WD My Book Office Edition 500 GB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Disk Drive

Currently unavailable.

We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock.

Digital Storage Capacity	500 GB
Compatible Devices	Desktop
Hard Disk Interface	USB 2.0
Brand	Western Digital
Model Name	WD My Book

About this item

This fits your .

Make sure this fits by entering your model number.

Product Description My Book Office Edition WDH1B5000 - hard drive - 500 GB - Hi-Speed USBType Hard d
Dimensions (WxDxH) 2.1 in x 5.4 in x 6.5 in Weight 2.5 lbs - NOTE: THIS PRODUCT CANNOT BE SHIPPED TO MASSACHUSETTS OR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (WASHINGTON, D.C.)
Localization Canada, Latin America, United States Capacity 500 GB Interface Type Hi-Speed USB
Data Transfer Rate 480 Mbps Buffer Size 16 MB - WARNING: The solder used in this product contains lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm. Please wash hands after handling internal components and circuit boards and avoid inhalation of fumes if heating the solder.
OS Required Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple MacOS X 10.

Get everything you need

Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1

Customers also viewed these products

Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1

Product description

That 200-page business plan, your e-mail records, all your company's digital assets... what could be more important? Store them safely and keep them backed up on My Book Office Edition external hard drives. On the road? Take advantage of free lifetime remote access to your files on this drive. NOTE: THIS PRODUCT CANNOT BE SHIPPED TO MASSACHUSETTS OR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (WASHINGTON, D.C.) WARNING: The solder used in this product contains lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm. Please wash hands after handling internal components and circuit boards and avoid inhalation of fumes if heating the solder.

Customer Questions & Answers

See questions and answers

Product information

Product Dimensions

5.4 x 2.1 x 6.5 inches

Item Weight

2.5 pounds

ASIN

B000WBMU2I

Item model number

WDH1B5000N

Customer Reviews

12 ratings

3.4 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#8,014 in External Hard Drives

Date First Available

September 24, 2007

Manufacturer

Western Digital

Language

English

Feedback

Would you like to tell us about a lower price?

Have a question?

Find answers in product info, Q&As, reviews

There was a problem completing your request. Please try your search again later.

All Product Information Customer Q&A's Customer Reviews

Customer reviews

5 star		35%
4 star		16%
3 star		16%
2 star		16%
1 star		16%

How are ratings calculated?

Top reviews from the United States

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

Mr Mac

Excellent Auto Back Up

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2009

Verified Purchase

I bought a unit like this for myself at a retail outlet about a year before buying this unit for a friend because we could not find one in any retail outlet. Out of all the units we checked none had the automatic backup capability that this unit has. All the other units required manual updating or have a separate program to use. This unit came fully loaded with everything needed to maintain an active back up hard drive. The software could use improvements. If you make major changes to one main folder of a drive you're backing up, the software doesn't recognize that you've only made a change to one folder and will redo the entire drive again. If you're doing rapid changes i.e. opening, modifying, saving a lot of pictures, you will have to suspend the drive's backup or it will make you PC crawl trying to keep up. Otherwise, for normal operations, it will keep your back up files completely up to date while you're working. I really like it.

Helpful

fedx8Top Contributor: Pets

Works for my Macbook

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2016

Verified Purchase

I've been using this to back up my laptop (mid-2013 MacBook Air) for a couple years now, and haven't had a single issue with it. I just plug it in every week (or more often if I'm working on something important), and let Time Machine do its thing. Easy peasy. I can access the files from my Windows virtual machine as well if I need to recover a document on the windows side (which I have had to do on a couple occasions).

Helpful

exlogger

Western Digital 500GB My Book Office Edition External

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2009

Verified Purchase

It's slower than I expected I have it set up as a network backup for 4 computers. usb 2.0 to my main computer and the main computer starts slower since I installed the My Book solfware waiting on the my book hard drive for some reason. The other computers use vista backup to folders on My book and work fine. I had bought a my book years ago and finally quit using it with the soft ware that come with it and only use Vista backup.
I do like the auto back in the new software that comes with my book office edition external

Helpful

L. G OHara

Great product.

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2008

Verified Purchase

This is a great product. I plug it into my Belkin usb hub and then into my laptop. It comes on every time I turn on my computer. The software is very handy and backs up every time I save something on my computer. A previous opinion misunderstood the software and thought it was only for 30 days. Not true, you have to register it with the the product number on a sticker with the instructions. I did call them once and they were helpful. It comes with 30 days of phone in help.

6 people found this helpful

Helpful

C. Cherry

Remote Part Confusing

Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2008

Verified Purchase

Great drive, my second one. I bought it in an attempt to set up a remotely located backup on one machine for two others machines, no luck. I can't figure out the software, and the WD assistance in even more confusing.

4 people found this helpful

Helpful

Gerome C. Gacula

handy

Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2010

Verified Purchase

i use this harddrive for my PS3 and PC. but you have to reformat it to FAT32 type for the PS3 to detect it.

Helpful

Linda M. Sullivan

great backup

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2009

Verified Purchase