Western Digital 80 GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive with Dual Option Backup

by Western Digital

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 6.4 x 7.9 inches ; 6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00067TNDC
• Item model number: WDXUB800BBNN
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 8, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

High-speed storage, conveniently placed buttons and easy-to-use backup features make the 80 GB WD Dual-option external USB drive an ideal solution for that much-needed additional storage and a perfect place to back up your valuable data, music, photos and movies.

Features

• Dual-option Backup -- choose how and when to back up your data, automatically or on-the-spot
• USB 2.0 interface -- high-speed connection for maximum throughput
• Front-mounted power button -- equipped with WD’s exclusive Safe Shutdown feature that ensures all data has been safely transferred before shutting down the drive
• 7200 RPM rotational speed
• Preformatted; simply plug it in and go
• Designed for near-silent operation with WD’s whisper-quiet hard drive
• Fast, easy connection to PC or Macintosh computers
• Cool, heat-dissipating case
• Stands vertically or horizontally
• Stackable

Applications

• Back up your existing hard drive
• Archive the music stored on your MP3 player
• Add plenty of space for digital video capture and editing
• Save and organize your digital photo collection
• Back up your valuable data from notebooks
• Easily share files between computers
• Add virtually unlimited storage with multiple external hard drives

System Requirements

PC Users

• Available USB port
• Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP

Macintosh Users

• Available USB port
• Mac OS v9.2.2 or Mac OS X v10.2.8+

Kit Contents

• 80 GB USB 2.0 external hard drive
• 6 foot (1.8m) USB 2.0 certified cable
• Software CD including Dantz Retrospect Express backup software
• AC adapter with power cord
• Vertical stands
• Feet for horizontal placement
• Quick Install Guide

Product Description

High-speed storage, conveniently placed buttons and easy-to-use backup features make the WD Dual-option external USB drive an ideal solution for that much-needed additional storage and a perfect place to back up your valuable data, music, photos and movies.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

57 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Great, June 2, 2005

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William McCurdy (Winthrop, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Western Digital 80 GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive with Dual Option Backup (Personal Computers)

I use the external hard drive to store my MP3's and digital photos. I bought this one as a small back up drive. I did not install any of the software that came with it, Win XP recognizes the drive without it. It worked great right out of the box, just power it up and plug in the USB. Piece of cake.

63 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Been working for 2 years - 80 GB Drive, November 3, 2005

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batpox "batpox" (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Western Digital 80 GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive with Dual Option Backup (Personal Computers)

I have bought 2 of these (both 80GB), and intend to buy a third. Both worked right out of the box for my WinXP laptop. The original is now 2 years of continuous operation and the other is at 8 months.

Some advice on external drives: you should never trust any hard drive for your only backup. Use them only to offload data. I use mine to store docs and for *temporary* backup before I place them on the *real* backup DVDs. A hard drive is mechanical (read "bearings") and will always fail eventually.

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works fine for me, August 12, 2005

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Sincere Amazonian (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Western Digital 80 GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive with Dual Option Backup (Personal Computers)

Some of the reviews are scary, but so far, the WD 80 gig drive has worked great for me. Easy to hook up, easy to use, so far so good. I don't use it over a network, and I wonder if that may have contributed to some of the negative reviews. A larger and more expensive version of this drive was just top rated by PC World magazine, and they thought that the included backup software, Retrospect 6.5 was the best around.