Features:

• Easy to set up, easy to use -- This drive is all about simplicity. Plug it into your computer's USB 2.0 port and start saving.
• Intelligent drive management features -- The My Book drive turns itself on and off with your computer.
• Smart design -- The elegant case, iconic of a book, takes up less space on your desk, stacks horizontally, and allows two or more drives to stand neatly together like volumes on a shelf.
• High quality hard drive -- Inside the case is an exceptionally fast, ultra quiet, cool-running hard drive from Western Digital.
• Free Google software -- Search your drive, manage your photos, and simplify Web searches with included Google software. Note: Google software is compatible with Windows 2000 and XP only.

Editor Reviews:

Product Description:
The WDG1U7500N MyBook Essential Edition External Hard Drive is small, simple, elegant and very easy to use. Simply plug it in and you have room to back up your valuable data, music, photos and movies. Intelligent drive management features MyBook drive turns itself on and off with your computer. The elegant book design case takes up less space on your desk and allows two or more drives to stand neatly together like volumes on a shelf. Exceptionally fast while ultra quiet & cool running, the MyBook Essential Edition External Hard Drive includes Free Google software to search your drive, manage your photos and simplify Web searches.

Rating : - Makes noise and went bad after a year
I had a WD and mine was pretty noisy at times. The drive went bad after a year. About four months after the manufacturer warranty. I had to pay 1,500 to retrieve my data. Found out it was a bad controller. Anyway I am now using LaCie Drives. I realize that sometimes there are bad batches of drives. But at least with LaCie they give you a 3 YEAR WARRANTY on their drives.