I bought this HDD for use in the Media Centre im currently trying to create.
Decided that i should back my DVDs up, allowing me to stick them in the loft and free up space for some others.
As i have a 500Gb version of this HDD it was an easy choice, plus, as it was bought to go with the Western Digital Media centre (might be a picture of it in the "buy this HDD with..." bit above) its style fits in perfectly.
As a reviewer above said, id rather have this glossy black QUIET bit of kit on show than a clunky brick looking thing.
It currently looks like ill be needing even more storage for a i wouldnt hesitate to buy another of these.
One of the things i like most about it is that if left plugged into a PC, it will turn itself off when the PC is powered down. It needs a signal from both the mains and the USB.
One thing to note however is that it doesnt do this when used with the Western Digital Media Centre. Not sure why this is. Maybe something im not doing. Seems like quite an oversight from their point of view if its not my fault.
Still, it doesnt affect the performance.Get more detail about Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive.
