2010 Western Digital My Book Essential USB 3.0 1TB HDD

Guest reviewer Mark from SSLFan unboxes the Western Digital My Book Essential USB 3.0 1TB HDD

Specs:
Save space on your PC\'s hard drive and store your photos, music, videos and other important files on the My Book Essential external hard drive. With a 1 TB capacity and a USB 3.0 port, this hard drive provides transfer speeds as fast as 5 Gbps. You won\'t believe how easy the My Book Essential is to set up and use!

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[rharripersad]

how do i use this hd in usb 2.0 mode???....do i need a special cable or what???....plz help thanks

[SSLFan]

@rharripersad No the HDD comes with a normal usb cable which will allow you to use it on any usb 2.0 computer.

[pilus87]

3minutes of crap, 2minutes of useless details ... hooray ...

[Kasen717]

Hi, I am hoping someone can assist me with this issue: My WD Mybook 2.0 TB is NOT working! When I click on the MYBOOK drive,I am seeing that 570GB is free! BUT all I can see is the recycler folder and an xml file. How do I regain access to my files? (By the way, I am running Vista) PLEASE HELP!!!

[missjleslie]

this totally didnt help me but omg your accent is adorableeeeeee!!!!

[gkkkkkkkk]

make sure you guys update the firmware on the site prior to transferring files. the second day of using it i got a "malfunctioning" pop-up which scared the crap out of me. found a quick fix luckily and now everything is cool after the update

[cobrastomas]

i think in gona get that, but just a question, why is it so big?

[Arlekhine]

USB 3.0 is compatible with 2.0, so the cable is the same, only when is connected to a USB 3.0 motherboard it recognise and use full x3 speed vs 2.0. Obvio que sirve con 2.0, sino solo serviria para la gente que tiene computadoras del 2011 para delantes sería la única que podria trasladar datos usando este medio.

[nikanj]

Up to en times faster means than UBS 3.0 is 10 times faster than the USB 2.0. No hard disk drive is actually fast enough to fully utilise USB 3.0 speed so that is why this hard drive is only 3 times faster on USB 3.0. USB 3.0 also has an advantage in that it allows devices to draw more power from the UBS port allowing for the elimination of external power on some devices.

Thanks for the review. :)

[thescallykiller]

@818doodooroo oh i did, almost filled mine already

[818doodooroo]

@thescallykiller only if you need more space.. which i doubt you do