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Western Digital My Book for Mac 1 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive WDBAAG0010HCH-NESN

Western Digital My Book for Mac 1 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive WDBAAG0010HCH-NESN

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Brand: Western Digital
Category: CE

List Price: $129.99
Buy New: $89.99
as of 7/30/2010 21:54 CDT details
You Save: $40.00 (31%)

Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 24 reviews
Sales Rank: 702

Format: CD
Color: Charcoal
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: N/A
Hard Drive Size: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 6.9 x 7.9
Warranty: 2 years warranty

MPN: WDBAAG0010HCH-NESN
Model: WDBAAG0010HCH-NESN
UPC: 718037755380
EAN: 0718037755380
ASIN: B002KG6HZO

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Features:
   Automatic, continuous backup
   Illuminated capacity gauge
   USB 2.0 interface
   Compatible with Apple TimeMachine
   Password protection and 256-bit encryption

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Amazon.com Product Description

Our best-selling My Book for Mac external drive is an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all the chapters of your digital life. Our latest edition, formatted for Mac, now features visual, easy-to-use, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection.

Mac-ready.

Formatted for Mac and compatible with Apple® Time Machine™, this drive is plug-and-play ready for Mac computer users.

See your life safe in one place.

WD SmartWare software - A visual control center with a single screen view of all your data. From it you can back up, retrieve, and secure your files.

Password protection.

An extra level of security with password protection and 256-bit hardware-based encryption.


Features at a glance
  • Automatic, continous backup
  • Visual backup control center
  • Hardware encryption, password protection
  • Compatible with Apple® TimeMachine™
  • 2-years limited warranty

Smaller, sleeker, more streamlined design - We've made these award-winning drives even smaller, sleeker, and more elegant. As always, this book-like shape takes up minimal space on your desk and allows two or more My Book drives to nestle neatly together like volumes on a shelf.

Designed for Mac - Formatted for Mac and compatible with Apple® TimeMachine™, this drive is plug-and-play ready for Mac computer users.

WD SmartWare™ - A control center for your drive that gives you the power to:

-- Protect your data automatically - Relax, your data is secure. Automatic, continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you add or change a file.

-- See your backup as it happens - Seeing is believing. Visual backup displays your content in categories and shows the progress of your backup.

-- Bring back lost files effortlessly - Retrieve your valuable data to its original location whether you’ve lost all your data or just overwritten an important file.

-- Take control - Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more from the WD SmartWare control center.

Find out more about WD SmartWare™

Drive lock - Gain peace of mind knowing that your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with password protection and 256-bit hardware-based encryption.

Illuminated capacity gauge - See at a glance how much space is available on your drive.

USB 2.0 interface - Powered directly from the USB port on your PC. No separate power supply is needed*.
* An optional cable is available for the few computers that limit power from the USB port.

Power miser - My Book external drives are designed to save energy. WD GreenPower Technology™ lowers internal drive power consumption by up to 30%, a sleep mode reduces power during idle times, and a power-saving feature turns the drive on and off with your computer.

Planet friendly - We designed a small box from recycled materials to minimize waste. We encourage you to recycle it.

Ideal For

  • Protecting your data with automatic, continous backup
  • Retrieving lost data effortlessly
  • Adding extra storage space for photos, videos and music
  • Securing private or sensitive data
  • Using with Apple TimeMachine

Compatibility

Formatted HFS+ Journaled
Mac OS® X Tiger®, Leopard®, Snow Leopard™

Note: Compatibility may vary depending on user's hardware configuration and operating system.

What's in the box

External hard drive, WD SmartWare software, USB cable, AC adapter, Quick Install Guide.


Backup software you'll really use � WD SmartWare

Five great reasons to love it:

1. It's easy - Data backup can be a chore, but it's your family photos, your movies, your music - your life - and it's important to protect it. So we made this software extra easy because we really want you to use it.

2. You can see your life safe in one place -
See your content displayed in easy to understand categories like movies and photos. Watch the progress of your backup as it happens with the instant-feedback color bars. Now you can truly be sure that all your stuff is backed up.

  • A unique visual interface lets you see the drives connected to your computer.
  • WD SmartWare will automatically scan your computer and find all of your personal files, including e-mail.
  • Content category gauges show how much information you have to be backed up in each category. You can even mouse over a category to see a file count.
  • Simply click Run Backup and WD SmartWare will automatically start backing up your files.
  • As your backup is running the category gauges will change color showing you the backup as it happens.
  • When finished, you’ll see a status screen and information about your backup. You only have to do this once. After the first backup your files will be backed up automatically every time you change or add a file.

3. It's always on the job - WD SmartWare is always watching your computer, so when you change a file and save it, create new files, add new pictures, movies, or songs, WD SmartWare will instantly back them up.

4. You can bring back lost files effortlessly - If you ever accidentally delete an important file, or need to get an earlier version of a file, you can find and retrieve it in seconds with this easy-to-use interface.

  • Restore files and folders by categories – photos, music, video, for example.
  • Find a lost file with the search function.
  • Go back in time to retrieve an older version of a file.

5. You're in control - WD SmartWare software is also a control center for your external drives. From it you can:

  • Customize your backup
  • Set drive security
  • Run diagnostics
  • Manage the power settings, and more...


Product Description
Smart backup and storage for Mac.

Formatted for Mac, this elegant, external hard drive now features a new, smart, visual backup solution that protects your data automatically.

Our best-selling My Book external drive is an elegant, high-capacity storage solution for all the chapters of your digital life. Our latest edition, formatted for Mac, now features visual, easy-to-use, automatic, continuous backup software and drive lock security protection. At last, beauty, brains, and simplicity together.

Smaller, sleeker, more streamlined design - We've made these award-winning drives even smaller, sleeker, and more elegant. As always, this book-like shape takes up minimal space on your desk and allows two or more My Book drives to nestle neatly together like volumes on a shelf.

Designed for Mac - Formatted for Mac and compatible with Apple® Time Machine, this drive is plug-and-play ready for Mac computer users.

WD SmartWare - See your life safe in one place.

See your backup as it happens - Seeing is believing. Visual backup displays your content in categories and shows the progress of your backup.

Protect your data automatically - Relax, your data is secure. Automatic, continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you add or change a file.

Bring back lost files effortlessly - Retrieve your valuable data to its original location whether you've lost all your data or just overwritten an important file.

Take control - Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more from the WD SmartWare control center.

Drive lock - Gain peace of mind knowing that your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with password protection and 256-bit hardware-based encryption.

Illuminated capacity gauge - See at a glance how much space is available on your drive.

USB 2.0 interface - A simple connection that offers con


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4 out of 5 stars Time Machine Loves It   July 28, 2010
carolina padron m
I purchased one of these hard drives and at first was a little dissapointed with it's looks, the plastic cover looked a little cheap but I guess for 99 buck's that's all you get. Easy hook up just took a minute to do, and at that moment Time Machine took over and did the backup job at first with a few glitches (the back-up was interrupted several times) but I'm guessing something related to my computer going to sleep and interrupting the process, even though I had the disks set to "Never".
It happened several times during the initial (and longest) back-up, afterwards it worked perfectly, so perfectly that I just forgot about it.
Did not install the bundled software as in most of the reviews I read before purchasing one, warned about it's slugish performance and conflicts, so it's up to you to do the test if you still want to try it.



5 out of 5 stars Great backup drive   July 11, 2010
P. Fournier (USA)
Tons of space for the money. Time Machine recognized it and started using it immediately, virtually no configuration at all. Did not use the included software.


3 out of 5 stars Firewire is preferred for Mac users   June 18, 2010
Parker Hallam (Dallas, TX)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The Western Digital My Book is made particularly for Mac users. I have the 1 TB capacity and am glad that it has such a huge storage space. It comes with the WD SmartWare, which allows absolute protection for my data and retrieves the data. The back up process is also shown clearly, so I know which of files are being backed up at the moment.

One flaw is that the WD SmartWare installs in the machine automatically and for those who don't want it there is no other option but have it on their machine. So if you don't intend to use this device as a back-up machine it can be a great drawback. I don't see a Firewire or an eSATA interface included in this hard drive. This should have been an essential inclusion if WD intended this hard drive particularly for Mac users. The design too is only a simple one.



5 out of 5 stars roymonster   June 13, 2010
Roy P. Garretson
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Great hd, a snap to use, easy to setup security features, and works with time machine.


4 out of 5 stars My Book for MAC   June 7, 2010
Zachary X. Morairty
It has been a good buy. Sturdy equipment and relatively easy to use. We had some difficulty setting up a second laptop and not sure what the actual issue was. Like most things, we restarted and it worked fine. Automatically updates with Time Machine.

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