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Manufacturer: Western Digital Corp. Part number: WDH2U10000TN
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- The Western Digital My Book Mirror Edition is a compelling choice for an external drive, delivering excellent value, good performance, and two hard drives for added data security. For anyone looking for an external USB 2.0 drive, the My Book Mirror belongs on your shortlist.
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CNET editors' review
Western Digital My Book Mirror Edition (1TB) price range: $251.48
- Reviewed by: Dong Ngo
- Edited by: Matthew Elliott
- Reviewed on: 08/14/2008
The good: Decent performance; low cost per gigabyte; supports RAID 0 and 1; user-replaceable hard drives; cool and quiet operation, three-year warranty; useful bundled backup software.
The bad: No FireWire or eSATA; bulky power adaptor; supports only Western Digital hard drives; hard drives can't be set up as separate volumes.
The bottom line: The Western Digital My Book Mirror Edition is a compelling choice for an external drive, delivering excellent value, good performance, and two hard drives for added data security. For anyone looking for an external USB 2.0 drive, the My Book Mirror belongs on your shortlist.
User reviews
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WARNING-All WD my books have been having power up probs
by jim2046 on November 13, 2008
Pros: Small and easy to operate (when it was working)
Cons: Simply dont buy any WD external hardrive.. They have known problems and a very high failure rate. Maybe cnet can run a poll?
Summary: Have just called WD as my 1 t mybook has suddenly stopped working. no power at all. They said to return to my place of purchase and see what can ...
Summary: Have just called WD as my 1 t mybook has suddenly stopped working. no power at all. They said to return to my place of purchase and see what can be done. I asked about the data and they told me to call a data recovery place here in Sydney. Having just spoken to them they said this is a very common problem. They have had up to 30 wd mybooks in one month! In good faith I purchased this product... I have all my tax info stored on this, agreements, company logo's, spreadsheets and much more. Now I have only one option... pay up to $1000.00AUD to have my data recovered. Just avoid this product at all cost or like me... live to regret it.
6 out of 9 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Pretty dependable. I have it for 1 year and no problem.
by alicepuy on March 26, 2009
Pros: Pretty decent for its price, i have not encounter any start up problem. It always is connected to my computer and works the way I want it.
Cons: a little bulky,
Summary: Nice hard drive for backing up all your files, but if you have a lot of music and pictures, i would suggest might as well go for a bigger storage. ...
Summary: Nice hard drive for backing up all your files, but if you have a lot of music and pictures, i would suggest might as well go for a bigger storage. But if you just have files and data, it is pretty good.
2 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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The worst computer product I've ever purchased
by kamm747 on August 19, 2010
Pros: I have nothing good to say about this product
Cons: Failure of these drive is widespread
Software is way below par
Not a reliable way to store dataSummary: Just check out the WD forum to see why you should stay away from WD external drives. Plain and simple these products should be recalled and customers should reimbursed - ...
Summary: Just check out the WD forum to see why you should stay away from WD external drives. Plain and simple these products should be recalled and customers should reimbursed - BUYER BEWARE!
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Works as intended. Dependable.
by JustMe2a on October 24, 2009
Pros: 1) Realatively inexpensive for an external mirrored drive 2) Easy to use 3) Dependable 4) Relatively quiet
Cons: 1) Bulky 2) Not the fastest drive but on par with other external drives 3) Shinny Plastic 4) Huge blue activity light can be annoying if left operating in a dark room, but it's not as bad as past models with the round ring.
Summary: I've owned several MyBook drives over the years and have never had a problem with a single one. In fact, I keep all my data on an external drive ...
Summary: I've owned several MyBook drives over the years and have never had a problem with a single one. In fact, I keep all my data on an external drive now rather than on my local system. So when the mirrored version became available, I picked one up for home figuring it would be ideal to have the data stored on two drives.. And I liked it so much, I picked up a couple for work.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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DO NOT BUY WESTERN DIGITAL HARD DRIVES
by dacruz104 on October 8, 2009
Pros: It's heavy enough that the papers under it don't blow away even with an industrial fan.
Cons: Ugly paperweight.
Unreliable piece of garbage.
Not even worth the half star that cnet made me give it.Summary: It has problems connecting with any of my three computers. It will connect sometimes, but even then it will not stay connected. Sometimes my computers say it cannot identify the ...
Summary: It has problems connecting with any of my three computers. It will connect sometimes, but even then it will not stay connected. Sometimes my computers say it cannot identify the usb device. If by chance it does connect it loses the connection intermittently. It was truthfully the most worthless thing I've bought that wasn't in a quarter machine.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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My 1 TB MyBook Just Died !!!!
by anthonymaw on August 9, 2009
Pros: great storage and network access including from the Internet
Cons: The CPU circuit board suffered unexpected power problems and does not boot up anymore!!!!!! Drives OK - I pulled them out, reformatted and reused the pair of 500 GB SATA drives but the main circuit board is now just e-waste!!!
Summary: Great product while it works but be prepared for the agony of power problems - I can confirm the other user's report that the WD MyBook 1 TB suffers ...
Summary: Great product while it works but be prepared for the agony of power problems - I can confirm the other user's report that the WD MyBook 1 TB suffers power failures and took a bunch of my digital photos and music down with it!!!!. Anthony Maw, Vancouver, Canada, www.anthonymaw.com
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Worst product I have ever bought
by wernerwirth on July 31, 2009
Pros: Absolutely nothing
Cons: Crashing is it's best trait not to mention loosing all of your most valuable informatin. WARNING, Do not buy this junk. No feedback, no support, no information.
Summary: Craps out, won't power back on. VERY POOR power source. Will NEVER buy another western digital product of ANY kind. Also cannot access any way of product support to ...
Summary: Craps out, won't power back on. VERY POOR power source. Will NEVER buy another western digital product of ANY kind. Also cannot access any way of product support to resolve this problem, (all about profit for WD)
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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I would never buy another one already replaced it twice
by jglenj on June 5, 2009
Pros: really easy to set up
Cons: I will never purchase another one tired of replaceing every few months, an then trying to recover all the photos i had on it
Summary: I had to replace it twice now an since i use it to store all the family photos an for my backup of my pc, is it really worth it
Summary: I had to replace it twice now an since i use it to store all the family photos an for my backup of my pc, is it really worth it
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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WD My Book = My Agony
by Gasmeister on March 1, 2009
Pros: While it worked, it was quiet
Cons: Failure, unpredictable and total, but consistent with my previous two WD My Book HDs
Summary: Please be warned! I just chucked my second Western Digital 500 GB My Book drive within 15 months after it failed, conveniently for WD, three months after the warranty expiration. ...
Summary: Please be warned! I just chucked my second Western Digital 500 GB My Book drive within 15 months after it failed, conveniently for WD, three months after the warranty expiration. THIS drive was a replacement for a previous WD My Book 500 GB drive which failed, miraculously that time, while within the warranty period. Because of their unreliability, I would NEVER, EVER purchase another WD drive, even if they were the last remaining manufacturers of HDs and my only alternative were to backup onto 3.5" floppies! Get the point? Save yourself unmitigated computer agony and certain data loss- avoid WD like the plague!"
2 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great Value
by fasacosta on September 29, 2011
Pros: Build Quality is okay.
Price is a bargain.
Power Brick size is manageable enough to carry around along with the Hard Drive itself.Cons: Could have been a tad faster.
Don't even try to watch a movie off of it with it on the same table you're using because this thing vibrates like crazy. You can very much hear it spinning, too.Summary: Good value for your buck. Fast enough to play HD movies from it on your TV or PC, but not fast enough to do daily backups on.
Summary: Good value for your buck. Fast enough to play HD movies from it on your TV or PC, but not fast enough to do daily backups on.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Western Digital Corp.
- Part number: WDH2U10000TN
- Description: WD's My Book Mirror Edition dual-drive storage system automatically mirrors your valuable data for extra protection. The USB 2.0 interface and a powerful combination of features make this system the storage solution of choice for photographers, home users, small offices, and anyone looking for extra assurance that their data is safe.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Device Type Hard drive array
- Width 3.9 in
- Depth 6.1 in
- Height 6.5 in
- Weight 5.8 lbs
Chassis
- Installed Devices / Modules Qty 2
- Supported Devices / Modules Qty 2
Storage
- Total Array Capacity 1 TB
- HDD Array External Interface Hi-Speed USB
- Optical Storage None
Storage Controller
- Type RAID
- Supported Devices Hard drive
- RAID Level RAID 1,
RAID 0 Storage Controller (2nd)
- Type None
Hard Drive
- Type Standard - Internal
- Capacity 1 TB,
2 Hard Drive (2nd)
- Type None
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Bays None
- Expansion Slot(s) None
- Interfaces 1 x Hi-Speed USB - Mini-USB Type B
System Requirements
- OS Required Apple MacOS X 10.5.2 or later ,
Apple MacOS X 10.4.11 or later ,
Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP Miscellaneous
- Cables Included 1 x USB cable
- Software Included Drivers & Utilities
- Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
- Compliant Standards RoHS
Power
- Power Device Power adapter - External
- Voltage Required AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 3 years warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 3 years
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 41 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 95 °F
Product series
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Western Digital My Book Mirror Edition (2TB)
Manufacturer: Western Digital Corp.
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Western Digital My Book Mirror Edition (1TB)
Manufacturer: Western Digital Corp.
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