Small, simple, elegant, and very easy to use. Just plug it in, and you've got plenty of room to back up and save your valuable data, music, photos, and movies.
Features
Type: Hard Drive - External
Capacity: 500 GB
Interface: Hi Speed USB
Spindle Speed: 7200 rpm
OS Required: Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP, Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 or later
Western Digital My Book Essential 500 GB USB External Hard Drive Specifications
Part # WDG1U5000N
Manufacturer
Western Digital
Manufacturer Part #
WDG1U5000N
Data Storage
Formatted Capacity
500 GB
Data Transfer Rate
To/From Media
n/a
Maximum Sustained
480 Mbps
Buffer
16 MB
Seek Time
Average
8.9 ms
Rotational Speed
7200 rpm
Interface
Hi Speed USB
Dimensions (H x W x D)
Unit
5.6" x 6.7" x 2.2"
Weight
Unit
2.9 lbs
System Requirements
PC
Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP
Mac
OS X 10.2.8 or later
Warranty
1 year warranty
Includes in the Box
Hard Drive, USB Cable, AC Adapter with Power Cord, Quick Install Guide
Western Digital My Book Essential 500 GB USB External Hard Drive Features
Ease of Use This drive is all about simplicity. Plug it into your computer’s USB 2.0 port and start saving.
Intelligent drive management The My Book drive turns itself on and off with your computer.
Smart design
The elegant case, iconic of a book, takes up less space on your desk, stacks horizontally, and allows two or more drives to stand neatly together like volumes on a shelf.
High quality hard drive
Inside the case is an exceptionally fast, ultra quiet, cool-running hard drive from Western Digital.
Free Google software
Search your drive, manage your photos, and simplify Web searches with included Google software. Note: Google software is compatible with Windows 2000 and XP only.
Western Digital My Book Essential 500 GB USB External Hard Drive Included Items
USB 2.0 external hard drive
USB cable
AC adapter with power cord
Quick Install Guide
Western Digital My Book Essential 500 GB USB External Hard Drive Warranty Information
Warranty Length: One Year
Covers: Parts and Labor
Details: WD's limited warranty provides that, subject to the following limitations, each Product will be free from defects in material and workmanship and will conform to WD's specification for the particular Product. WD may elect which remedy or combination of remedies to provide in its sole discretion. WD shall have a reasonable time after determining that a defective Product exists to repair or replace a defective Product. WD's replacement Product under its limited warranty will be manufactured from new and serviceable used parts. WD's warranty applies to repaired or replaced Products for the balance of the applicable period of the original warranty or ninety days from the date of shipment of a repaired or replaced Product, whichever is longer.
Provider: Western Digital
Contact: By Phone: 1-800-275-4932 (9:00 am – 7:00 pm CST)
Western Digital My Book Essential 500 GB USB External Hard Drive Video
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