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Western Digital Elements 500GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive | 
 enlarge | Brand: Western Digital
Category: CE
Buy New: £49.99
Rating:  106 reviews
Sales Rank: 67
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Hard Drive Size: 500
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 6.1 x 1.7
MPN: WDE1U5000U
Model: WDE1U5000U
UPC: 718037119588
EAN: 5051749307931
ASIN: B000OS54TA
Release Date: March 25, 2007
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 500Gb External Hard Drive | | • | Plug and Play USB 2.0 | | • | 2 Year Warranty | | • | Compact Durable Metal Case | | • | Fast Reliable storage |
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Box Content
- External 3.5" USB 2.0 hard drive
- 6 foot (1.8m) USB 2.0 certified interface cable
- AC adapter with power cord
- Quick Install Guide
Product Description
Western Digital 500GB Elements hard disk drive, 7200rpm, USB 2.0, external.Main Features:Easy plug and play storageUSB 2.0 interface high-speed connection for maximum throughputCool, compact, metal caseFast, simple, reliable add-on storage for PC and Macintosh computersPreformatted for immediate useRoHS compliantManufactuer's Warranty: 1 year warranty...
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| Customer Reviews: Read 101 more reviews...
 Worked fine for about 6 months and died overnight January 2, 2009
This was great until it suddenly died, overnight. Not being a techy, I had to take it to a computer shop, where I was charged 25 for them to put it in another housing. That was a couple of weeks ago, and for the second time since then I found it wasn't working properly today: windows explorer could no longer see it. I re-booted, switched it to a different USB slot and turned it off and on, and now it can be seen again, but now I'm looking for a replacement before my data disappears for ever. Very disappointing.
Failed in less than 12 months December 28, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Seemed a bargain at the time. Now failed and will have to lose photos of the kids, events and Docs. Whats the point of having a back up of a back up and discs too!!!??? Also cannot find the correct section on here to return warranty failures anyone??
 Value for Money December 20, 2008
On the whole very Happy with this drive, no major problems. There have been a couple of occasions when the drive has disappeared from the explorer list under windows XP - unplugging and reconnecting the drive has bought it back up successfully, not sure if this is a windowsXP Bug or a error with the drive. The spindown software is a bit buggy but it is not essential for use. Compared to the price I think this is a good deal.
Plug and play storage December 18, 2008
Then initial impression was good as the drive is nicely made and its aluminium and rubber body looks as though it would absorb any knocks better than a plastic bodied drive. When we first tried to use the drive the Windows XP PC it was connected to kept asking for the drivers to be loaded and would not recognise the device. It turned it to be because this drive is powered from a single USB connection and our PC could not provide enough power from a single port. The cheapest solution was to buy a powered USB hub from an Amazon supplier for just a couple of 's + P&P and then it worked just fine. A neater alternative would have been to use a USB cable that plugs in to 2 ports but this was more expensive and used up rather another USB connection whereas the powered hub gave us several extra ones that can be used for other plug & play devices.
Do not buy this Hard Drive December 7, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Please I urge anyone who is yet to purchase this Hard Drive to steer well clear. There are far too many of the same report on this website and I wish I had checked before I bought. I used this Hard Drive to free up space on my laptop and mid transfer... you guessed it... it crashed. Even though the lights remain on and power is fine etc it now fails to be recognised by the PC. I have lost approx 50Gig of data including photos I was preparing to burn to CD, instead I bought a hard drive... what a fool I was. Please I urge you all to spend a few extra pounds and buy a well known make that will last.
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