Western Digital My Book Premium Edition 160GB External Hard Drive

The good: The MyBook Premium edition is compact, employs an innovative design, has an external capacity gauge, comes with backup software, and is a speedy data reader.

The bad: The MyBook Premium edition is slow to write data, over both USB 2.0 and FireWire 400.

The bottom line: If write speed isn't a top priority, the Western Digital MyBook is a good deal at around $300 for a 500GB drive. It'll look good on your desk or bookshelf, too.

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Description: This Western Digital My Book Premium Edition External Hard Drive is a 160GB, external hard disk drive. Compared to other external hard drives on the market, it is expensive at around $335. Can connect with both FireWire and USB 2.0 for increased portability. This is a 7200 rpm drive and comes with an 8MB cache.

Pros: Has a 160GB capacity. This is larger than the average hard drive on the market today, but is to be expected for a hard drive of this price. Connects to your PC via high speed USB 2.0 or FireWire cables. This product can also connect to older USB ports, but the transfer rates will be fairly slow.

Cons: None noted, given available product data.

Suitability: Suited for those who don't want to take apart their computer to add another hard drive -- just plug it in.

Value: In general, this hard drive's features are in line with its price.