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Mediocre

4.3

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8
out of 10
Excellent

"If you want speed, reformat the disc as NTFS"
Originally I had the same opinion as the CNET staff about the write speed of the Western Digital... (read more)

by mdobson1 (see profile), February 9, 2007

231 out of 231 users found this opinion helpful

2
out of 10
Terrible

"Western Digital Confirms HUGE Problems"
Western digital call agents confirmed that these drives have some "unusual" problem where they... (read more)

by Pleonexia (see profile), April 6, 2006

191 out of 227 users found this opinion helpful
8 comments posted to this opinion

9
out of 10
Spectacular

"Sleek, Slim, and Sexy for an External Hard Drive"
I have been on the market for an external hard drive for the past year or so, and after hearing... (read more)

by bigb177 (see profile), June 14, 2006

80 out of 86 users found this opinion helpful
1 comment posted to this opinion

7
out of 10
Very good

"500gb for $199 at BestBuy til I think 07/29/06"
It is my Opinion that These other 2 users have a biased opinion. One has three posts and all are... (read more)

by Saltiva (see profile), July 26, 2006

40 out of 40 users found this opinion helpful

8
out of 10
Excellent

"Works very well, it does the job"
Being on the market for an external HD, decided for the WD Mybook PE ( 500GB ) and not regret it.... (read more)

by Artur.AN (see profile), January 5, 2007

36 out of 36 users found this opinion helpful

9
out of 10
Spectacular

"It works well, and it looks good"
I bought the MyBook 500GB roughly 6 months ago, and since then i have done nothing but cram it... (read more)

by Dustout (see profile), January 4, 2007

25 out of 25 users found this opinion helpful

8
out of 10
Excellent

"Stylish, handy LED"
My pros/cons basically say it all. It stores a good amount (mine's 320 gb) for a good price. ... (read more)

by Robert G (see profile), July 30, 2006

25 out of 25 users found this opinion helpful

8
out of 10
Excellent

"Basic plug-and-work drive"
I just purchased my third WD MyBook 500GB drive. I have had no problems with these drives, I plug... (read more)

by trekbody (see profile), April 17, 2007

20 out of 20 users found this opinion helpful

6
out of 10
Good

"No Vista support available yet.."
Just purchased so I can't write a complete review however I was very disappointed to learn that WD... (read more)

by Haley13 (see profile), February 14, 2007

20 out of 20 users found this opinion helpful
2 comments posted to this opinion

9
out of 10
Spectacular

"Good value for the money"
I bought this drive to store my digital video files on and it handles this function admirably.... (read more)

by Fordnatic (see profile), May 21, 2007

10 out of 10 users found this opinion helpful

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7.0

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Reviewed by: Dong Van Ngo

Reviewed: 6/15/06
Release date: 3/8/06
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