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Western Digital Elements 1TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive - Black
 
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Clean lines, no frills and WD quality make WD Elements external hard drives an easy, modern solution to your data storage needs. Western Digital's WD Elements Desktop USB 2.0 external hard drive is the right answer for simple, reliable add-on storage. Simply plug it in to a USB port and start saving your photos, music, video, and files. WD quality inside and out - Designed with the same commitment to quality that made WD external drives the number one selling drives in the world. Plug-and-play simplicity - Just connect the power and plug it into a USB port to instantly add more storage to your computer. Designed to save power - Turns on and off with your computer. Enters idle mode when not in use. Utilizes a WD drive with power-saving WD GreenPower Technology™ and an EnergyStar compliant power supply. Earth-friendly packaging - Packaged in a minimized eco-friendly, recyclable packaging made from recycled materials. Preformatted for PCs - Designed for use with Windows-based computers. Can be easily reformatted for use with Macs. Box Contains * Western Digital Elements Drive * External hard drive * USB cable * AC adapter * Quick Install Guide

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Great drive !
 
Review Date: February 21, 2010
Reviewer: i.pod, London
I Have 3 of the previous model and they have not been a problem once - So I picked up one of these new version's and it worked out the box and so far it's been 100% reliable and I'm very happy with it. If you're after some cheap extra storage then I would recommend this Drive - 1TB is more than enough for 90% of everyday users
Quiet, cool and unobtrusive
 
Review Date: November 22, 2009
Reviewer: A. Hopkinson,
I bought this hard disk primarily for use with Apple Time Machine from two Mac laptops - a Macbook and a Macbook Pro. The drive comes formatted for Windows but a reformat only took a few seconds. Usable space on the drive is 931.5GB - I have the drive partitioned, 600GB for Time Machine and 330GB for general usage.

The drive is very smart, with a textured top and glossy sides and has rubber feet. Both connectors (power and usb) are at the back, next to a white activity light, so there's nothing flashing at the front. The power lead is fairly compact (compared to my Lacie FA Porsche drive), with the transformer built in to the plug rather than halfway along the lead. Even the USB cable is well designed, with moulded easy-grip ends.

The drive is almost completely silent and runs very cool despite having no fan. I've probably moved about 1TB on and off it over the last 24 hours and it's never even been warm. Transfer speeds seem to be around 1GB/minute for both large files (a 200GB SuperDuper sparseimage) and many small files (my 50GB iTunes library), which is about standard for a USB hard disk as far as other reviews say. This equates to about 130Mb/s - USB is apparently capable of 480Mb/s, but I've never seen those speeds.

The drive has a two year warranty in the UK/Europe, which I think is the same as other drives in the WD range (although the My Book Elite has 3 years).

All in, for a budget external drive this is a great buy with solid build and performance to match any decent USB drive.
WD 1TB USB
 
Review Date: March 9, 2010
Reviewer: Mr. Keith L. Young, Peterborough, UK
A very robust box which performs silently.

Implementation is immediate and does not affect the performence of the laptop.

I am very pleased to own one and have found further uses than the ones I bought it for
WD 1TB Ext Hard Drive
 
Review Date: June 25, 2010
Reviewer: Glenn White, UK
It's black. You connect it to your PC via the USB cable provided. You connect it to a power socket via the transformer provided. Switch on your PC and you have another (BIG) hard drive that behaves just like the internal one that your PC came with. Just remember to check that your PC can cope with a drive of this size before ordering! Fabulous!
Excellent Value Drive
 
Review Date: March 20, 2010
Reviewer: Ethanfox,
Felt compelled to write this review to tell people who MAY be interested in buying one of these that mine, bought on the 18th March 2010 DID come with a UK power adapter. It is a simple drive but excellent value for a 1TB drive. I just plugged it in and it worked. I used Microsoft SyncToy to back everything up.
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