Western Digital My Book 500GB External Hard Drive

Hello,
Just wondering if anyone is using the Western Digital My Book 500GB External Hard Drive and how do you like it? A few people I know bought this one and say that they like it. One good thing is that it is already Mac compatible.
Any information on this would be great!
Thanks,
Simonne

Looks like it will work fine but I'd highly recommend you buy one that has both ext. FW and USB2 (as opposed to usb only).
http://computers.pricegrabber.com/hard-drives/m/18150941/search=500%20gb%20my%20 book/skd=1

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