Western Digital Elements 640 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive | 
| Brand: Western Digital
Buy New: $85.99
New (9) Used (1) from $85.99
Rating:  3 reviews
Media: Electronics
Hard Drive Size: 640
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.1
Dimensions (in): 124.8 x 84 x 62.4
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: WDE1U6400N
Model: WDE1U6400N
UPC: 718037733685
EAN: 0718037733685
ASIN: B001DNUPQW
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Pre-Order (0-0 Business Days)
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Product Description
WD Elements USB 2.0 external hard drive is an easy-to-use, reliable way to add more storage to your PC or Macintosh. Simply plug it in to a USB port and start saving or backing up your photos, music, video, and files. It's preformatted for immediate use so there's no software or CD to load. The compact, durable metal case provides extra data protection helping keep data safe from loss.
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| Customer Reviews:
quiet, good size October 2, 2008
Omar Siddique (Ellicott City, MD USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a basic external USB-only drive. It's passively cooled, and has rubber "ends" that act as non-skid feet and keep the bottom off the desk for a little extra airflow. There are no external switches, and the whole unit is pretty sleek. The unit uses a specialty cable from an external "brick"-style power-converter.
The drive spins down into power-save pretty quickly at idle, but if you use your external disk heavily in a warm room, the lack of a fan may be a problem. My unit was rather warm to the touch in a cool room after about 2 hours of steady use. It's nice and quiet, though!
My only real complaint is the lack of a front-mounted LED. The only activity/power indicator (both functions performed by one LED) is on the back of the unit next to the power connector.
Western Digital had a reputation as a budget manufacturer of low-quality products back at the start of the decade. I feel they've returned to innovative products and high quality in recent years, although the 1-year warranty on this item still made me hesitate.
Great storage option! October 17, 2008
D. Short (Fort Washington, MD)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This hard drive works very well for backing up my home files. It is quiet, does not overheat or get super hot to the touch when left on, and works pretty fast. I am very happy with it and had no problem backing up the complete contents of my windows laptop in less than a half an hour.
Can't Beat It!~ December 4, 2008
J-Mac (OKC, OK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this hard drive from Amazon for a whopping $79.99 which is the best price I have found. For 640GB of storage you CAN NOT beat this price! I use this hard drive for back up of my ITunes library, photos, and digital home videos. The hard dive is powered by an a/c cord and plugs directly into your computer with a USB cord. The drive is small so it takes up minimal space and runs very quietly when in use.
The ONLY draw back of this drive is the transfer time of files due to the USB (I transferred approx. 16,000 songs in 1 1/2hrs). BUT...the price tag more than makes up for that small issue.
I highly recommend this hard drive to anyone!
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