Hard drives: Compare features & prices Western Digital My Book Essential review

The Western Digital MyBook Essential packs USB 3.0 connectivity into a thoroughly affordable external hard drive. This means that, while the drive doesn't offer the premium construction or features of some rivals, it should make up for it with excellent performance. Has this worked? We tested the MyBook Essentials to find out.
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Specification criteria Specification
Specification
Launch date 2011 Jan-Jun
Type of external hard drive Desktop
Capacity tested (GB) 1000
Dimensions (mm) Width x height x depth 50 x 165 x 180
Weight (kg) 0
Online storage Whether additional online storage solution comes with the product No
Platform Which platform you can use the device with Windows - yes, Mac - yes

Western Digital My Book Essential

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