Western Digital US Products - Recertified

My Passport Essential 250 GB (Recertified)

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:15:27 -0600

Pack up your office files and take them home. Carry thousands of songs or pictures. Back up your laptop. Synchronize files between home and office and encrypt everything on the drive for added security.

Key Features:

Simply Elegant - Combine a beautiful new gloss-black case that fits smoothly in your hand and pocket with mega-capacity for all your digital content and the world’s most popular portable drive just got better than ever.

Easy - Installation is a snap because you don't really "install" this drive; you just plug it in and it's ready to use. There is no CD to install; the included software loads from the drive the first time you plug it in.

Smart - Powered by the USB bus. No separate power supply is needed.*

Big capacity that fits in your pocket - This compact drive fits easily in your pocket or purse, weighs only a few ounces, and with capacities up to 320 GB, you can take tons of photos, videos, files, and music with you wherever you go.

Synchronized and secure - WD Sync™ synchronization and encryption software lets you take your critical data with you. Plug My Passport into any PC, edit files, read e-mail, and view photos. Then sync all of your changes back to your home or office computer. Your data is protected with 128-bit encryption. (Windows only)

Includes Google™ software - Search your drive, manage your photos, and simplify Web searches with included Google software. (Windows only)

Compatible - Use with Windows® and Macintosh® computers

* An optional cable is available for the few systems that limit bus power.

Ideal for:

Carrying important files and e-mail between work and home or on the road and keeping them in sync.

Sharing large files between office and home, between PC and Mac.

System Requirements:

Available USB port

Windows 2000/XP/Vista

Available USB port

Mac® OS X 10.4.8+

Compatibility may vary depending on user’s hardware configuration and operating system.

Package Contents:

My Passport Essential portable hard drive

USB 2.0 cable

Quick Install Guide

WD TV HD Media Player (Recertified)

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:09:32 -0600

Combined with a My Passport portable drive (sold separately), this player is the most convenient way to play HD movies or user-generated videos, listen to high-quality digital music and show high-resolution slideshows of your family photos on your TV. Also works with popular USB drives, and digital cameras, camcorders, and portable media players that can be recognized as mass storage devices.

Designed for My Passport, works with many other USB storage devices - Play content from most popular USB drives,and digital cameras, camcorders, and portable media players that can be recognized as mass storage devices.

Full HD video playback and navigation - up to 1080p - Experience the spectacular picture quality of HD video and crystal clear sound clarity of digital audio. Use the included remote control to navigate through your entertainment choices using our crisp, animated HD menus.

Collect without limits - There's no limit to the size of your media collection; just add more USB drives for more space.

Advanced navigation

Thumbnail and list views – Browse your content by filename or by thumbnails of photos, album covers and movie cover art.
Media Library – This unique feature lets you view all your media by media type in one menu regardless of its location in folders or drives. You can view your content by categories such as genre, album, artist and date.
Search – Search by genre, title, artist, filename and partial filename.

Photo viewing

Create custom slide shows with a variety of transitions and background music
Zoom and pan
Search by filename, partial filename, most recently viewed and date

Movie viewing

Fast forward, rewind, pause, zoom, and pan
View subtitles
Search by filename, partial filename, most recently viewed and date

Music playback

Fast forward, rewind, pause, shuffle, repeat
Search by filename, partial filename, most recently viewed and date

Access two USB drives simultaneously - Two USB ports on the player let you connect two USB storage devices and access them simultaneously. Our Media Library feature aggregates the content on both drives into one list sorted by media type.

HDMI and composite video connections - The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) port lets you connect to the highest quality HDTV or home theater. Additional composite (RCA) outputs ensure compatibility with virtually all television sets.

Includes free media conversion software - ArcSoft MediaConverter™ 2.5 -- a fast, easy-to-use application that converts photo, video, and music files into formats optimized for use on the WD TV HD Media Player.

Ultra-compact design - Fits easily into your entertainment center.

Ideal For
Hassle-free playback of HD movies, home videos, digital music, and photos on your TV.
System Requirements

My Passport portable hard drive or other USB storage device with supported video or audio content stored on it.
Standard or high definition television with HDMI or composite video connections

Package Contents

HD Media Player
Compact remote with batteries
Media converter software (Windows only)
Composite AV cable
AC adapter
Quick Install Guide

My Book Essential Edition 1 TB (Recertified)

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:40:41 -0500

Are you running out of hard drive capacity? Do you need to archive some important digital documents, photos, or music? This elegant external hard drive, reminiscent of a book, is the perfect solution. It takes no more space than a paperback book. Collect two or more and they nest neatly together like volumes on a shelf.

Product Features

Easy to set up, easy to use -
Installation is a snap because you don't really install this drive, you just plug it in and it's ready to use.

USB 2.0 interface -
A simple connection that offers convenience and compatibility among multiple computers.

Fits right in -
Takes no more space than a paperback book. Collect two or more and they nest neatly together like volumes on a shelf.

Smart and energy efficient -
Turns itself on and off with your computer.

PC and Mac compatible -
Works with both Windows® 2000/XP/Vista and Mac® OS X 10.4.8 or later.

Ideal for

Instant storage

Easy to use

USB 2.0

Saving and organizing your digital photo collection

System Requirements

Available USB port

Mac® OS X 10.4.8 or later

Windows® 2000/XP/Vista

Package Includes
External hard drive
USB cable
AC adapter
Quick Install Guide

My Book Essential Edition 500 GB (Recertified)

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:18:10 -0500

Instant storage

Easy to use

USB 2.0

Saving and organizing your digital photo collection

System Requirements

Available USB port

Mac® OS X 10.4.8 or later

Windows® 2000/XP/Vista

Package Includes
External hard drive
USB cable
AC adapter
Quick Install Guide

My Book Home Edition 500 GB (Recertified)

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:17:28 -0500

Your baby's first step, your wedding in Bali, all your important milestones…all captured in digital photos and video. What could be more important? Store them safely and keep them backed up on My Book Home Edition external hard drives.

Product Features

Easy to set up, easy to use -
Installation is a snap because you don't really install this drive, you just plug it in and it's ready to use. There is no CD to install; the included software loads from the drive the first time you plug it in.

Automatic backup -
Save a copy of your photos to an online sharing service, duplicate your e-mail and contacts to your iPod®, and back up all your precious files to your My Book. Set it and forget it; every time you save something it's automatically backed up.

Flexible triple interface -
- USB 2.0 -- For convenience and compatibility among multiple computers.
- FireWire 400 – High-performance interfaces that are perfect for Macintosh® computers.
- eSATA 3 Gb/s -- The ultra-fast eSATA interface gives you speed comparable to a state-of-the-art internal hard drive.

Fits right in -
Takes no more space than a paperback book. Collect two or more and they nest neatly together like volumes on a shelf.

Capacity gauge -
See at a glance how much space is available on your drive. (Works with the USB and FireWire connection only.)

Smart and energy efficient -
Turns itself on and off with your computer and Safe Shutdown™ prevents the drive from being powered down until all your data has been written. (Works with the USB and FireWire connection only.)

Environmentally friendly -
Our environmentally-friendly drive is designed to save power by going into standby mode after 10 minutes of inactivity. When you’re ready to use it, it wakes up automatically.

Designed to keep the drive inside cool -
The My Book enclosure's heat dissipating design with Morse Code prevents heat buildup… a notorious data killer. How cool is that?

Ideal for

Continuous and automatic backup of your important digital assets

Extra storage for your computer

Archiving the music stored on your MP3 player

Adding plenty of space for digital video capture and editing

Saving and organizing your digital photo collection

System Requirements

Available USB, FireWire, or eSATA port

Mac® OS X 10.4.8 or later

Windows® 2000/XP/Vista

Package Includes

External hard drive

USB cable

FireWire cable

AC adapter

Quick Install Guide

My Passport Essential 320 GB (Recertified)

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:16:37 -0500

Carrying important files and e-mail between work and home or on the road and keeping them in sync.

Sharing large files between office and home, between PC and Mac.

System Requirements:

Available USB port

Windows 2000/XP/Vista

Available USB port

Mac® OS X 10.4.8+

Compatibility may vary depending on user’s hardware configuration and operating system.

Package Contents:

My Passport Essential portable hard drive

USB 2.0 cable

Quick Install Guide

My Book Studio Edition 500 GB (Recertified)

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:15:36 -0500

Speed is what you need for video editing, big design projects, or managing photo shoots and that's what this drive delivers with FireWire 800 and eSATA connectivity. With our automatic backup capability your creative masterpieces will be backed up the minute you save them.

Product Features

Easy to set up, easy to use -
Installation is a snap because you don't really install this drive, you just plug it in and it's ready to use. There is no CD to install; the included software loads from the drive the first time you plug it in.

Automatic backup -
Back up important projects to multiple destinations including files servers, portable drives and My Book. Synchronize project files to keep them current and secure. Set it and forget it; every time you save a change it's automatically backed up.

Powerful quad interface -
- USB 2.0 -- For convenience and compatibility among multiple computers.
- FireWire 400 and 800 – High-performance interfaces that are perfect for Macintosh® computers.
- eSATA 3 Gb/s -- The ultra-fast eSATA interface gives you speed comparable to a state-of-the-art internal hard drive.

Formatted for Macintosh -
Set up with HFS+ Journaled formatting for complete Macintosh compatibility. Software included requires Mac® OS X 10.4.8 or later. Can easily be reformatted for Windows 2000/XP/Vista.

Fits right in -
Takes no more space than a paperback book. Collect two or more and they nest neatly together like volumes on a shelf.

Capacity gauge -
See at a glance how much space is available on your drive. (Works with the USB and FireWire connection only.)

Environmentally friendly -
Our environmentally-friendly drive is designed to save power by going into standby mode after 10 minutes of inactivity. When you're ready to use it, My Book wakes up automatically.

SmartPower™ features -
This drive turns itself on and off with your computer and Safe Shutdown™ prevents the drive from being powered down until all your data has been written. (Works with the USB and FireWire connections only.)

Designed to keep the drive inside cool -
The My Book enclosure's heat dissipating design with Morse Code prevents heat buildup… a notorious data killer. How cool is that?

Ideal for
Adding storage to home or office computers. Perfect for data backup.

System Requirements

Available USB, FireWire, or eSATA port

Mac® OS X 10.4.8 or late

Windows® 2000/XP/Vista

Note: This drive is formatted and the pre-loaded software is designed for a Macintosh operating system. Driver and utilities for Windows users is available for download. See Knowledge Base article 1550 for more information.

Package Includes

External hard drive

USB cable

FireWire 800 cable

FireWire 800 to 400 cable

AC adapter

Quick Install Guide