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Western Digital WDH1U1600N (160 GB)

Western Digital WDH1U1600N 160 GB USB 2.0 Hard Drive

Western Digital My Passport Essential (500 GB)

Western Digital My Passport Essential 500 GB USB Hard Drive

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Product Description
The 160GB My Book Essential Edition 2.0 USB 2.0 External Hard Drive from Western Digital is a high-capacity external hard drive with a USB 2.0 interface and a rotation speed of 7200 rpm.... More
The 160GB My Book Essential Edition 2.0 USB 2.0 External Hard Drive from Western Digital is a high-capacity external hard drive with a USB 2.0 interface and a rotation speed of 7200 rpm. This makes the drive an excellent choice for anyone who would like to have a unique and classy drive to use for external data storage. Less
The Western Digital My Passport Essential is a smaller, high-quality, integrated USB hard drive inside a stylish package. And it's smarter than ever with automatic, continuous backup... More
The Western Digital My Passport Essential is a smaller, high-quality, integrated USB hard drive inside a stylish package. And it's smarter than ever with automatic, continuous backup software and password protection. Visual control center with a single screen view of all your data with WD SmartWare software, from it you can back up, retrieve and secure your files. An extra level of security with password protection and 256-bit hardware-based encryption. Less
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Key Features   
Capacity 160 GB 500 GB
Interface USB USB
Enclosure   External External
Spindle Speed   7200 RPM 5400 RPM
Technical Features   
External Data Transfer Rate   480 MBps 60 MBps
Seek Time   - 12 ms
Special Features USB 2.0 Hub -
Average Latency 4.17 ms 5.56 ms
Interface (Detailed)   USB 2.0 USB • USB 2.0
Buffer Size 16 MB 2 MB
Other Features   
Compliant Standards Plug and Play Plug and Play
Platform   PC, Mac PC, Mac
Brand Western Digital Western Digital
Package Qty. 1 1
Dimensions   
Height 6.5 in. 0.6 in.
Depth 5.4 in. 3.2 in.
Width 2.1 in. 4.3 in.
Weight 2.5 lb. 0.44 lb.
Warranty   
Warranty 1 Year -
Miscellaneous   
Product ID 45695916 90708541
UPC 00718037120768 718037770765
Product MPN   
MPN WDH1U1600N BAAA5000ABL
 
Consumer Reviews
Western Digital WDH1U1600N (160 GB)
Western Digital WDH1U1600N 160 GB USB 2.0 Hard Drive
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Western Digital My Passport Essential (500 GB)
Western Digital My Passport Essential 500 GB USB Hard Drive
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Consumer Reviews

282

Western Digital 160GB MyBook USB 2.0 Hard Drive: Great External Hard Drive

bynoangels Jul 17, 2008
29 Helpfuls 30 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Good value, good capacity, does not power from USB ports
Cons Not the most portable drive, a separate partition for administrative files would be nice
Recommended it? Yes

While today's computers have advanced enough to support storage for entire music collections, thousands of digital pictures, and more, these features have presented new problems. Hard drives fail. Computers won't function indefinitely. Years ago, people worried that the rare house fire could... Read full review »

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Product Review Summary

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Consumer Reviews

bigtruckseries
383

MASS STORAGE BACKUPS MADE EASY!

bybigtruckseries Jan 20, 2012
15 Helpfuls 16 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Plenty of storage for $100. FUTURE PROOF!
Cons Reduced capacity. No case.
Recommended it? Yes

WHY DID I PURCHASE THIS DRIVE?


One of my friend’s, who happens to be a lawyer, called me up and told me his coworker’s computer “caught a virus” and it totally screwed him up. The “virus” locked up his files and was throwing all types of messages at... Read full review »

booruwa
140

Ultra Portable - with automated software

bybooruwa Nov 8, 2009
Helpful? 1 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Size is smaller than the previous versions. Looks sleek and cool.
Cons Short USB cable unneccesary virtual drive is installed
Recommended it? Yes

This is a great 500gb drive which i bought for backup storage.

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Size is smaller than the previous versions. Looks sleek and cool.

Cons -

USB cable is 9inches, which might be too short for some people.
A virual drive is mounted automatically... Read full review »

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