Help!What is the difference?

euglycaemia

Dear Experts

What is the difference between these two? functional? size? look?

First
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Essential-USB2-0-External/dp/B000EXZB0M/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/203-8688533-4819133?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1188171175&sr=8-2

Second
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Elements-500GB-External/dp/B000OS54TA/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4/203-8688533-4819133?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1188171322&sr=8-4

Please help me choose in buying!!!!!:o

Chippy_Minton

Both drives have the same capacity, speed, buffer size etc. The Elements drive has a 2 year warranty (it's rare for an external drive to have more than 1 year) and is more recent, though both drives are still current models.

GoofyGAT

euglycaemia wrote: »

What is the difference between these two? functional? size? look?

Same function, with the Essential (the more expensive one) having 'Intelligent drive management features: The My Book drive turns itself on and off with your computer.' Apparently, it also has 'Smart design — The elegant case, iconic of a book, takes up less space on your desk, stacks horizontally or vertically, and allows two or more drives to nestle neatly together like volumes on a shelf.' The Essential no doubt looks better too.

Essential at WD [Dimensions (WxDxH): 14.1 cm x 17.1 cm x 5.7 cm]
Elements at WD [Dimensions (WxDxH): 12.5 cm x 20.4 cm x 3.6 cm]

Warranty duration seems to differ: Essential is 2 years, while Elements is 1 year - it's the reverse on Amazon!

Elements seems to be their most basic model (see list), while Essential is one step up.

euglycaemia wrote: »

Please help me choose in buying!!!!!:o

I'd go for the more expensive Essential, mainly because of the greater warranty (if the WD info is accurate!). G

P.S. Comparison list if you ever have to compare the Essential model with any other one except Elements, which is strangely missing from the list!