My Book Home Edition WDH1CS10000 - hard drive - 1 TB - FireWire / Hi-Speed USB / eSATA-300

Description: The Western My Book Home Edition WDH1CS10000 is a 1TB, external hard disk drive.Compared to other external hard drives on the market, it is midpriced at around $140.Can connect with both FireWire and USB 2.0 for increased portability.

Pros: Has a 1TB capacity, which is considerably larger than some similarly priced hard drives.In fact, the average cost of a product with this large a capacity is $260.Connects to your PC via high speed USB 2.0 or FireWire cables.This product can also connect to older USB ports, but the transfer rates will be fairly slow.

Cons: None noted, given available product data.

Suitability: Suited for those who don't want to take apart their computer just to add more storage?just plug it in.

Value: In general, this hard drive has good features for the money.

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• Manufacturer: Western Digital Corp.
• Part Number: WDH1CS10000N

• General

• Device Type Hard drive - External hard drive
• Width 2.1 in
• Depth 5.4 in
• Height 6.5 in
• Weight 2.6 lbs
• Localization United States

• Hard Drive

• Capacity 1 TB
• Interface Type IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB / eSATA-300

• Expansion / Connectivity

• Interfaces 1 x Hi-Speed USB - Mini-USB Type B, 2 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 6 pin FireWire, 1 x eSATA-300 - 7 pin external Serial ATA
• Compatible Bays None
• Compatible Slots x None

• Power

• External Hard Drive Power Source Included AC adapter
• Power device type Power adapter
• Voltage Required AC 120/230 V

• Miscellaneous

• Cables Included 1 x USB cable - External, 1 x IEEE 1394 cable - External
• Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
• Compliant Standards RoHS
• Package Type Retail

• Environmental Standards

• EPA Energy Star Compliant Yes

• Software / System Requirements

• Min Operating system Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple MacOS X 10.4.8 or later

• Manufacturer Warranty

• Service & support type 3 years warranty
• Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 3 years

• Environmental Parameters

• Min operating temperature 41 °F
• Max operating temperature 95 °F

Western Digital Corp.

Manufacturer profile

• Website: http://www.wdc.com/