Hard drive
| Drive device, buffer size |
8 MB |
| Hard drive capacity |
1000 GB |
| Hard drive speed |
7200 RPM |
Other features
| Internal |
N |
| Mac compatibility |
Y |
| USB required |
Y |
| Quick start guide |
Y |
| USB cable |
USB |
Ports & interfaces
| USB connectivity |
Y |
| USB version |
2.0 |
Performance
| Data transfer rate |
480 Mbit/s |
Additionally
| Transfer rate (Mbps) |
480 Mbit/s |
| Wireless technologies |
Wired |
My Book Essential Edition 1TB 7200RPM, 8MB ,USB 2.0
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 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.
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 convenience and compatibility among multiple computers.
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 retail box from recycled materials to minimize waste. We encourage you to recycle it.
