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User reviews
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4 out of 6 people found this review helpful
0.5 stars
"WARNING-All WD my books have been having power up probs"
Pros: Small and easy to operate (when it was working)
Cons: Simply dont buy any WD external hardrive.. They have known problems and a very high failure rate. Maybe cnet can run a poll?
Summary: Have just called WD as my 1 t mybook has sudd... read more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
4.0 stars
"Pretty dependable. I have it for 1 year and no problem."
Pros: Pretty decent for its price, i have not encounter any start up problem. It always is connected to my computer and works the way I want it.
Cons: a little bulky,
Summary: Nice hard drive for backing up all your files... read more
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
0.5 stars
Pros: While it worked, it was quiet
Cons: Failure, unpredictable and total, but consistent with my previous two WD My Book HDs
Summary: Please be warned! I just chucked my second We... read more
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4.0 stars
"Works as intended. Dependable."
Pros: 1) Realatively inexpensive for an external mirrored drive 2) Easy to use 3) Dependable 4) Relatively quiet
Cons: 1) Bulky 2) Not the fastest drive but on par with other external drives 3) Shinny Plastic 4) Huge blue activity light can be annoying if left operating in a dark room, but it's not as bad as past models with the round ring.
Summary: I've owned several MyBook drives over the yea... read more
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0.5 stars
"DO NOT BUY WESTERN DIGITAL HARD DRIVES"
Pros: It's heavy enough that the papers under it don't blow away even with an industrial fan.
Cons: Ugly paperweight.
Unreliable piece of garbage.
Not even worth the half star that cnet made me give it.Summary: It has problems connecting with any of my thr... read more
Where to buy
Western Digital My Book Mirror Edition (1TB):
$139.99 - $296.48
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