Is this external drive any good?

PeterT · 28 Apr 2008 at 16:44

As in the title, I am looking to buy an external drive, is this any good or is there something better that I should be looking at?

Western Digital MyBook Essential 2.0 500GB USB2.0 External Hard Drive (WDH1U5000E)

I have 2 x WD drives in my PC and they are fast and quiet so I am drawn to this model.
Thanks for your help,
PeterT

PeterT · 28 Apr 2008 at 19:47

All of my PCs run using Abit NF7S ver 2.0 motherboards and I am happy with them. Is it possible to buy an e-SATA pci card to make use of the e-SATA faster connection speed?

PeterT

PeterT · 29 Apr 2008 at 22:14

A work colleagues WD My book died today without warning so I will not be going with one of these. This is the 2nd one of these going wrong in under a year that I have heard about.
PeterT