Western Digital Elements Hard Drive - WDE1U5000N
Western Digital Elements 500GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive

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Manufacturer: WESTERN DIGITAL
Mfg Part#: WDE1U5000N
UPC: 00718037119533
Buy.com Sku: 204420531
Item#: C5HQLL
Buy.com Sales Rank: 65880
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Plain, simple, reliable add-on storage. This external USB 2.0 drive is preformatted for immediate use. Simply plug it in to a USB port and youve got instant storage your PC or Macintosh.

  • High-speed USB 2.0 - For maximum performance; backward compatible with USB 1.1 ports
  • Plug and Play Storage - Just plug it in, connect the cable to add high-speed storage for both desktop and notebook computers
  • Rugged Metal Case - Compact, durable metal case for extra data protection
     
    • Tech Specs
    Serial Bus Transfer Rate (USB 2.0): 480 Mbits/s (Max)
    Formatted Capacity: 500,107 MB
    Capacity: 500 GB
    Interface: USB 2.0
    Height: 8.02 Inches (Max)
    Length: 1.42 Inches (Max)
    Width: 4.90 Inches (+/- 0.010 inch)
    Weight: 2.24 Pounds
    Operating: 41 F to 95 F
    Non-operating: -4 F to 149 F
    Warranty: 1 Year

     
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    Customer Reviews
    Value 4.5
    Performance 4.5
    Ease of Use 4.5
    Overall Satisfaction 4.5
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    5 of 5 Easy, quick, spacious Monday, October 13, 2008
    Joe from Daleville, IN  

    Great value and simple to use as Plug and Play. Thus far, no issues with drive at all.
     
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    4 of 5 Good buy Monday, October 13, 2008
    preetham from st. louis, mo  
    I recieved this in 2 business days(wow that was fast). It looked larger than I expected. This is not an issue since I will not carry this around.I use this to store songs and pictures only. I use my laptop to store critical files. It gets heated up a bit. Build quality could have been more elegant. Little noisy. LED light shud have been in the front. These are minor issues which anyone can live with. Overall a good buy and good bang for the buck.
     
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    4 of 5 Decent Value Monday, October 13, 2008
    Greg from Temperance, MI  
    The drive is formatted FAT32, so you have to re-format it NTFS if you want to write files over 4GB to it, such as backups.
     
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    5 of 5 Great price Monday, October 13, 2008
    PapiW from N. Little Rock, AR  
    Ordered, and promptly received. Installations was a breeze, and I like the length of the USB cable that was included with the unit. Small profile plug-in adapter. It does not have an on/off switch, that would be a nice feature to add but, the drive runs 7/24 anyway. As with all external harddrives, this one generates some heat. Place in a well-ventilated area.
     
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    5 of 5 Simple and great product Sunday, October 12, 2008
    Vijayasekar from Minneapolis, MN  
    Ooh! It is amazing. No noise. Just click and transfer. For the weekly discount price of 80$, I found it is really a great value for money.
     
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    4 of 5 Great Value Sunday, October 12, 2008
    Licensed to Spill from Austin, TX  
    I am using this as a backup drive: Pros - inexpensive, fast shipping, easy to use, quiet, plug & play, heavy duty, cool operation. Cons - no on/off switch, no backup software included, no power light. Works great, simple . . . . recommend ! ! !
     
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    5 of 5 Happy Camper Sunday, October 12, 2008
    A Customer from Meridian IDaho  
    As usual, I am very happy with the dealing with Buy.com. Always get the best service
     
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    5 of 5 Great Product Wednesday, October 08, 2008
    Bill from Seattle,WA  
    This was a great buy. Usually after a few months, you see ads and regret not waiting. Several months have gone by now and I have yet to regret this one! Easy to use. Durable, tough construction and more storage than you can shake a USB cable at.
     
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    5 of 5 Works Wednesday, October 01, 2008
    A Customer from Hewitt, NJ  
    Just plugged it in and backed up files. Just what you expect from a device like this. Nice case. Feels like its built well.
     
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    5 of 5 Good drive for less money Sunday, September 28, 2008
    dkyu from Brooklyn, NY  
    I have recently bought this. A bit heavy. Other than that, it's working great. Very little noise.
     
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    4 of 5 Good drive for a good price Wednesday, September 10, 2008
    hipshot55 from Wasilla, AK  
    Other than being a little bulky, this is a good drive. The bulkiness is offset by the fact that the thing is built like a tank, which is great, since I have to pack it all over the place. I have, so far, connected it with two laptops and a desktop and it has been recognized immediately and I have had no trouble reading from or writing to it from any of the machines. I noted a couple of reviews mentioned noise which I have not noticed at all.
     
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    5 of 5 20 yrs of WD drives Thursday, August 28, 2008
    Wince from Rochester, NH  
    Great backup drive. Price was very good and the shipping excellent. Works as well on both my Mac and my PC so it fits the bill as well as I had hoped.
     
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    5 of 5 Works as advertised Tuesday, August 26, 2008
    Gary from Westminster, California  
    I love it...No bells or whistles, it just does what its advertised to do!
     
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    5 of 5 Quiet Wednesday, July 23, 2008
    A Customer from Fayetteville, NC  
    I'm using this to back up my laptop's hard drive. It's quiet and unobtrusive. Great product.
     
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    5 of 5 So far so good Saturday, July 19, 2008
    A Customer from Battle Creek, MI  
    I got this product quicker than I thought I would and immediately backed up my computer with it. It has been everything I had hoped and although I have not used it very much yet - it has worked out well for me.
     
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    3 of 5 Hey! No off switch!!! Thursday, July 17, 2008
    Paul from Rancho Santa Margarita, CA  
    Received unit, looks just like the photo, only NO OFF SWITCH! So, unless I want to have the drive running 24/7, I have to unplug the damn thing by crawling under my desk in the sea of power strips and unplug it. Because of this, overall for ease of use, I only gave it a 2 out of 5. Speed seemed to be slower than my other 500Gb hard drives too. It took hours to back up 450Gb worth of data. I have 4 other external HDs, all Western Digital IDE drives in aftermarket cases that have an off switch AND a cooling fan built in. They all run faster. I only gave it a 3 out of 5. It was cheap for an external hard drive. It came formatted FAT32, and I immediately reformatted.
     
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    5 of 5 Great Wednesday, July 16, 2008
    A Customer from Islip, NY  
    Very pleased with the external hard drive and at a good price.
     
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    5 of 5 Great value / performance - best bang for buck Tuesday, July 15, 2008
    A Customer from northglenn, CO  
    As a Linux user, you never quite know what new hardware is going to work. Well, this was about as brainless as I've ever seen on Linux, or even Windows for that matter! Plug it in, and a couple of minutes later you have your new 500G drive ready to go. Add in a great price, and free shipping, makes this drive a bargain!
     
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    5 of 5 Great product! Tuesday, July 15, 2008
    Janet from Cumming, GA  
    This hard drive is so easy to use. Just plug it in and go. Was looking for something to back up all my files onto and this has been working great.
     
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    5 of 5 A very good product Monday, July 14, 2008
    A Customer from Pocatello, Idaho  
    This product is truley a plug and play unit.
     
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    5 of 5 great Monday, July 14, 2008
    A Customer from west lafayette  
    good quality with suitable price
     
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