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Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 250GB External Hard Drive

Reviewed by

Felisa Yang

on 06/15/2006

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Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 250GB External Hard Drive

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Quick specs
Hard drive size: 250 GB
Interface type: Hi-Speed USB
Buffer size: 8 MB
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The Western Digital MyBook Essential Edition external hard drive is a slightly pared-down version of the MyBook Premium Edition. It's a good option if you need additional storage without backup software.

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CNET editors' review

Reviewed by:
Felisa Yang
Edited by:
Matthew Elliott
Reviewed on: 06/15/2006

The Western Digital MyBook Essential Edition is a pared-down version of the MyBook Premium Edition that we reviewed. Available in sizes from 80GB to 500GB, this external hard drive features the same exterior design as the Premium Edition. It also uses the same 7,200rpm hard disk drive, so we expect the performance to be on a par with that of the Premium Edition. The Essential Edition drive has only a USB 2.0 connection (the Premium Edition can also connect via FireWire) and doesn't come with the EMC Dantz Retrospect software that ships on the Premium Edition. Also, the capacity meter on the "spine" of the drive glows green instead of blue.

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"Loved it for the few years BUT now it has crashed."

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