WDH1U10000AN My Book, Couldn’t be easier!
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Couldn’t be easier!
Paired with Apple’s Time Machine backup software (which is part of the current OS X.5 operating system), backup are a breeze! I bought this to use with my MacBook which lives in the living room most of the time but does move around. When I want to run a backup, I just plug in the USB cable from the hard drive to my Mac and the rest is automatic. If you would be using this with a desktop model, you could leave it connected all the time. I just hook it up every few days and it backs up everything that’s changed on my computer. (Also, part of the great thing about Time Machine is that it keeps more than just the most recent backup. It keeps all the past backups as well until you start running out of space.)
Also, this drive is whisper quiet which is great since I keep it in the living room. Don’t notice it at all!
Update (2/5/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen. I also found some auctions for this item here.
The featured review for this product, My Book Essential Edition 2.0 WDH1U10000 - Hard drive - 1 TB - external - Hi-Speed USB - buffer: 16 MB Electronics, was written by D. Ramos.
The average rating for this item is out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.
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Posted on: May 16, 2010
Filed under: Reviews
Reviews (3)
M. Wood
March 31st, 2010 at 6:39 am
Excellent
It took literally less than a minute to set it up out of the box, and it syncs perfectly with Time Machine! So far I have no problems with it. I would definitely recommend if you have a lot of great movies or programs that slow down your Mac that you want to have easy access.
D. Ramos
April 1st, 2010 at 8:45 am
Couldn’t be easier!
Rated 5 stars.
Jennifer L. Wild
April 29th, 2010 at 8:01 am
Easy Set Up, Somewhat Slower
Setup: VERY easy. Hook up power source and USB, and then drag the files/folders I want backed up and drop them on top of the My Book icon on the desktop. And that’s it! With Time Machine, it backs up regularly on its own and is working pretty quietly.
Aesthetic: Small, does not take up much desk space at all. Sleek. I like the narrow white/light blue activity light. The drive also shuts off when the computer shuts off/goes to sleep, which is a) an energy saver and b) prevents the light from glowing at night when I am sleeping.
Value: 1 TB for $119 and pre-formatted for Mac? Waaaaay better than Time Machine, which is both a hard drive and a wireless router. Why pay for a wireless router when I already have one?
Con: I am on OSX 10.5 with a 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 1 GB of memory in a MacBook Pro. The *only* complaint so far: my computer slows down a bit when the automatic back ups run sometimes. I may get the pinwheel for 3-10 seconds, especially when I am switching between applications. I usually have no more than 2-5 apps running at once. But nothing freezes up or crashes. Just slows a bit.
Besides that, highly recommend for ease of setup and seamless use with Time Machine.
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