WD External Hard Drive

Review

First off, the picture on Amazon is wrong, so don’t be put off by that. It really is an external drive.

I purchased this drive to use as a backup drive for my old, but upgraded Dell desktop (P3 450, 512MB, Win2K). I followed the simple instructions, plugged it in, and Windows immediately recognized it without having to deal with drivers.

It came formatted as FAT32, but I wanted to format it as NTSF, so I needed to convert the format. This required the use of an MS utility, which comes free with Windows. It took a couple of tries, but that’s what you expect from MS. Not the fault of the drive, though it would have been nice if they had formatted it as NTSF in the first place.

I’ve been using it with its USB interface. I haven’t yet tried it with the FireWire interface. The USB works fine.

The drive runs very quietly, which is nice, because I have it sitting right next to my monitor. My only complaint (it’s a small gripe) is that it doesn’t come with a little stand so that I can stand it on end. I have it sitting horizontally on my desk, which means it takes up more footprint that I’d like. There are other drives on the market that you can stand upright, but this is a minor point to what is a perfectly good drive.

Feature

• Hot-swappable: Connect and disconnect without powering off the computer
• 7200 RPM performance for smooth digital video and photo editing
• Guaranteed Compatibility: Backed by Western Digital’s commitment to data protection and award-winning customer support and services
• Features both FireWire and USB 2.0 and 1.1 interface connections
• Share files between computers

Overview

Western Digital’s FireWire/USB 2.0 Combo external drive makes it possible to add versatile, high-performance storage instantly to your PC or Macintosh. Simply plug into an available FireWire or USB port and within seconds easily make room to store large digital media files or back up your valuable data. Designed with the WD Caviar 7200 RPM hard drive, the WD FireWire/USB 2.0 Combo external drive provides reliable storage performance with the versatility of two high-speed connection options.

Specifications

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*** Product Information and Prices Stored: Feb 27, 2010 12:20:11

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