Western Digital WDG1C3200N My Book Premium Edition 320 GB USB 2.0-Firewire400 External Hard Drive
Sunday, September 7, 2008 9:39
Binding : Electronics
ProductGroup : CE
Manufacturer : Western Digital
Brand : Western Digital
Label : Western Digital
Publisher : Western Digital
Model : WDG1C3200N
Studio : Western Digital
Color : Black
Lowest Used Price: USD $79.99
Lowest New Price: USD $89.00
Lowest Refurbished Price: USD $102.36
- Store and back up your music, photos, videos and important documents with this external hard drive
- Easy to set up and use with built-in installation software
- Dual interface features FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 connectivity
- Device holds up to 320 GB of data and is built with an easy-to-read capacity gauge
- Measures 5.55 x 2.25 x 6.71 inches (WxHxD)
The USB 2.0 and Firewire interface gives up to 480 Mbps transfer rates. 8.9 ms average seek time Automatic power-up, Safe Shutdown and LED activity lights make this drive easy to use Stackable metal case looks like a book and sits horizontally or vertically Compatible with PC and Mac Average Latency - 4.2 ms System Requirements - Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP, Mac OS 9.2.2, X 10.2.8 or later, available FireWire or USB port
Amazon.com Product Description
Is your computer loaded with photos, music, video, and all sorts of important files? If so, you should make extra room, back them up, and keep them safe on Western Digital's WDG1C3200 My Book Premium Edition 320 GB Hard Drive. This reliable, easy-to-use external hard drive is the perfect storage solution for all your precious digital assets.
 Save and back up all your digital assets with the My Book Premium Edition Hard Drive. View larger. |
 Simple, easy-to-use design. |
 Hard drive features dual interface connectivity (FireWire 400 and USB 2.0). View larger. |
 The elegant case takes up very little space. |
Western Digital provides software (WD Backup) that makes backing up your data as easy as possible. With a few simple steps you can back up all your data files, or just save your picture and music files. You can also schedule routine backups so you don't have to worry about it ever again. Built for ease of use, this drive is equipped with a capacity gauge that shows how much space is left on your drive. The My Book Premium also includes intelligent drive management features. For example, the drive turns itself on and off with your computer, and Safe Shutdown prevents the drive from being powered down until all your data has been written.
But that's not all. Western Digital uses a smart design to make the My Book Premium look as good as it performs. The elegant case resembles a book and takes up very little space on your desk. Plus, it stacks horizontally and allows two or more drives to nestle neatly together like encyclopedias on a shelf. Inside the stylish exterior is an exceptionally fast, ultra-quiet, cool-running hard drive. Last but not least, the My Book Premium is equipped with free Google software that searches your drives, manages your photos, and simplifies Web searches.
My Book Premium Edition Hard Drives are ideal for:
- High-speed backup of important documents and images
- Extra storage for your computer
- Automatic backups of your existing hard drive
- Archiving the music stored on your MP3 player
- Adding plenty of space for digital video capture and editing
- Saving and organizing your digital photo collection
What's in the Box
My Book Premium 320 GB USB 2.0/FireWire external hard drive, USB cable, FireWire cable (six-pin to six-pin), AC adapter with power cord, and quick install guide.
Bad Decision (2008-11-20)
I bought the WD "My Book" external hard drive because it was on sale and it had SO MUCH memory. I didn't expect the thing to go buggy on me right away. The first thing WD's "My Book" did was to "drop" itself from my PC. It was always wandering off somewhere where my OS couldn't find it. I kept on having to disconnect it and connect it just to use it. The drive has decided - after these many weeks of losing itself in the ether - to stick around. How long will it stay? That's impossible to say.
"My Book" (when its working) is noisy. It's as if the drive wants to be a turbojet when it grows up. It does get quiet between its tantrums, however, which is, I suppose, a redeeming quality.
In addition, "My Book" has a nasty tendency to embed itself so deeply into the inner workings its host PC that the user can hardly do anything without it "spinning up." Even surfing the net can be negatively impacted by "My Book." Files are often directed without the user's volition or knowledge to this blue-eyed cyclops. Considering the data retrieval times associated with the drive, depositing critical files in the beastie is not a good thing.
WD's "My Book" can be best described as a noisy vampiric tumor. It invades its PC host and degrades its performance. Still want all that memory?
works fine (2008-09-09)
Looks cool, works fine. I chose it for the value, and the fact that it has an on/off switch on the front.
Died after 10 months (2008-09-08)
Died after 10 months
Used on a Vista OS.
Also had to often unplug and replug it in to get my computer to see it.
All to often it just wasn't there.
That is you couldn't find it in windows Explorer.
So person isn't going to send it back to the manufacterer with your data on it.
Bought another from another manufacturer hoping to have better luck.
Works well (2008-06-29)
Works well, a bit slow running on usb 2.0, but I suppose that's the bus. I don't use all the fancy software so i can't review that. But for basic external hard drive storage, it works fine, though a bit slow.
Failed right after warranty expired (2008-06-22)
I can see why this product had a 1-year warranty. I bought it in February '07, it worked great for a while, then started to fail in March-April '08, and by June '08 is completely dead. If you're going to buy a WD drive, get one with a 3- or 5-year warranty. Or buy a different brand.
