Western Digital offers the factory-refurbished Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. WDBAAF0010HBK-NESN, for $49.99 plus $7.99 for shipping ($0.06/GB). That's tied with our August mention and the lowest total price we could find for a new one by $15. It features a maximum data transfer rate of 480 Mb/s and includes an illuminated capacity gauge.

No warranty information is provided.