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product_id: 16547275
title: "Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 500 GB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive WDG1U5000"
brand: "western digital"
price: "Bs.447"
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reviews_count: 8
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# USB 2.0 connectivity at 480 Mbps 500 GB storage capacity Compact desktop form factor 5.55x2.25x6.71 in Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 500 GB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive WDG1U5000

**Brand:** western digital
**Price:** Bs.447
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 💼 Secure your digital legacy with style and ease.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 500 GB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive WDG1U5000 by western digital
- **How much does it cost?** Bs.447 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.bo](https://www.desertcart.bo/products/16547275-western-digital-my-book-essential-edition-500-gb-usb-2)

## Best For

- western digital enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted western digital brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Whisper-Quiet & Cool:** Engineered for silent operation and low heat, so your workspace stays distraction-free.
- • **Spacious 500 GB Vault:** Store your entire creative portfolio—photos, videos, docs—without compromise.
- • **Effortless Plug & Play:** Instantly expand your digital library with simple USB 2.0 setup—no tech headaches.
- • **Smart Power Management:** Automatically powers on/off with your PC to save energy and extend drive life.
- • **Sleek, Stackable Design:** Iconic book-style casing fits perfectly on your desk or stacks neatly with your collection.

## Overview

The Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 500 GB is a sleek, desktop external hard drive featuring USB 2.0 connectivity with 480 Mbps transfer speed. Designed for effortless plug-and-play use, it offers a compact, stackable form factor and smart power management. Ideal for professionals seeking reliable, quiet, and spacious backup storage for photos, videos, and documents.

## Description

From the Manufacturer You can't measure memories in gigabytes. But you can use those gigabytes to preserve the stuff that really matters  the photos, music, movies and documents that you never want to lose, never want to forget. My Book is full of life--your life. Small, simple, elegant, and very easy to use. Just plug it in, and you've got plenty of room to back up and save your valuable data, music, photos, and movies. FeaturesEasy to set up, easy to use -- This drive is all about simplicity. Plug it into your computers USB 2.0 port and start saving. Intelligent drive management features  The My Book drive turns itself on and off with your computer Smart design  The elegant case, iconic of a book, takes up less space on your desk, stacks horizontally, and allows two or more drives to stand neatly together like volumes on a shelf. High quality hard drive  Inside the case is an exceptionally fast, ultra quiet, cool-running hard drive from Western Digital. Free Google software  Search your drive, manage your photos, and simplify Web searches with included Google software. Ideal ForSimple add-on storage for your files, music, photos and movies Adding virtually unlimited storage with multiple USB 2.0 external hard drives Product Description Hard Drive, 500gb Mybook Usb 2.0

Review: Best Hard Drive I've Ever Owned - This is the best hard drive I've ever had. It's solidly built, runs completely silently, runs cool, and is at a fantastic cost. I've owned dozens of hard drives through the years and this one is hands down my favorite from my favorite company ever. I bought it over a year ago and it still is perfect. Some things to note however to get the best out of this device. 1) As soon as you get it format it in NTFS using either My Computer>Right Click>Format>NTFS in Windows or if using a Gnome Edition of Linux such as Ubuntu (like myself) open terminal and type 'sudo gpart'. This allows you to store files over 2GB on it such as your DvD ISO backups or back ups of your games. 2) Buy a refurbished or used one. New this product is $300. You can find it all day long on desertcart between $60 and $90 cutting the cost down to almost 1/6 on a good day. 3) Some other customers have complained about this product breaking after prolonged use. This device does have a limited lifespan with write usage. This being said try to put data on it that you want to back up and then set it to 'read only'. This will save you some headaches in the future. It's meant to be a backup drive after all and not one for installing applications on.
Review: Good Hard Drive Until it Died After 1 Year - I purchased this drive last year and used it to store my Time Machine backups. It was quiet and attractive looking and served the purpose well. However, it just broke down a mere 2 months out of warranty. Classic. The hard drive had an easy life too, so this is totally unacceptable to me. When I told a friend of mine about the incident, he reported that he has had two of these break prematurely on him as well.

## Features

- 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
- Simple user interface features USB 2.0 connectivity
- Device holds up to 500 GB of data
- Measures 5.55 x 2.25 x 6.71 inches (WxHxD)

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B000EXRSVM |
| Additional Features | External Power Adapter, Mac, compatible, Operating temperature range: 5 - 35 °C |
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,522 in External Hard Drives |
| Brand | Western Digital |
| Cache Memory Installed Size | 16 |
| Color | Black |
| Compatible Devices | Desktop |
| Connectivity Technology | USB |
| Customer Reviews | 3.8 out of 5 stars 268 Reviews |
| Data Transfer Rate | 480 Megabits Per Second |
| Digital Storage Capacity | 500 GB |
| Enclosure Material | Aluminum |
| Form Factor | External |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00718037117843 |
| Hard Disk Description | usb 2 |
| Hard Disk Form Factor | 5.55 Inches |
| Hard Disk Interface | USB 2.0 |
| Hard Disk Rotational Speed | 7200 |
| Hard-Drive Size | 500 GB |
| Hardware Connectivity | USB |
| Installation Type | Plug In |
| Item Weight | 1320 Grams |
| Manufacturer | Western Digital |
| Media Speed | 2900 MB per second |
| Model Name | WDG1U5000 |
| Model Number | WDG1U5000N |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Special Feature | External Power Adapter, Mac, compatible, Operating temperature range: 5 - 35 °C |
| Specific Uses For Product | Personal |
| UPC | 718037117843 |
| Warranty Description | One year |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Western Digital
- **Color:** Black
- **Compatible Devices:** Desktop
- **Connectivity Technology:** USB
- **Digital Storage Capacity:** 500 GB
- **Hard Disk Description:** usb 2
- **Hard Disk Form Factor:** 5.55 Inches
- **Hard Disk Interface:** USB 2.0
- **Installation Type:** Plug In
- **Special Feature:** External Power Adapter, Mac, compatible, Operating temperature range: 5 - 35 °C

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Compatible with a 2007 MacBook?**
A: Yes. It is compatible with Mac OS X 10.2.8 +

**Q: To Seller:  Please tell me if the drive has the original format from the manufacturer.**
A: Yes, you can always re-format.  It lasted a good 3 years or so, before it started to fail.

**Q: How does the device receive power?**
A: Looking at the thing right now.  Has an adapter that must be plugged into the wall.  It is a divided adapter, meaning it is a power plug then 5 feet of cord then a small adapter and then about 3 feet of cord with a power piece to plug into the drive.  Just be warned that this device only lasted me a few years before the drive started to fail.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best Hard Drive I've Ever Owned
*by A***R on August 13, 2008*

This is the best hard drive I've ever had. It's solidly built, runs completely silently, runs cool, and is at a fantastic cost. I've owned dozens of hard drives through the years and this one is hands down my favorite from my favorite company ever. I bought it over a year ago and it still is perfect. Some things to note however to get the best out of this device. 1) As soon as you get it format it in NTFS using either My Computer>Right Click>Format>NTFS in Windows or if using a Gnome Edition of Linux such as Ubuntu (like myself) open terminal and type 'sudo gpart'. This allows you to store files over 2GB on it such as your DvD ISO backups or back ups of your games. 2) Buy a refurbished or used one. New this product is $300. You can find it all day long on Amazon between $60 and $90 cutting the cost down to almost 1/6 on a good day. 3) Some other customers have complained about this product breaking after prolonged use. This device does have a limited lifespan with write usage. This being said try to put data on it that you want to back up and then set it to 'read only'. This will save you some headaches in the future. It's meant to be a backup drive after all and not one for installing applications on.

### ⭐⭐ Good Hard Drive Until it Died After 1 Year
*by J***Y on May 8, 2009*

I purchased this drive last year and used it to store my Time Machine backups. It was quiet and attractive looking and served the purpose well. However, it just broke down a mere 2 months out of warranty. Classic. The hard drive had an easy life too, so this is totally unacceptable to me. When I told a friend of mine about the incident, he reported that he has had two of these break prematurely on him as well.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outstanding
*by M***I on March 8, 2007*

I had 3 computers all with hard drives barely having a few hundred MB left since I need to keep a huge amount of data for research purposes. I used to go through the cumbersome task of backing up the data on DVDs, but recently even this solution wouldn't be as helpful. I got the WD My Book 500GB and I'm totally relieved now. Its black casing is stylish and it works very quietly. The installation of My Book is as easy as plugging in its USB connector (I've a machine running on Windows XP Professional with USB 2.0 jacks). The button on the front is very helpful for turning the device on and off if you want to switch computers. I've also downloaded a backup/restore program called "Second copy" which is powerful yet simple to use. I got it to work in a matter of minutes and scheduled automatic backup updates every day (which takes a few seconds). It can't get easier than this! The only issue is that it comes with a FAT32 file system, which most probably you want to change to NTFS (in case you don't need to operate it in a DOS based environment). The formatting takes a substantially long time. I would rather to have had the option of file system while buying this device. Nevertheless, it's a one time procedure and thereafter you can enjoy your huge, fast and reliable storage.

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