and handy construction. I understand that one can not make something absolutely universal, for all portable HDs. But if you want something handy, small and secure just for your slim HD from Western Digital, this pouch is not perfect al all. It is just to carry HD + USB cord + accessories in the same place in your backpack.
Why purchase the Latest iPods? Get it here for literally pennies, 18 Nov 2008
Xmas is coming, Why purchase something you can get for practically a piggy banks worth ?
Simply take a looksee : gi|ft.....u\n|iv|erse d.o|.t c|o d.|o.t u|k (remve |.)
reg-ister and s|ign onto the love = film no commitments D|V|D R|ental promo
They'll send your ipod touch straight to you,
Have a Gratis Christmas :)
Small, cool, quiet and fast, 15 Nov 2008
The best of a variety of external HDD's I've used. I store VMware images on mine, and my virtual machines run great even though they're on a USB drive. With the compact size, and the fact that it is cool and quiet I highly recommend.
Plug and play??, 12 Nov 2008
It plugged in - but that was it. Little blue light and a clicking noise. No docs with unit. No help from manufacturer. Am returning to Amazon with a view to purchasing product from another manufacturer - can anyone suggest a reliable back up drive?
most helpful storage device yet.., 08 Nov 2008
Just so easy to use. Plug in, set up and start using. I can take all my photos and music wherever and with the WD sync software, all my work too. No annoying plug in leads. Great buy.
Compatible with macs, 04 Nov 2008
Bought this WD passport to back up all my files from my imac. Works perfectly, plugged it in and within half an hour all my files were backed up and i didn't have to do a thing! Macs with leopard have a program called time machine and this back-ups your files every hour by itself. Trust me Its idiot-proof!
Fabulous external drive - Macbook user, 14 Nov 2008
I have noticed very few mac reviews for this drive so here goes. Luckily mac uses Fat32 so no need to reformat the drive to NTFS. The drive comes preloaded with the Turbo USB program for Mac, let me say this is a godsend. I am able to transfer over 70GB from one external drive to the new Buffalo in about 30 minutes, that is fast. The drive makes the usual little noises that external drives make but nothing that would distract you in any way. The drive is well designed visually and looks good with my Macbook. The powere on/off feature is great, as I all I have to do the turn it on is plug it into a usb port, and to turn off just eject the drive from my mac.
Overall the drive offers great transfer speeds, looks, and fantastic value!
Power Saving isn't built in to the Drive itself., 12 Nov 2008
I bought this as an extra drive to expand storage capacity with a Fujitsu-Siemens AMS150 Media Server (network hdd with sockets for external usb/e-sata drives). I was already clear that the Drivestation would turn itself on/off with a PC it was connected to, but couldn't find any info about whether the power-management would work if connected to my media server rather than a PC.
I installed the power management utility and - as expected - the auto-power off works fine for me when connected to a PC that the power management software is running on. However, it doesn't power down at all when connected to the media-server, even if there hasn't been any access or activity for a while. I was previously using a 250gb Seagate FreeAgent attached to the media-server, and that automatically shut down after a few minutes inactivity - didn't need any software installing to do this.
It may not be a big issue in practice, however, as the drive is extremely quiet and, as far as I can tell, only ever gets warm rather than hot. Also, the unit is compact and unobtrusive, and looks more attractive than the old Seagate external drive.
I think this is a good buy., 12 Nov 2008
After being recommended by a friend I decided to buy this for storing all my family photos and videos and to meet my storage needs for the next few years. After using it I am very suprised at how easy it is to use (just plug it in and you're ready) and how quiet it is. The drive is also small (similar in size to a three boxed DVDs).
The low price means that it is good value and the speed of delivery was very fast. The only worry is that the parcel was left on my doorstep for a couple of hours whilst I was out shopping and because the free delivery didn't need a signature would I have had a claim if the box had been nicked !
Overall - 5 stars and highly recommended but ask questions if the parcel doesn't show up !
Excellent media drive, 30 Oct 2008
My Buffalo was ordered last Friday and delivered on Tuesday (free delivery). Having had a buffalo drive before I expected it to be quiet and reliable. So far I have not been disappointed. It is completely silent, runs very cool and is completely invisible behind my Sony media centre PC.
Formatted capacity is 931GB - normal for a nominal 1TB drive. The drive comes formatted with FAT32 and I used Vista to convert it to NTFS, then discovered that this is the first thing the included software offers to do for you. I installed the turbo mode software, but cannot comment on whether it really speeds things up - subjectively I see little difference in speed between this drive and the WD Passport I had attached previously. However, the power management utility is really useful if, like me, you are using the drive to serve large media files to a home media centre. I have set it up to power down the drive after 15 minutes of inactivity (it powers up again as soon as it is accessed).
One point to bear in mind if you are moving large amounts of data from a previous drive - copying between 2 USB drives on the same system is really slow. It took three and a half hours to move 130GB of data from my old system in this way. I'm sure this is due to the limitations of USB 2.0 and nothing to do with this drive specifically.
1TB Portable Hardrive, 16 Oct 2008
At last a hardrive which looks good and performs even better, just taken delivery, no issues with set up, computer recognised it within 10 seconds, Back up Software and Encryption easy to use and best of all free and according to the box it costs 75% less to run than a standard drive. transfer rates for my data really quick and it's very quite so no issues with using with my media player in the front room. Overall an excellent product and worth the money 5 Stars.
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Customer Reviews
lasted 12 hours...., 14 Nov 2008
I got my 1tb My Book on Monday, it lasted a whole day and then started smelling of burnt electronics. Contacted Amazon, they were excellent and sent me a replacement Thursday, started it up, backed up some files. Got home backed up some more files from home pc then suddenly it died. It lasted 8 hours.
Thankfully Amazon seem really good about replacing dodgy products but why stock them in the first place.
Quality Product, 13 Nov 2008
This is a relatively small, sleek external HDD. I've had a 250GB WD My Book for over 2 years and it still works perfectly so there was no doubt about buying WD again. This drive is smaller in size than the 250GB and has a glossy plastic finish and is extremely quiet. The only real difference is the addition of an extra light which flashes constantly when the drive is in use (i.e. playing an mp3 file) - it seems unnecessary.
The drive comes with pre-installed trial backup software and some other unnecessary software. I'd advise anyone who doesn't want this software to perform the Quick Format function on the drive and this will remove this software. If you are using the drive for straight forward backing up of mp3, jpeg, etc. I'd recommend using the open source (free) "Cobian Backup" software (which is NOT pre-installed) instead of either the MS backup software you may have on your PC (it backups unnecessary MS components) or the pre-installed trial backup software. It's easy to use and runs quietly in the background.
In summary, highly recommended. At a cost of approximately 12p per GB, it's a bargain.
Edit: It would appear that Amazon is publishing reviews for the 500GB My Book on the 1TB My Book product page and vice-versa. This is a review for the 500GB My Book.
"Failure rate of less than 1%"?, 13 Nov 2008
I ordered one of these drives about a month ago, deciding that although lots of people had warned against it, there were probably just as many satisfied customers who didn't bother to leave a review. Just like I'm doing now, probably most people only leave a review when they've had a problem with a product.
Unfortunately the light on the front of the drive just kept flashing and it just wouldn't connect to my Mac. I emailed Western Digital tech support and they suggested I returned it as it was faulty.
Undeterred, I ordered a replacement. When I plugged it in nothing happened for about 3 minutes and then it appeared on my Mac desktop. I have since found out that this delay was because the drive is formatted in FAT32 which means it's recognisable by Mac and PC, however it takes longer to be recognised by Mac and so various websites recommended that if you're only using it on a Mac to reformat it using Mac's disk utility tool. The next day I switched on the drive to reformat it and nothing happened. Again I contacted Western Digital tech support and they said that it appeared to be faulty and to return it, stating "This drive is usually very reliable as many of our customers have had no issues with it. We have a less than 1% failure rate with our drives."
In that case I must be extremely unlucky!
There does seem to be a high failure rate with these drives. Even if it works to begin with, from other people's reviews and my experience it seems that the drive can fail at any time, which defeats the object of using this drive to back up your data. I'm now looking for another drive of a similar size and price but that is reliable - if anyone has any recommendations that would be appreciated!
Very Poor Longevity, 09 Nov 2008
I've not got this specific model but I've had a 500GB WD external hard drive for just over 18 months and it has died. There is no help from WD because of course it's out of warranty. If this is the longevity of their products then it's very, very poor for something that just sits on a shelf and should be available when disaster strikes. I for one will not be entertaining WD products ever again.
After a while the drives of WD become unreadable, 08 Nov 2008
Well I thought that WD was a reliable brand in hard drives and external hard drives. I was mistaken. My first external hard drive was on WD 500GB MyBook, it died after 8 months of use. I managed to save most of my data into another WD external hard drive that I bought, this time 1TB. This one died just 3 months after the purchase...
The worse is that I own a third one WD 1 TB external drive...It has not failed me yet, but after reading all those reviews in the net I do not believe that it will last much longer. Also one friend of mine that has bought one WD 500Gb had the same problem after a few months of use.
I am sending my drives to WD for replacement, but I am not optimistic at all that they will not fail me again..
Stay away from those Drives!!
A MEDIUM size Hard Disk Case, 14 Sep 2008
The western digital size passport/mybook drives are too small for this case, however they can be held within due to the elastic strp holding it snug. The case opens up in two one side for the drive and the other for cables or other stuff you'd like to keep. I prefer to keep the included cable with the passport drive which also helps to stop the small drive moving around. On the other side I keep a longer double headed lindy cable (used for older machines where one usb slot is not enough power, so two slots are required) this stops the drive moving the vertically and not put a strain on the strap.
The outer material is a tough protective shell which has a woven feel, to enusre you can keep a grip. Though I would have expected interally for it to be lined with a softer material like high density foam to absorb any knocks, but this was not the case.
At the moment I don't see an alternative product, I'm quite suprised that Case Logic (who make some of the best cases around) haven't got round to improving the product.
Good product, 20 Aug 2008
Recently bought this case for my Trekstor pocket g.u. Provides good protection for the hard drive when travelling, if just a little oversize for the pocket drive.
Great for Iomega Ego External Hard Drives, 30 Jun 2008
Bought this on Amazon to protect my Iomega Ego external hard drive, it fits perfectly - like a glove....great wee case (and drive).....5 stars as it does what it says on the tin! The other people who mark it down because its too big or too small should have looked at the dimensions before buying, is this not the sensible thing to do? I cannot fault this case.
I was slightly worried by the other reviews...., 19 Jun 2008
....but I have to say I am delighted with these cases, I bought two to protect an old 2.5 inch drive and my new western digital 250 gb pasport drive.
The pouch might be slightly bigger than required but there is a band to hold the drive in place and room for a USB cabel on the other side.
The case is well made, solid and certainly feels as if it will offer excellent protection to my nice new external hard drive.
I am delighted with it.
A bit too big for slim portable HDs, 25 May 2008
It looks nice etc., but this pouch is for "slim" hard drives (HDs) from the past. This is not something you can put in your pocket, as it is too big. There is a pocket inside for a USB cord, but it is also too big. One can put two or three cords in there. Since I myself have a slim HD from Western Digital (WD), I would call it - a pouch for two portable HDs from WD. Besides, HD is NOT held securely, as the pocket is too big for my WD, so HD can wobble in 2 dimensions if a force is applied. There is a stretchable band inside that is supposed to hold HD at the top, but it just only toching it rather preventing HD from falling out than holding it tight. I ended up putting more things in the pouch to use a space inside efficiently and hold the hard drive more tight. It is also tricky to connect HD while it is in the pouch, so you have to take it out. Not the most advanced and handy construction. I understand that one can not make something absolutely universal, for all portable HDs. But if you want something handy, small and secure just for your slim HD from Western Digital, this pouch is not perfect al all. It is just to carry HD + USB cord + accessories in the same place in your backpack.
Why purchase the Latest iPods? Get it here for literally pennies, 18 Nov 2008
Xmas is coming, Why purchase something you can get for practically a piggy banks worth ?
Simply take a looksee : gi|ft.....u\n|iv|erse d.o|.t c|o d.|o.t u|k (remve |.)
reg-ister and s|ign onto the love = film no commitments D|V|D R|ental promo
They'll send your ipod touch straight to you,
Have a Gratis Christmas :)
Small, cool, quiet and fast, 15 Nov 2008
The best of a variety of external HDD's I've used. I store VMware images on mine, and my virtual machines run great even though they're on a USB drive. With the compact size, and the fact that it is cool and quiet I highly recommend.
Plug and play??, 12 Nov 2008
It plugged in - but that was it. Little blue light and a clicking noise. No docs with unit. No help from manufacturer. Am returning to Amazon with a view to purchasing product from another manufacturer - can anyone suggest a reliable back up drive?
most helpful storage device yet.., 08 Nov 2008
Just so easy to use. Plug in, set up and start using. I can take all my photos and music wherever and with the WD sync software, all my work too. No annoying plug in leads. Great buy.
Compatible with macs, 04 Nov 2008
Bought this WD passport to back up all my files from my imac. Works perfectly, plugged it in and within half an hour all my files were backed up and i didn't have to do a thing! Macs with leopard have a program called time machine and this back-ups your files every hour by itself. Trust me Its idiot-proof!
Fabulous external drive - Macbook user, 14 Nov 2008
I have noticed very few mac reviews for this drive so here goes. Luckily mac uses Fat32 so no need to reformat the drive to NTFS. The drive comes preloaded with the Turbo USB program for Mac, let me say this is a godsend. I am able to transfer over 70GB from one external drive to the new Buffalo in about 30 minutes, that is fast. The drive makes the usual little noises that external drives make but nothing that would distract you in any way. The drive is well designed visually and looks good with my Macbook. The powere on/off feature is great, as I all I have to do the turn it on is plug it into a usb port, and to turn off just eject the drive from my mac.
Overall the drive offers great transfer speeds, looks, and fantastic value!
Power Saving isn't built in to the Drive itself., 12 Nov 2008
I bought this as an extra drive to expand storage capacity with a Fujitsu-Siemens AMS150 Media Server (network hdd with sockets for external usb/e-sata drives). I was already clear that the Drivestation would turn itself on/off with a PC it was connected to, but couldn't find any info about whether the power-management would work if connected to my media server rather than a PC.
I installed the power management utility and - as expected - the auto-power off works fine for me when connected to a PC that the power management software is running on. However, it doesn't power down at all when connected to the media-server, even if there hasn't been any access or activity for a while. I was previously using a 250gb Seagate FreeAgent attached to the media-server, and that automatically shut down after a few minutes inactivity - didn't need any software installing to do this.
It may not be a big issue in practice, however, as the drive is extremely quiet and, as far as I can tell, only ever gets warm rather than hot. Also, the unit is compact and unobtrusive, and looks more attractive than the old Seagate external drive.
I think this is a good buy., 12 Nov 2008
After being recommended by a friend I decided to buy this for storing all my family photos and videos and to meet my storage needs for the next few years. After using it I am very suprised at how easy it is to use (just plug it in and you're ready) and how quiet it is. The drive is also small (similar in size to a three boxed DVDs).
The low price means that it is good value and the speed of delivery was very fast. The only worry is that the parcel was left on my doorstep for a couple of hours whilst I was out shopping and because the free delivery didn't need a signature would I have had a claim if the box had been nicked !
Overall - 5 stars and highly recommended but ask questions if the parcel doesn't show up !
Excellent media drive, 30 Oct 2008
My Buffalo was ordered last Friday and delivered on Tuesday (free delivery). Having had a buffalo drive before I expected it to be quiet and reliable. So far I have not been disappointed. It is completely silent, runs very cool and is completely invisible behind my Sony media centre PC.
Formatted capacity is 931GB - normal for a nominal 1TB drive. The drive comes formatted with FAT32 and I used Vista to convert it to NTFS, then discovered that this is the first thing the included software offers to do for you. I installed the turbo mode software, but cannot comment on whether it really speeds things up - subjectively I see little difference in speed between this drive and the WD Passport I had attached previously. However, the power management utility is really useful if, like me, you are using the drive to serve large media files to a home media centre. I have set it up to power down the drive after 15 minutes of inactivity (it powers up again as soon as it is accessed).
One point to bear in mind if you are moving large amounts of data from a previous drive - copying between 2 USB drives on the same system is really slow. It took three and a half hours to move 130GB of data from my old system in this way. I'm sure this is due to the limitations of USB 2.0 and nothing to do with this drive specifically.
1TB Portable Hardrive, 16 Oct 2008
At last a hardrive which looks good and performs even better, just taken delivery, no issues with set up, computer recognised it within 10 seconds, Back up Software and Encryption easy to use and best of all free and according to the box it costs 75% less to run than a standard drive. transfer rates for my data really quick and it's very quite so no issues with using with my media player in the front room. Overall an excellent product and worth the money 5 Stars.
Small but perfectly formed, 17 Nov 2008
I bought this over a week ago and I am still waiting to hear any noise from it at all !
If it was not for the neon light I would not know it was working. And it works perfectly.
So far I have downloaded over 50 CD's of music and synced them to Windows Media Player. Non stop music. Definitely recommended.
great value for the money, 03 Nov 2008
amazon are great at providing good quality items at affordable prices and this is no exception easy to use and set up a very good external hard drive ideal for use with a laptop would recomend for all.
Great Buy, 29 Oct 2008
i recived it today after a format and changed it to NTFS it works fine
very pleased with it
small, simple, quiet & cheap, 29 Oct 2008
great little drive with enough storage for reasonable backups/media files etc.
formatted it with ext2 and it works very nicely with my server as a backup drive.
uses little energy as it powers down when not in use but is quick to get up to speed again when accessed. it's also quiet and runs cool.
recommended
Well Worth It, 20 Oct 2008
160GB for 30 quid well worth it. not bulky so it fits neaty on your desktop and as the space for what i need
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Product Description
Cruzer Micro is ReadyBoost compliant. ReadyBoost makes your PC running Windows Vista faster by using the USB drive as temporary storage.
Customer Reviews
lasted 12 hours...., 14 Nov 2008
I got my 1tb My Book on Monday, it lasted a whole day and then started smelling of burnt electronics. Contacted Amazon, they were excellent and sent me a replacement Thursday, started it up, backed up some files. Got home backed up some more files from home pc then suddenly it died. It lasted 8 hours.
Thankfully Amazon seem really good about replacing dodgy products but why stock them in the first place.
Quality Product, 13 Nov 2008
This is a relatively small, sleek external HDD. I've had a 250GB WD My Book for over 2 years and it still works perfectly so there was no doubt about buying WD again. This drive is smaller in size than the 250GB and has a glossy plastic finish and is extremely quiet. The only real difference is the addition of an extra light which flashes constantly when the drive is in use (i.e. playing an mp3 file) - it seems unnecessary.
The drive comes with pre-installed trial backup software and some other unnecessary software. I'd advise anyone who doesn't want this software to perform the Quick Format function on the drive and this will remove this software. If you are using the drive for straight forward backing up of mp3, jpeg, etc. I'd recommend using the open source (free) "Cobian Backup" software (which is NOT pre-installed) instead of either the MS backup software you may have on your PC (it backups unnecessary MS components) or the pre-installed trial backup software. It's easy to use and runs quietly in the background.
In summary, highly recommended. At a cost of approximately 12p per GB, it's a bargain.
Edit: It would appear that Amazon is publishing reviews for the 500GB My Book on the 1TB My Book product page and vice-versa. This is a review for the 500GB My Book.
"Failure rate of less than 1%"?, 13 Nov 2008
I ordered one of these drives about a month ago, deciding that although lots of people had warned against it, there were probably just as many satisfied customers who didn't bother to leave a review. Just like I'm doing now, probably most people only leave a review when they've had a problem with a product.
Unfortunately the light on the front of the drive just kept flashing and it just wouldn't connect to my Mac. I emailed Western Digital tech support and they suggested I returned it as it was faulty.
Undeterred, I ordered a replacement. When I plugged it in nothing happened for about 3 minutes and then it appeared on my Mac desktop. I have since found out that this delay was because the drive is formatted in FAT32 which means it's recognisable by Mac and PC, however it takes longer to be recognised by Mac and so various websites recommended that if you're only using it on a Mac to reformat it using Mac's disk utility tool. The next day I switched on the drive to reformat it and nothing happened. Again I contacted Western Digital tech support and they said that it appeared to be faulty and to return it, stating "This drive is usually very reliable as many of our customers have had no issues with it. We have a less than 1% failure rate with our drives."
In that case I must be extremely unlucky!
There does seem to be a high failure rate with these drives. Even if it works to begin with, from other people's reviews and my experience it seems that the drive can fail at any time, which defeats the object of using this drive to back up your data. I'm now looking for another drive of a similar size and price but that is reliable - if anyone has any recommendations that would be appreciated!
Very Poor Longevity, 09 Nov 2008
I've not got this specific model but I've had a 500GB WD external hard drive for just over 18 months and it has died. There is no help from WD because of course it's out of warranty. If this is the longevity of their products then it's very, very poor for something that just sits on a shelf and should be available when disaster strikes. I for one will not be entertaining WD products ever again.
After a while the drives of WD become unreadable, 08 Nov 2008
Well I thought that WD was a reliable brand in hard drives and external hard drives. I was mistaken. My first external hard drive was on WD 500GB MyBook, it died after 8 months of use. I managed to save most of my data into another WD external hard drive that I bought, this time 1TB. This one died just 3 months after the purchase...
The worse is that I own a third one WD 1 TB external drive...It has not failed me yet, but after reading all those reviews in the net I do not believe that it will last much longer. Also one friend of mine that has bought one WD 500Gb had the same problem after a few months of use.
I am sending my drives to WD for replacement, but I am not optimistic at all that they will not fail me again..
Stay away from those Drives!!
A MEDIUM size Hard Disk Case, 14 Sep 2008
The western digital size passport/mybook drives are too small for this case, however they can be held within due to the elastic strp holding it snug. The case opens up in two one side for the drive and the other for cables or other stuff you'd like to keep. I prefer to keep the included cable with the passport drive which also helps to stop the small drive moving around. On the other side I keep a longer double headed lindy cable (used for older machines where one usb slot is not enough power, so two slots are required) this stops the drive moving the vertically and not put a strain on the strap.
The outer material is a tough protective shell which has a woven feel, to enusre you can keep a grip. Though I would have expected interally for it to be lined with a softer material like high density foam to absorb any knocks, but this was not the case.
At the moment I don't see an alternative product, I'm quite suprised that Case Logic (who make some of the best cases around) haven't got round to improving the product.
Good product, 20 Aug 2008
Recently bought this case for my Trekstor pocket g.u. Provides good protection for the hard drive when travelling, if just a little oversize for the pocket drive.
Great for Iomega Ego External Hard Drives, 30 Jun 2008
Bought this on Amazon to protect my Iomega Ego external hard drive, it fits perfectly - like a glove....great wee case (and drive).....5 stars as it does what it says on the tin! The other people who mark it down because its too big or too small should have looked at the dimensions before buying, is this not the sensible thing to do? I cannot fault this case.
I was slightly worried by the other reviews...., 19 Jun 2008
....but I have to say I am delighted with these cases, I bought two to protect an old 2.5 inch drive and my new western digital 250 gb pasport drive.
The pouch might be slightly bigger than required but there is a band to hold the drive in place and room for a USB cabel on the other side.
The case is well made, solid and certainly feels as if it will offer excellent protection to my nice new external hard drive.
I am delighted with it.
A bit too big for slim portable HDs, 25 May 2008
It looks nice etc., but this pouch is for "slim" hard drives (HDs) from the past. This is not something you can put in your pocket, as it is too big. There is a pocket inside for a USB cord, but it is also too big. One can put two or three cords in there. Since I myself have a slim HD from Western Digital (WD), I would call it - a pouch for two portable HDs from WD. Besides, HD is NOT held securely, as the pocket is too big for my WD, so HD can wobble in 2 dimensions if a force is applied. There is a stretchable band inside that is supposed to hold HD at the top, but it just only toching it rather preventing HD from falling out than holding it tight. I ended up putting more things in the pouch to use a space inside efficiently and hold the hard drive more tight. It is also tricky to connect HD while it is in the pouch, so you have to take it out. Not the most advanced and handy construction. I understand that one can not make something absolutely universal, for all portable HDs. But if you want something handy, small and secure just for your slim HD from Western Digital, this pouch is not perfect al all. It is just to carry HD + USB cord + accessories in the same place in your backpack.
Why purchase the Latest iPods? Get it here for literally pennies, 18 Nov 2008
Xmas is coming, Why purchase something you can get for practically a piggy banks worth ?
Simply take a looksee : gi|ft.....u\n|iv|erse d.o|.t c|o d.|o.t u|k (remve |.)
reg-ister and s|ign onto the love = film no commitments D|V|D R|ental promo
They'll send your ipod touch straight to you,
Have a Gratis Christmas :)
Small, cool, quiet and fast, 15 Nov 2008
The best of a variety of external HDD's I've used. I store VMware images on mine, and my virtual machines run great even though they're on a USB drive. With the compact size, and the fact that it is cool and quiet I highly recommend.
Plug and play??, 12 Nov 2008
It plugged in - but that was it. Little blue light and a clicking noise. No docs with unit. No help from manufacturer. Am returning to Amazon with a view to purchasing product from another manufacturer - can anyone suggest a reliable back up drive?
most helpful storage device yet.., 08 Nov 2008
Just so easy to use. Plug in, set up and start using. I can take all my photos and music wherever and with the WD sync software, all my work too. No annoying plug in leads. Great buy.
Compatible with macs, 04 Nov 2008
Bought this WD passport to back up all my files from my imac. Works perfectly, plugged it in and within half an hour all my files were backed up and i didn't have to do a thing! Macs with leopard have a program called time machine and this back-ups your files every hour by itself. Trust me Its idiot-proof!
Fabulous external drive - Macbook user, 14 Nov 2008
I have noticed very few mac reviews for this drive so here goes. Luckily mac uses Fat32 so no need to reformat the drive to NTFS. The drive comes preloaded with the Turbo USB program for Mac, let me say this is a godsend. I am able to transfer over 70GB from one external drive to the new Buffalo in about 30 minutes, that is fast. The drive makes the usual little noises that external drives make but nothing that would distract you in any way. The drive is well designed visually and looks good with my Macbook. The powere on/off feature is great, as I all I have to do the turn it on is plug it into a usb port, and to turn off just eject the drive from my mac.
Overall the drive offers great transfer speeds, looks, and fantastic value!
Power Saving isn't built in to the Drive itself., 12 Nov 2008
I bought this as an extra drive to expand storage capacity with a Fujitsu-Siemens AMS150 Media Server (network hdd with sockets for external usb/e-sata drives). I was already clear that the Drivestation would turn itself on/off with a PC it was connected to, but couldn't find any info about whether the power-management would work if connected to my media server rather than a PC.
I installed the power management utility and - as expected - the auto-power off works fine for me when connected to a PC that the power management software is running on. However, it doesn't power down at all when connected to the media-server, even if there hasn't been any access or activity for a while. I was previously using a 250gb Seagate FreeAgent attached to the media-server, and that automatically shut down after a few minutes inactivity - didn't need any software installing to do this.
It may not be a big issue in practice, however, as the drive is extremely quiet and, as far as I can tell, only ever gets warm rather than hot. Also, the unit is compact and unobtrusive, and looks more attractive than the old Seagate external drive.
I think this is a good buy., 12 Nov 2008
After being recommended by a friend I decided to buy this for storing all my family photos and videos and to meet my storage needs for the next few years. After using it I am very suprised at how easy it is to use (just plug it in and you're ready) and how quiet it is. The drive is also small (similar in size to a three boxed DVDs).
The low price means that it is good value and the speed of delivery was very fast. The only worry is that the parcel was left on my doorstep for a couple of hours whilst I was out shopping and because the free delivery didn't need a signature would I have had a claim if the box had been nicked !
Overall - 5 stars and highly recommended but ask questions if the parcel doesn't show up !
Excellent media drive, 30 Oct 2008
My Buffalo was ordered last Friday and delivered on Tuesday (free delivery). Having had a buffalo drive before I expected it to be quiet and reliable. So far I have not been disappointed. It is completely silent, runs very cool and is completely invisible behind my Sony media centre PC.
Formatted capacity is 931GB - normal for a nominal 1TB drive. The drive comes formatted with FAT32 and I used Vista to convert it to NTFS, then discovered that this is the first thing the included software offers to do for you. I installed the turbo mode software, but cannot comment on whether it really speeds things up - subjectively I see little difference in speed between this drive and the WD Passport I had attached previously. However, the power management utility is really useful if, like me, you are using the drive to serve large media files to a home media centre. I have set it up to power down the drive after 15 minutes of inactivity (it powers up again as soon as it is accessed).
One point to bear in mind if you are moving large amounts of data from a previous drive - copying between 2 USB drives on the same system is really slow. It took three and a half hours to move 130GB of data from my old system in this way. I'm sure this is due to the limitations of USB 2.0 and nothing to do with this drive specifically.
1TB Portable Hardrive, 16 Oct 2008
At last a hardrive which looks good and performs even better, just taken delivery, no issues with set up, computer recognised it within 10 seconds, Back up Software and Encryption easy to use and best of all free and according to the box it costs 75% less to run than a standard drive. transfer rates for my data really quick and it's very quite so no issues with using with my media player in the front room. Overall an excellent product and worth the money 5 Stars.
Small but perfectly formed, 17 Nov 2008
I bought this over a week ago and I am still waiting to hear any noise from it at all !
If it was not for the neon light I would not know it was working. And it works perfectly.
So far I have downloaded over 50 CD's of music and synced them to Windows Media Player. Non stop music. Definitely recommended.
great value for the money, 03 Nov 2008
amazon are great at providing good quality items at affordable prices and this is no exception easy to use and set up a very good external hard drive ideal for use with a laptop would recomend for all.
Great Buy, 29 Oct 2008
i recived it today after a format and changed it to NTFS it works fine
very pleased with it
small, simple, quiet & cheap, 29 Oct 2008
great little drive with enough storage for reasonable backups/media files etc.
formatted it with ext2 and it works very nicely with my server as a backup drive.
uses little energy as it powers down when not in use but is quick to get up to speed again when accessed. it's also quiet and runs cool.
recommended
Well Worth It, 20 Oct 2008
160GB for 30 quid well worth it. not bulky so it fits neaty on your desktop and as the space for what i need
Cheap, fast & secure, 13 Nov 2008
Low cost, fast. I like the built-in U3 security software.
Ideal for a back-up medium.
Carry your mailbox around, 11 Nov 2008
This is fantastic. I can download and read my mail from either my own or my partners computer and I have all my addresses and favorites on hand too.
There is a great little diary/task program EssentialPIM and so I can have the same task list wherever I am. I'd long given up on lugging my laptop around and put up with the inconvenience of not having my own favorites and rather than this being a copy of a file it is the real thing.
Oh, and just in case I leave it on a train it's password protected.
I'm really impressed.
Excellent, 01 Nov 2008
Have had mine for nearly 12 months now. U3 program work fine and mean that I get all my instant messages via Trillian wherever I am without loading anything on local PC. Work very quickly with Firefox for U3 when streaming, for example, BBC Iplayer. I have also added Mojopac wo I have my own desktop where ever I go. 4GB is fine for me - have a load of music and videos on it as well as docs. I like the password protection of U3 - I carry it with me wherever I go. I may go for a larger size later but for now 4GBis fine (and SOOO cheap!!). You can use Logmein Ignition (paid for) or Logmein Free or Teamviewer Free for remote access via the U3 if you need to and it works absolutely fine.
Great for portable applications, 21 Oct 2008
Why carry a laptop around, when you can have one of these? Even without the 'advanced' U3 features, it's a handy flash drive. Convenient, robust, light and with a neat connector protector.
With the U3, however it doubles as a portable computer. if you find that you prefer Firefox, Thunderbird and OpenOffice to the proprietary Microsoft products, then you can carry those (and other) apps, together with your favourite sites and login settings on this little gizmo.
Instead of struggling to send emails from a internet cafe, take one of these, set it up ahead of time, then plug it in to the local PC and you're good to go.
When you visit your favourite sites, or enter passwords, there's no record of that activity on the host computer (unless there's a spyware keylogger installed). That means it's possible to use this device to access your own networks and password-protected sites without any risk that the owner of the computer gains access to sensitive information.
If you want (and I do) you can password-protect the whole unit, so that even if it is lost, the data is not accessible.
The device might need updating before it will run properly on Vista operating systems. The U3 features are available only in Windows, but other operating systems will read the thing as an ordinary flash drive, giving access to all documents, but not the software. Mine struggles a bit with Linux (Ubuntu Hardy), but it's OK if the machine has the right settings.
I had a 1GB unit for many years, and it was great. I've now upgraded to the 4GB unit and that is plenty big enough.
A lovely one, 15 Oct 2008
I've had this a while now and it works well. Unlike some of the reviews I've read,I really rate the software that comes with it. It comes into it's own in internet cafes and on friends computers. No trace of your passage left behind and the SignupShield fills in the passwords without you having to do any key strokes on a potentially vulnerable cyber cafe computer.Oh, and the sync software lets you use Google on other computers with all your bookmarks. Also you can run Outlook on any computer as if it was your own. Fantastic.
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Customer Reviews
lasted 12 hours...., 14 Nov 2008
I got my 1tb My Book on Monday, it lasted a whole day and then started smelling of burnt electronics. Contacted Amazon, they were excellent and sent me a replacement Thursday, started it up, backed up some files. Got home backed up some more files from home pc then suddenly it died. It lasted 8 hours.
Thankfully Amazon seem really good about replacing dodgy products but why stock them in the first place.
Quality Product, 13 Nov 2008
This is a relatively small, sleek external HDD. I've had a 250GB WD My Book for over 2 years and it still works perfectly so there was no doubt about buying WD again. This drive is smaller in size than the 250GB and has a glossy plastic finish and is extremely quiet. The only real difference is the addition of an extra light which flashes constantly when the drive is in use (i.e. playing an mp3 file) - it seems unnecessary.
The drive comes with pre-installed trial backup software and some other unnecessary software. I'd advise anyone who doesn't want this software to perform the Quick Format function on the drive and this will remove this software. If you are using the drive for straight forward backing up of mp3, jpeg, etc. I'd recommend using the open source (free) "Cobian Backup" software (which is NOT pre-installed) instead of either the MS backup software you may have on your PC (it backups unnecessary MS components) or the pre-installed trial backup software. It's easy to use and runs quietly in the background.
In summary, highly recommended. At a cost of approximately 12p per GB, it's a bargain.
Edit: It would appear that Amazon is publishing reviews for the 500GB My Book on the 1TB My Book product page and vice-versa. This is a review for the 500GB My Book.
"Failure rate of less than 1%"?, 13 Nov 2008
I ordered one of these drives about a month ago, deciding that although lots of people had warned against it, there were probably just as many satisfied customers who didn't bother to leave a review. Just like I'm doing now, probably most people only leave a review when they've had a problem with a product.
Unfortunately the light on the front of the drive just kept flashing and it just wouldn't connect to my Mac. I emailed Western Digital tech support and they suggested I returned it as it was faulty.
Undeterred, I ordered a replacement. When I plugged it in nothing happened for about 3 minutes and then it appeared on my Mac desktop. I have since found out that this delay was because the drive is formatted in FAT32 which means it's recognisable by Mac and PC, however it takes longer to be recognised by Mac and so various websites recommended that if you're only using it on a Mac to reformat it using Mac's disk utility tool. The next day I switched on the drive to reformat it and nothing happened. Again I contacted Western Digital tech support and they said that it appeared to be faulty and to return it, stating "This drive is usually very reliable as many of our customers have had no issues with it. We have a less than 1% failure rate with our drives."
In that case I must be extremely unlucky!
There does seem to be a high failure rate with these drives. Even if it works to begin with, from other people's reviews and my experience it seems that the drive can fail at any time, which defeats the object of using this drive to back up your data. I'm now looking for another drive of a similar size and price but that is reliable - if anyone has any recommendations that would be appreciated!
Very Poor Longevity, 09 Nov 2008
I've not got this specific model but I've had a 500GB WD external hard drive for just over 18 months and it has died. There is no help from WD because of course it's out of warranty. If this is the longevity of their products then it's very, very poor for something that just sits on a shelf and should be available when disaster strikes. I for one will not be entertaining WD products ever again.
After a while the drives of WD become unreadable, 08 Nov 2008
Well I thought that WD was a reliable brand in hard drives and external hard drives. I was mistaken. My first external hard drive was on WD 500GB MyBook, it died after 8 months of use. I managed to save most of my data into another WD external hard drive that I bought, this time 1TB. This one died just 3 months after the purchase...
The worse is that I own a third one WD 1 TB external drive...It has not failed me yet, but after reading all those reviews in the net I do not believe that it will last much longer. Also one friend of mine that has bought one WD 500Gb had the same problem after a few months of use.
I am sending my drives to WD for replacement, but I am not optimistic at all that they will not fail me again..
Stay away from those Drives!!
A MEDIUM size Hard Disk Case, 14 Sep 2008
The western digital size passport/mybook drives are too small for this case, however they can be held within due to the elastic strp holding it snug. The case opens up in two one side for the drive and the other for cables or other stuff you'd like to keep. I prefer to keep the included cable with the passport drive which also helps to stop the small drive moving around. On the other side I keep a longer double headed lindy cable (used for older machines where one usb slot is not enough power, so two slots are required) this stops the drive moving the vertically and not put a strain on the strap.
The outer material is a tough protective shell which has a woven feel, to enusre you can keep a grip. Though I would have expected interally for it to be lined with a softer material like high density foam to absorb any knocks, but this was not the case.
At the moment I don't see an alternative product, I'm quite suprised that Case Logic (who make some of the best cases around) haven't got round to improving the product.
Good product, 20 Aug 2008
Recently bought this case for my Trekstor pocket g.u. Provides good protection for the hard drive when travelling, if just a little oversize for the pocket drive.
Great for Iomega Ego External Hard Drives, 30 Jun 2008
Bought this on Amazon to protect my Iomega Ego external hard drive, it fits perfectly - like a glove....great wee case (and drive).....5 stars as it does what it says on the tin! The other people who mark it down because its too big or too small should have looked at the dimensions before buying, is this not the sensible thing to do? I cannot fault this case.
I was slightly worried by the other reviews...., 19 Jun 2008
....but I have to say I am delighted with these cases, I bought two to protect an old 2.5 inch drive and my new western digital 250 gb pasport drive.
The pouch might be slightly bigger than required but there is a band to hold the drive in place and room for a USB cabel on the other side.
The case is well made, solid and certainly feels as if it will offer excellent protection to my nice new external hard drive.
I am delighted with it.
A bit too big for slim portable HDs, 25 May 2008
It looks nice etc., but this pouch is for "slim" hard drives (HDs) from the past. This is not something you can put in your pocket, as it is too big. There is a pocket inside for a USB cord, but it is also too big. One can put two or three cords in there. Since I myself have a slim HD from Western Digital (WD), I would call it - a pouch for two portable HDs from WD. Besides, HD is NOT held securely, as the pocket is too big for my WD, so HD can wobble in 2 dimensions if a force is applied. There is a stretchable band inside that is supposed to hold HD at the top, but it just only toching it rather preventing HD from falling out than holding it tight. I ended up putting more things in the pouch to use a space inside efficiently and hold the hard drive more tight. It is also tricky to connect HD while it is in the pouch, so you have to take it out. Not the most advanced and handy construction. I understand that one can not make something absolutely universal, for all portable HDs. But if you want something handy, small and secure just for your slim HD from Western Digital, this pouch is not perfect al all. It is just to carry HD + USB cord + accessories in the same place in your backpack.
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Small, cool, quiet and fast, 15 Nov 2008
The best of a variety of external HDD's I've used. I store VMware images on mine, and my virtual machines run great even though they're on a USB drive. With the compact size, and the fact that it is cool and quiet I highly recommend.
Plug and play??, 12 Nov 2008
It plugged in - but that was it. Little blue light and a clicking noise. No docs with unit. No help from manufacturer. Am returning to Amazon with a view to purchasing product from another manufacturer - can anyone suggest a reliable back up drive?
most helpful storage device yet.., 08 Nov 2008
Just so easy to use. Plug in, set up and start using. I can take all my photos and music wherever and with the WD sync software, all my work too. No annoying plug in leads. Great buy.
Compatible with macs, 04 Nov 2008
Bought this WD passport to back up all my files from my imac. Works perfectly, plugged it in and within half an hour all my files were backed up and i didn't have to do a thing! Macs with leopard have a program called time machine and this back-ups your files every hour by itself. Trust me Its idiot-proof!
Fabulous external drive - Macbook user, 14 Nov 2008
I have noticed very few mac reviews for this drive so here goes. Luckily mac uses Fat32 so no need to reformat the drive to NTFS. The drive comes preloaded with the Turbo USB program for Mac, let me say this is a godsend. I am able to transfer over 70GB from one external drive to the new Buffalo in about 30 minutes, that is fast. The drive makes the usual little noises that external drives make but nothing that would distract you in any way. The drive is well designed visually and looks good with my Macbook. The powere on/off feature is great, as I all I have to do the turn it on is plug it into a usb port, and to turn off just eject the drive from my mac.
Overall the drive offers great transfer speeds, looks, and fantastic value!
Power Saving isn't built in to the Drive itself., 12 Nov 2008
I bought this as an extra drive to expand storage capacity with a Fujitsu-Siemens AMS150 Media Server (network hdd with sockets for external usb/e-sata drives). I was already clear that the Drivestation would turn itself on/off with a PC it was connected to, but couldn't find any info about whether the power-management would work if connected to my media server rather than a PC.
I installed the power management utility and - as expected - the auto-power off works fine for me when connected to a PC that the power management software is running on. However, it doesn't power down at all when connected to the media-server, even if there hasn't been any access or activity for a while. I was previously using a 250gb Seagate FreeAgent attached to the media-server, and that automatically shut down after a few minutes inactivity - didn't need any software installing to do this.
It may not be a big issue in practice, however, as the drive is extremely quiet and, as far as I can tell, only ever gets warm rather than hot. Also, the unit is compact and unobtrusive, and looks more attractive than the old Seagate external drive.
I think this is a good buy., 12 Nov 2008
After being recommended by a friend I decided to buy this for storing all my family photos and videos and to meet my storage needs for the next few years. After using it I am very suprised at how easy it is to use (just plug it in and you're ready) and how quiet it is. The drive is also small (similar in size to a three boxed DVDs).
The low price means that it is good value and the speed of delivery was very fast. The only worry is that the parcel was left on my doorstep for a couple of hours whilst I was out shopping and because the free delivery didn't need a signature would I have had a claim if the box had been nicked !
Overall - 5 stars and highly recommended but ask questions if the parcel doesn't show up !
Excellent media drive, 30 Oct 2008
My Buffalo was ordered last Friday and delivered on Tuesday (free delivery). Having had a buffalo drive before I expected it to be quiet and reliable. So far I have not been disappointed. It is completely silent, runs very cool and is completely invisible behind my Sony media centre PC.
Formatted capacity is 931GB - normal for a nominal 1TB drive. The drive comes formatted with FAT32 and I used Vista to convert it to NTFS, then discovered that this is the first thing the included software offers to do for you. I installed the turbo mode software, but cannot comment on whether it really speeds things up - subjectively I see little difference in speed between this drive and the WD Passport I had attached previously. However, the power management utility is really useful if, like me, you are using the drive to serve large media files to a home media centre. I have set it up to power down the drive after 15 minutes of inactivity (it powers up again as soon as it is accessed).
One point to bear in mind if you are moving large amounts of data from a previous drive - copying between 2 USB drives on the same system is really slow. It took three and a half hours to move 130GB of data from my old system in this way. I'm sure this is due to the limitations of USB 2.0 and nothing to do with this drive specifically.
1TB Portable Hardrive, 16 Oct 2008
At last a hardrive which looks good and performs even better, just taken delivery, no issues with set up, computer recognised it within 10 seconds, Back up Software and Encryption easy to use and best of all free and according to the box it costs 75% less to run than a standard drive. transfer rates for my data really quick and it's very quite so no issues with using with my media player in the front room. Overall an excellent product and worth the money 5 Stars.
Small but perfectly formed, 17 Nov 2008
I bought this over a week ago and I am still waiting to hear any noise from it at all !
If it was not for the neon light I would not know it was working. And it works perfectly.
So far I have downloaded over 50 CD's of music and synced them to Windows Media Player. Non stop music. Definitely recommended.
great value for the money, 03 Nov 2008
amazon are great at providing good quality items at affordable prices and this is no exception easy to use and set up a very good external hard drive ideal for use with a laptop would recomend for all.
Great Buy, 29 Oct 2008
i recived it today after a format and changed it to NTFS it works fine
very pleased with it
small, simple, quiet & cheap, 29 Oct 2008
great little drive with enough storage for reasonable backups/media files etc.
formatted it with ext2 and it works very nicely with my server as a backup drive.
uses little energy as it powers down when not in use but is quick to get up to speed again when accessed. it's also quiet and runs cool.
recommended
Well Worth It, 20 Oct 2008
160GB for 30 quid well worth it. not bulky so it fits neaty on your desktop and as the space for what i need
Cheap, fast & secure, 13 Nov 2008
Low cost, fast. I like the built-in U3 security software.
Ideal for a back-up medium.
Carry your mailbox around, 11 Nov 2008
This is fantastic. I can download and read my mail from either my own or my partners computer and I have all my addresses and favorites on hand too.
There is a great little diary/task program EssentialPIM and so I can have the same task list wherever I am. I'd long given up on lugging my laptop around and put up with the inconvenience of not having my own favorites and rather than this being a copy of a file it is the real thing.
Oh, and just in case I leave it on a train it's password protected.
I'm really impressed.
Excellent, 01 Nov 2008
Have had mine for nearly 12 months now. U3 program work fine and mean that I get all my instant messages via Trillian wherever I am without loading anything on local PC. Work very quickly with Firefox for U3 when streaming, for example, BBC Iplayer. I have also added Mojopac wo I have my own desktop where ever I go. 4GB is fine for me - have a load of music and videos on it as well as docs. I like the password protection of U3 - I carry it with me wherever I go. I may go for a larger size later but for now 4GBis fine (and SOOO cheap!!). You can use Logmein Ignition (paid for) or Logmein Free or Teamviewer Free for remote access via the U3 if you need to and it works absolutely fine.
Great for portable applications, 21 Oct 2008
Why carry a laptop around, when you can have one of these? Even without the 'advanced' U3 features, it's a handy flash drive. Convenient, robust, light and with a neat connector protector.
With the U3, however it doubles as a portable computer. if you find that you prefer Firefox, Thunderbird and OpenOffice to the proprietary Microsoft products, then you can carry those (and other) apps, together with your favourite sites and login settings on this little gizmo.
Instead of struggling to send emails from a internet cafe, take one of these, set it up ahead of time, then plug it in to the local PC and you're good to go.
When you visit your favourite sites, or enter passwords, there's no record of that activity on the host computer (unless there's a spyware keylogger installed). That means it's possible to use this device to access your own networks and password-protected sites without any risk that the owner of the computer gains access to sensitive information.
If you want (and I do) you can password-protect the whole unit, so that even if it is lost, the data is not accessible.
The device might need updating before it will run properly on Vista operating systems. The U3 features are available only in Windows, but other operating systems will read the thing as an ordinary flash drive, giving access to all documents, but not the software. Mine struggles a bit with Linux (Ubuntu Hardy), but it's OK if the machine has the right settings.
I had a 1GB unit for many years, and it was great. I've now upgraded to the 4GB unit and that is plenty big enough.
A lovely one, 15 Oct 2008
I've had this a while now and it works well. Unlike some of the reviews I've read,I really rate the software that comes with it. It comes into it's own in internet cafes and on friends computers. No trace of your passage left behind and the SignupShield fills in the passwords without you having to do any key strokes on a potentially vulnerable cyber cafe computer.Oh, and the sync software lets you use Google on other computers with all your bookmarks. Also you can run Outlook on any computer as if it was your own. Fantastic.
500GB Drivestation, 21 Oct 2008
I owned the old version of this in a 250GB but had filled it up so was pleasantly suprised to see that they had updated the look of the product, looks like my PS3 however that really wasn't that important, the thing which grabbed me was the power usage, 75% less than a standard drive they use some new fangled technology which allows the drive to go into a park mode when not searching for | | |