Western Digital WDG1U5000 My Book Essential Edition 500 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive

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Features

• Store and back up your music, photos, videos and important documents with this external hard drive
• Easy to set up and use with built-in installation software
• Simple user interface features USB 2.0 connectivity
• Device holds up to 500 GB of data
• Measures 5.55 x 2.25 x 6.71 inches (WxHxD)

Editorial Review

The Western Digital WDG1U5000 MyBook is a small, simple, elegant and very easy to use portable memory tool. Just plug it in, and you've got plenty of room to back up and save your valuable data, music, photos, and movies. Plug it into your computer's USB 2.0 port and start saving -- it's all about simplicity. The 500GB hard drive will store either 142,000 digital photos, 38 hours of Digital Video (DV), 60 hours of HD or 200 hours of DVD quality video. It can also hold up to 125,000 songs in MP3 format, or 12,000 songs in uncompressed CD quality. Serial Transfer Rate(USB 2.0) - 480 Mbits/s (Max) Read Seek Time - 8.9 ms Track-To-Track Seek Time - 2.0 ms (average) Operating Systems - Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP or Mac OS X 10.2.8 (or higher) Requires available USB port Physical Dimensions(HxLxW) - 6.71 x 5.6 x 2.25 (170 x 141 x 57.2 mm) Weight - 2.90 lbs. (1.32 kg) (click to continue)

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Other Details

• UPC: 718037117843
• Publisher: Western Digital, Electronics
• Brand: Western Digital
• Color: Black
• Model: WDG1U5000N
• Manufacturer: Western Digital
• Package dimensions (LxWxH): 11.5 x 8.1 x 4.6 inches
• Weight: 3.4 lbs

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