Hard drive
Hard drive size |
3.5 " |
Hard drive capacity |
750 GB |
Ports & interfaces
FireWire 400 |
N |
FireWire 800 |
N |
eSATA |
N |
Other features
Internal |
N |
Mac compatibility |
Y |
USB cable |
USB |
Power
USB powered |
N |
External power adapter |
Y |
Additionally
Fibre Channel |
N |
Transfer rate (Mbps) |
480 Mbit/s |
Ethernet LAN connection |
N |
My Book Essential, 750GB, 3.5'', USB2.0, 480Mb/s, NTFS, Black
Smart backup and storage.
The world's best-selling external hard drive now features a new, smart, visual backup solution that protects your data automatically.
Elegant design.
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.
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.
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.
Product Features
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.
- 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.