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Western Digital My Book Essential 3 TB,External (WDBACW0030HBK-NESN) Hard Drive

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Product Description
Sleek and elegant, the 3 TB Western Digital My Book Essential (WDBACW0030HBK-NESN) is an external hard drive that delivers smart storage solutions for Windows and Mac computers. Preloaded with WD SmartWare software, this Western Digital external HDD facilitates automatic and continuous backup of your data. When connected to a SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port, this Western Digital external HDD helps you to access and save files rapidly, like transferring a 2-hour HD movie within 5 minutes. Additionally, the USB 3.0 is backward compatible with USB 2.0 interface, making this external hard drive suitable for most computers. Password protection and hardware encryption feature of this Western Digital My Book Essential (WDBACW0030HBK-NESN) protects your data from unauthorized access. Avoiding the use of toxic or hazardous substances, the Western Digital My Book Essential (WDBACW0030HBK-NESN) is eco-friendly and RoHS compliant.

Product Identifiers
BrandWestern Digital
ModelMy Book Essential
MPNWDBACW0030HBK-NESN
UPC718037771922, 718037775074

Key Features
EnclosureExternal
Capacity3 TB
Hard Drive TypeHDD (Hard Disk Drive)
InterfaceUSB 2.0, USB 3.0

Technical Features
PlatformMac, PC

eBay Product ID: EPID102472750
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Created: 08/18/12

Western Digital, a Superior Hard Drive overall!

Yes, I would recommend this product to a friend.

My Book external drive is an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all of your digital life. It features visual, easy-to-use, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection.
At last, beauty, brains, and simplicity together.
Wow, what a concept!
I have tried the Seagate 3T/B and had some issues with it.
I find the Western Digital to be by far much more user friendly.
It will function with all 2.0 USB and 3.0 USB platform.
Windows XP, Vista & Windows 7.

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Created: 04/09/12

very handy to have and use

Yes, I would recommend this product to a friend.

A single drive with universal compatibility today and next-generation speed for tomorrow. Use it with USB 2.0 now and step up to USB 3.0 speed when you're ready. WD SmartWare visual backup software provides a visual display of your backup as it happens so you know your data is safe. With WD SmartWare, your data is automatically backed up every time you hit save?

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Created: 10/10/12

You wont find a better deal for this amount of storage. Buy it

Yes, I would recommend this product to a friend.

Got this for the price and the 3tb of storage. I have some more expensive external hard drives that are faster, but they are half the amount of space and twice the price. Only thing I don't like about it is that you cannot go between mac and pc without reformatting or changing the file type that comes with other problems. They say all hard drives are like this, but my old western digital 1tb drive that I got years ago works fine with both mac and pc without reformatting. You can always get an sd card now days and transfer files that way between the two.

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Created: 06/04/12

Good stuff, a few things to watch out for, though.

Yes, I would recommend this product to a friend.

Good Stuff!! Word to the wise, though: I upgraded to USB 3.0 from a USB 2.0 drive, and it ruined a lot of the files as the supply drive couldn't feed the transfer as fast as the uptake could write it, so I found a lot of damaged files shortly after transferring them. NOT FUN!. That wasn't the fault of the product though, that was a PEBKAC error (Probable Error Between Keyboard And Chair)

This drive is amazing! I DJ videos, and 100MB video files used to take 5-10 sec to load to my software, and now they take less than 1 second. Even at 100mb per file, it will take me a while to fill a 3T drive.

Don't believe the hype about this only being a 1.5T drive because it mirrors itself. You can take that software off and use it as a regular drive.

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Created: 04/07/12

Work Hourse

Yes, I would recommend this product to a friend.

was easy to use sugest transfer cables if more than a few GB of data . will take 10 or more hours by wifi
. Will buy one more to put up as a back ud rather than a storage drive great product.

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