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Pack up your office files and take them home. Carry thousands of songs or pictures. These drives are simple to use, light and easy to carry, and require no power adapter - they are powered directly through the USB cable.Installation is a snap because you don’t really “install” this drive; you just plug it in and it’s ready to use. There is no CD to install; the included software loads from the drive the first time you plug it in. Powered by the USB bus, so no separate power supply needed. This ultra-portable drive fits easily in your pocket or purse, weighs only a few ounces and holds tons of valuable data.
Customer Review: Awesome device
This little gadget is amazing. The thing that i like the most about it is its size. Very practical and whole lot of memory….
Customer Review: a good idea
This is a great idea. I considered it to be a great way to back up my system and files while shifting computers. It was only partially successful because it is not compatible with Mac 9 and only sporadically compatible with Mac OS X. Buy Here

WD RE 7200 RPM hard drives are engineered to thrive in a high duty cycle RAID system while still offering traditional low cost-per-capacity desktop value. Designed and manufactured to server-class standards, WD RE drives provide RAID-specific, time-limited error recovery (TLER) to significantly reduce drive fallout caused by extended drive error-recovery processes and are tested to 1 million hours MTBF.
Customer Review: Great Drive
Mine was a refurbished item. Works great though. Not much more I can say. I’ve always been very pleased with Western Digital hard drives. This particular line won’t work with some VIA chipsets too well, but you can get a SATA PCI card for $20 that’ll fix that problem.
Customer Review: Plug and Play, All The Way!
I feel really happy with this new Western Digital 500GB drive! I had to change my order from another drive due to the SATA II design required for my MacPro. The excellent vendor, Mega Micro Devices Inc., gave personal attention to my request for the right drive. I received the drive in two days! I opened my computer, unpacked the drive, slid it into the open bay, closed up and powered up. Less than 15 minutes! I partitioned and formatted the drive, loaded a huge collection of photos. Done! I ran a check on the disk and found no laws or errors. Buy Here

Backing up your important files has never been easier! The CAUM Series external hard drive features the Cavalry One Touch Backup button, which allows the user to configure, with the included software, which directories to back up automatically at the touch of a button.

The CAUM boasts exceptional heat dissipation without a fan for near-silent operation. It is also remarkably durable, with state-of-the art shock absorption. The stylish enclosure features an illuminated face and is constructed of solid aluminum, keeping the hard drive operating at a safe and cool temperature while protecting the data within. Its stackable design ensures a clean and uncluttered workplace.
Customer Review: Sturdy, reliable, and simple to use.
I took a chance on this external hard drive and I got it for my boyfriend, whose HP Laptop had crashed on him last month and he almost had a heart attack. This was very easy to use and easy to copy files from the computer to the hard drive. It’s also very easy to open files from the hard drive while it’s plugged into the computer. It’s much easier to use than my Western Digital Passport hard drive. Only thing is that the packaging from the manufacturer didn’t look all that professional, so that made me concerned. But the product itself is a sure thing. Buy Here

Some hard drive companies design desktop-class drives with the Serial ATA (SATA) interface. To meet the demands of enterprise storage, WD is going one better. Western Digital is the only company combining an enterprise-class mechanical platform with the SATA interface to meet all the demands of the enterprise environment - reliability, performance, and reduced cost.
Customer Review: Raptors going the way of the dinosaur?
I’ve been reading lately about solid state disc(SSD) drives making their way to the consumer market. With no moving parts they would be much more quite then the drives we use now, are super fast, but they also cost their weight in gold. A 32GB SanDisk SSD drive will run you over a grand! Until those prices drop I’ll stick with a hard disc drive, thank you very much!

As far as the Raptor goes I couldn’t be happier with its performance. The price isn’t bad and the read/write times are impressive. Right now I’m only running one of these but in the near future plan on running a dual boot system and using two of these for the OS’s and essential programs. My 2x TB drives will hold all my movies and other media.(Hi-Def media really eats up the HD space quickly, I still remember when a Gig was a ton of space!)

One of Vistas touted features is ReadyBoost or using a jump drive, but when you have a Raptor theres no need. I saw no noticeable improvement in access times when using ReadyBoost, the 4GB Corsair Voyager GT actually seemed slower than when using the Raptor.

While the Raptors are far from silent(Samsungs Spinpoint drives are very quiet!) I wouldn’t say they are loud. My Liteon DVD drive is much noisier then my Raptor so I have no complaints. I’m hoping in the future WD releases larger than 150GB drives so I can just use them in place of 7200RPM drives, time will tell. While the price premium of a 10kRPM drive wont appeal to everyone, I think the small increase is worth it to enthusiasts looking to squeeze every last bit of performance out of their setup. Recommended!
Customer Review: +Fast drive+all black,sleak…-bit noisy…-pricy-,only sata-150
I have 2 of these in RAID-0, they literally saturate the sata-1 bus @ 150mbps. Would of been better if these drives support SATA-II at the time they were released…Can get rather noisy in a quiet environment (sounds like some slugs in a plasticbox being shaked) when heavily accessed..but atleast the audible frequencies are in the lower spectrum and doesn’t have the high pitch sound that comes from my 15,000 rpm SCSI Seagate Cheetah, which is much slower than this although made since 2000. Don’t go for the raptor-X infront of this one, as that one has a lower MTBF, is more audible (due to the special cover), and is entirely more expensive, unless that’s what you want ofcourse. They are otherwise, identical in performance. Buy Here

As hard drive capacities increase, the power required to run those drives increases as well. This Western Digital Caviar GP WD10EACS SATA Hard Drive makes it possible for energy-conscious customers to build systems with higher capacities and the right balance of system performance, ensured reliability, and energy conservation! This Eco-friendly hard drive features 1 TB (Terabyte) of storage, 16 MB buffer, SATA/300 interface and an IntelliPower rotational speed which is a fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate, and caching algorithms designed to deliver both significant power savings and solid performance! This Western Digital Caviar GP WD10EACS is ideal for PCs, external storage, and other devices that require lower power consumption and cool, quiet operation. Order today! Buy Here

High capacity storage!This Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500SB IDE hard drive packs 250 GB of storage capacity witha 7200 RPM spindle speed and an 8 MB buffer! An UDMA/100 transfer rate, 4.20 ms latency, and 8.9 read seek time ensures smooth and reliable operation. Order today! Buy Here

Pack up your office files and take them home, carry thousands of songs or pictures, and synchronize files between home and office and encrypt everything on the drive for added security. These elegant portable drives are simple to use, light and easy to carry, and require no power adapter - they are powered directly through the USB cable.
Customer Review: WD 320GB My Passport
I have used a couple of these Portable HDDs in the past and everyone of them are still in great shape, and serve their purpose very well. Another nice point to bring up is they do not require a power cable, they are powered by the USB connection.
Customer Review: Great device
Bought for my husband for christmas. He needed one of these portable harddrives. It’s very compact, nice looking with it’s piano finish look, and good quality. Great price for this device. Worth every cent. Buy Here

Western Digital offers WD Caviar SE Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives with features and capacities that are ideal for next-generation computers and low-end enterprise storage. Users benefit from a data transfer rate performance roadmap that begins with 150 MB/s and extends to 600 MB/s, as well as improved cabling that enables greater system design flexibility. Designers of enterprise storage systems and servers are increasingly using desktop-class, large-capacity SATA hard drives because of the advantages that the SATA interface provides. Buy Here

Small, simple, elegant, and very easy to use. Just plug it in, and you’ve got plenty of room to back up and save your valuable data, music, photos, and movies.

Easy to set up, easy to use — This drive is all about simplicity. Plug it into your computers USB 2.0 port and start saving.

Intelligent drive management features The My Book drive turns itself on and off with your computer

Smart design The elegant case, iconic of a book, takes up less space on your desk, stacks horizontally, and allows two or more drives to stand neatly together like volumes on a shelf.

High quality hard drive Inside the case is an exceptionally fast, ultra quiet, cool-running hard drive from Western Digital.

Free Google software Search your drive, manage your photos, and simplify Web searches with included Google software. Note: Google software is compatible with Windows 2000 and XP only.

In the Box:USB 2.0 external hard drive
USB cable
AC adapter with power cord
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Cool-running, quiet operation, superior performance and industry-leading reliability make the WD Caviar Blue drives the perfect hard drives for desktop and enterprise storage.
Customer Review: Excellent hard drive !
I wanted a larger hard drive. So I ordered this one. I couldn,t be happier. I have always trusted Western Digital products. Thank You ! Buy Here