My Book Pro Edition WDG1T3200 - hard drive - 320 GB - FireWire / FireWire 800 / Hi-Speed USB

Description: The Western My Book Pro Edition WDG1T3200 is a 320GB, external hard disk drive.Compared to other external hard drives on the market, it is relatively inexpensive at around $130.Can connect with both FireWire and USB 2.0 for increased portability.This is a 7200 rpm drive and has a 16MB buffer.

Pros: Has a 320GB capacity, which is somewhat larger than some similarly priced hard drives.By way of comparison, the average cost of a product with this large a capacity is $260.Also, this hard drive has a 16MB buffer, which is somewhat larger than some similarly priced hard drives.By way of comparison, the average cost of a product with this large a buffer is $245.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: An external hard drive, suited for convenient plug-and-play with most desktop or notebook computers.

Value: Given its relatively inexpensive price, this hard drive has great features for the money.

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• Manufacturer: Western Digital Corp.
• Part Number: WDG1T3200N

• General

• Device Type Hard drive - External hard drive
• Width 2.2 in
• Depth 5.6 in
• Height 6.8 in
• Weight 2.6 lbs

• Hard Drive

• Capacity 320 GB
• Interface type IEEE 1394b (FireWire 800) / IEEE1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB
• Spindle speed 7200 rpm
• Buffer size 16 MB

• Performance

• Seek Time 8.9 ms (average)
• Track-to-Track Seek Time 2 ms
• Average Latency 4.2 ms

• Expansion / Connectivity

• Interfaces 2 x IEEE 1394b (FireWire 800) - 9 pin FireWire 800, 1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type B, 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - 6 pin FireWire

• Miscellaneous

• Cables Included 1 x IEEE 1394b cable - FireWire 800 (9-to-9 pin) - 6 ft, 1 x USB cable - USB Type A to B - 6 ft, 1 x IEEE 1394 cable - FireWire 400 (6-to-6 pin) - 6 ft
• Miscellaneous compliant standards RoHS
• Package type Retail

• Power

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

• System Requirements

• OS Required Microsoft Windows XP, Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 or later, Microsoft Windows 2000

• Software / System Requirements

• Software type EMC Dantz Retrospect

• 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/