With the advancement in technology, the external hard drive by western digital provides you the latest technology for your backup requirements. The Western Digital is among the top manufacturers of external hard disks for archiving your important documents, multimedia files and images.

Design:

This Western Digital My Book Essential Edition External Hard Drive is designed in such a way that it will not occupy more space than a book. It fits perfectly on a shelf. In fact, this portable hard drive has an appearance of a book.

Features:

This Western Digital portable hard disk drive is compatible with Windows and Macintosh operating systems. You just have to plug-in the drive and use. The Western Digital My Book Essential Edition External Drives run on a USB 2.0 interface that allows you to connect among multiple computers and laptops. This removable hard drive is energy efficient such that it turns on and off by itself with the start up and shut down of your computer.

The Western Digital My Book Essential Edition External Hard Drives is available in different models and sizes such as:

  • Model no. WDH1U1600 - (Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 160gb USB 2.0)
  • Model no. WDH1U3200 - (Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 320gb USB 2.0)
  • Model no. WDH1U5000 - (Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 500gb USB 2.0)
  • Model no. WDH1U6400 - (Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 640gb USB 2.0)
  • Model no. WDH1U7500 - (Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 750gb USB 2.0)
  • Model no. WDH1U10000 - (Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 1TB USB 2.0)



Minimum System Requirements:

For Computers: Pentium 3 with 500MHz processor or higher, 256MB RAM or higher, USB port 1.1 or 2.0, Windows XP, 2000 or Vista.

For MAC computers: MAC OS X 10.4.8 or higher, G3 processor or greater, USB port.

Western Digital My Book Essential Edition - Technical Specification Table

Manufacturer Western Digital
Model Name My Book Essential Edition
Dimensions Height 6.5 inches
Width 2.1 inches
Length 5.4 inches
Available Memory Capacities 160GB, 320GB, 500GB, 640GB, 750GB and 1TB.
Weight 2.5 lbs
Transfer Speed 480 Mb/s
Approx. Storage Capacities Digital Photos - 285000
MP3 Songs - 250000
Digital Video - 76 hours<
DVD auality Video - 440 hours
HD quality Video - 120 hours
Temperature while operating: 41° F to 95° F
while non-operating: -4° F to 149° F
Power Type External Power Adapter
Package Content External Hard Drive
AC adaptor
USB Cable
Installation Guide
Connectivity Interface USB 2.0
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