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

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

Product Description
Formatted for Mac, this elegant, external hard drive now features a new, smart, visual backup solution that protects your data automatically. Smaller, sleeker, more streamlined design – WD has made these award-winning drives even smaller, sleeker, and more elegant. As always, this book-like shape takes up less 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 – 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 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. Drive lock – Gain peace of mind knowing that your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with password protection and military-grade 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 box from recycled materials to minimize waste. We encourage you to recycle it.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…

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

5 Responses to “Western Digital My Book for Mac 1 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive WDBAAG0010HCH-NESN”

  1. BOB SMITH II Says:
    March 11th, 2010 at 8:08 am

    I PURCHASED 2 – THE FIRST WORKS WELL. THE SECOND HAS THE OUTER CASE DAMAGED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONNECT THE NECESSARY POWER PLUG OR CABLES. IT WOULD APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED AT THE FACTORY, BEFORE ANY PACKAGING WAS ADDED.
    Rating: 1 / 5

  2. Adib Antour Says:
    March 11th, 2010 at 9:21 am

    It’s great product, very easy to install and setup, at no time, the price even better, I went to best buy, it was for $199.00. I saved almost %50 by buying from Amazon, I truly recommend it for the Great Mac society
    Rating: 5 / 5

  3. Charles T. Winter Says:
    March 11th, 2010 at 10:49 am

    The reason for the 2 Star’s is my need to contact the HELP LINE to make my unit function correctly. A more expanded explanation why the 2 STAR’S is when I finally (2 Days of trying to get someone for help) then when I got a Human voice, it was from out of the country. I think the Technician was INDIAN (from India). The Tech’s english was almost unrecognizable. I must have asked HER to repeat what she was saying a dozen times after many of her directions. I don’t want to discredit her for trying, but it was very difficult for me. I would like to have more question answered but I don’t want to go through it again. I own an Apple I-Mac and when I need HELP I call their HELP LINE and I get rapid response and speak to TRUE English speaking people. Apple out-sources to the US and Canada.

    Chuck Winter
    Rating: 2 / 5

  4. John Beale Says:
    March 11th, 2010 at 12:00 pm

    This particular WD 1 TB external hard drive comes with software that automatically installs and then precludes you from selecting specific folders to back up. I had to email WD technical support so I could use it as a normal disk drive and choose what I wanted to copy to it. Very frustrating experience. Their World Book was great. Weird – two similar products, same company, one excellent, one that drove me nuts.
    Rating: 2 / 5

  5. C. Oneil Says:
    March 11th, 2010 at 12:12 pm

    I bought the 1 TD external storage for my system backup and photo storage. The My Book was easy to install and works great. My only very minor complaint is the power switch seems to be a little flimsy. Still an overall 5 star, from me.
    Rating: 5 / 5

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