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Posted at 4:12 AM on Monday 09/22/08 by
Ben
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Buy.com has the Western Digital My Book Essential 1TB External Hard Drive for $170 with free shipping. Includes USB cable, AC adapter and quick installation guide. It automatically spins down when not in use to conserve energy. [BizRate]
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    dr_toddsucks - Posted 4:19 am PDT 09/22/08 (772 Posts)  Report Spam

    I burp hate those Olive Garden commercials where all those thumbplum are sitting around the burp table laughing and joking like they're having such a great burp time. burp those animals. The food comes from a microwave and tastes like baconnaise. Anyone who eats at that place on a regular basis is a burp retodd and they get what they deserve when the inevitable diarrhea hits from all that garbage they're eating. burp the Olive Garden.

    sincerely,
    toddsucks

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    Fulgore243 - Posted 4:21 am PDT 09/22/08 (13 Posts)  Report Spam

    The auto spin down feature on the WD drives is a huge pain in the ass. There is NO way to disable it, so when you want to access a file on the drive, you have to wait 15-30 seconds for it to spin up, all the while Vista (32 bit) seems to freeze as the drive is spinning up. I recommend a competitor (Seagate, Maxtor, Lacie) which doesn't have this retarded "feature."

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    CleftonTwain - Posted 5:55 am PDT 09/22/08 (370 Posts)  Report Spam

    I'm not sure if I've noticed the spin down feature or not. I know that mine seems to take forever to register when Windows boots up for the first time, though.

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    Forbidden - Posted 5:58 am PDT 09/22/08 (803 Posts)  Report Spam

    Yeah it takes awhile for this drive to spin up sometimes. Around 10-15 seconds for me. But other than that crap its been a great drive so far.

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    stavros - Posted 6:31 am PDT 09/22/08 (23 Posts)  Report Spam

    One year warranty only. Beware. It WILL die.

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