Western Digital 1.5TB My Book Essential External Hard Drive - WDBAAF0015HBK

Western Digital 1.5TB My Book Essential External Hard Drive, Model WDBAAF0015HBK

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
• 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
• 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
• Ready to plug-and-play with Windows PCs
• Languages Supported
  English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian

Specifications:

Performance

• USB 2.0 Serial Bus Transfer Rate (USB 2.0): 480 Mb/s (Max)
  

General

• Capacity: 2 TB
  
• Interface: USB 2.0
  

Environmental

• Operating: 41° F to 95° F
  
• Non-operating: -4° F to 149° F

Current Requirements

• Power Dissipation
  • AC Input Voltage: 100-240 VAC
    
  • AC Input Frequency: 47-63 Hz

What It Holds

• Up to 300,000 digital photos
  
• Up to 375,000 songs (MP3)
  
• Up to 37,000 songs (uncompressed CD quality)
  
• Up to 110 hours of Digital Video (DV)
  
• Up to 570 hours of DVD quality video
  
• Up to 180 hours of HD video
  

Compatibility:

• Formatted NTFS
  
• Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7
  
• Mac OS® X, Tiger®, Leopard®, Snow Leopard™ (requires reformatting)

Package Contents:

• External hard drive
  
• WD SmartWare software (pre-loaded)
  
• USB cable
  
• AC adapter
  
• Quick Install Guide

Approximate Dimensions:

• Height: 6.5"
• Width: 1.9"
• Depth: 5.3"

Approximate Weight:

• Unit: 2.6 lbs
• Shipping: 3 lbs

Warranty Information:

• Manufacturer Warranty (authorized online retailer): One Year Parts and Labor