Western Digital My Book External Hard Drive 1 TB - Any Feedback?

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I have one the 320 gb model. works great so far. 4 months old.

a friend of mine has a 500 gb model that just broke. about a year old. had a power outage the other day and the drive wont' turn on or mount in the finder.

Not sure why.

I like mine, but I guess like any drive, they can break.
 
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macgig,
Thanks for the feedback.
Did you remove the WD software found on the drive?
I intend to re format HFS+ and a small portion of the drive NTFS. I'm interested in the drive shutdown feature when it detects that the computer is off. I wonder if the WD software is needed for this feature, or if the feature relies on built in firmware.
 
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I removed the mac software that came with it, was not impressed with it... and after the 30 day trial or whatever it was, you would have to buy it for $50 or something like that....

I went with Carbon copy cloner, works great. My drive shuts on and off with the mac... and sleeps when the mac does.
 
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mine is LOUD! i have other drives from owc which are whisper quiet and reliable.
 
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I have the 500 gig USB 2 one. Works great. Don't use the Mac software at all. It's quiet and shuts off with the rest of my stuff, as I have it all hooked up to a power surge outlet, connected to the wall switch. I turn in all off when I'm done. It's hooked up to my Airport Extreme going wireless.
 

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