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Western Digital Media Center 250GB review

7.0

Editors' Rating

Very Good

7.0

Members' Rating

Very Good

Typical price:£ 244

Verdict

Featurewise, Western Digital's Media Center external hard drive blows away Maxtor's competing OneTouch, but it's an uneven performer... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Stylish; single-button backup
  • Memory-card readers
  • USB 2.0 and FireWire expansion ports

Cons

  • Slow USB read performance
  • Slow FireWire write performance

Key Specs

Capacity: 250 GB
Interface: FireWire
Rotation speed: 7200 rpm

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7.0

Average Member Rating

Very Good

2 Members have reviewed this product

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superb

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8.5

Excellent


Anonymous

Anonymous

Slow

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5.5

Average


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