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    Anyone own a Western Digital ext. HD?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by Ardroth, Jan 17, 2007.

  1. Ardroth

    Ardroth Notebook Consultant

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    I recently bought one because of the value... they are pretty nice, but it makes a buzzing sound which is kind of annoying. Anyway, just wanted to see what other WD owners think of theirs if there are any.
     
    Ardroth, Jan 17, 2007
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  2. Gautam

    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    Yeah, I have the 500GB MyBook. It's really great and good looking. I like the auto-on/auto-off on bootup/bootdown. The dual interface IEE1394 and USB 2.0 just makes this all the better of a deal at $200 (that was last year).
     
    Gautam, Jan 17, 2007
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  3. Tim

    Tim Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yep I have the 250GB MyBook. I like it a lot. The sound you are hearing is just the hard drive. Mine does the same thing.
    Tim
     
    Tim, Jan 18, 2007
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    Turbonetdis Notebook Consultant

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    western digital is top notch in hard drives. The external hd's should be no different than the internals.
     
    Turbonetdis, Jan 18, 2007
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    Western Digital is a reputable make of externals HDs. There was a review of the MyBook recently on this site.
     
    jetstar, Jan 18, 2007
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    Phillip Phillip J. Fry

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    I've got the My Book 250GB like Tim, and I have yet to find a reason to to complain about it.
     
    Phillip, Jan 18, 2007
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    ImajinMyFX Notebook Guru

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    i love wd mybooks so much that i bought the 160gb 320gb my books and now i want to get the 500gb
     
    ImajinMyFX, Jan 19, 2007
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    SF49ers Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a 250GB Mybook and I love it
     
    SF49ers, Jan 19, 2007
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    i got the 320GB one, now i just received my 160 2.5" MyBook for my notebook. i'll let ya know if it's bad. ;)
     
    SweeJ, Jan 20, 2007
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    radialman Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have 2. The older silver/gray one in 80gb (I swapped out the drive for a 200gb) and modded it with 2 40mm fans. Then I bought the "extreme" lighted 320gb, and it is really cool, runs very well and is silent (except for the 30mm fan I added to it). Now I have built a 2.5" external SABERNT case with a 40gb VE scorpio drive and it works very well with my laptop (Acer 3050). I have a 80gb VE scorpio on the way from newegg and will install XP pro on it later this week (for the laptop, both are 5400rpm). For the money WD drives are the best. I also have the following WD drives in my desktops: 2 36gb Raptors, 2 40 SATA150's, a IDE 160 & 80gb.
    Rob
     
    radialman, Jan 21, 2007
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