This is the kind of drive we would easily recommend to our family and friends.
Highs: Triple interface; great software; quiet
Lows: No eSATA cable included
Where to buy:
Western Digital (WD) has revamped its popular My Book line of external backup drives with a new look and new software, and new interface options. It’s practically an all-new drive, and with its wealth of changes is one of the best backup drives we’ve tested.
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by Christopher Granz on November 8, 2009:
“This 1TB external drive is nice as a backup unit, but as with any hard drive I wouldn't really carry it around on a daily basis, unless I didn't care about a long life time. Also, the only software worth installing is the WD Anywhere Backup. Out of the box...” More...
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by Nat on November 8, 2009:
“Western Digital My book external hard drives works fine, it's quiet, but the WD Anywhere Backup software with MEMEO is a huge disappointment and it may have something to do with Vista being buggy, but who knows? WD Anywhere Backup stops constantly, it forgets...” More...