Manufacturer's Description
WD My Passport Essential 500GB Portable Hard Drive - Black
Carry tons of photos, videos, files and music with 500 GB USB 2.0 My Passport Essential Midnight Black Portable Hard Drive from Western Digital. This compact lightweight drive slips easily in your pocket or purse and stores up to 500 GB of data.
Product Specifications for
WD My Passport Essential 500GB Portable Hard Drive - Black
| Interface |
| Interface Type |
USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0 |
| Interface Connection |
USB |
| General |
| Form Factor Width |
2.5 |
| Internal/External |
External |
| normalized-Capacity |
500000 |
| Quick Glance |
| Interface |
USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0 |
| Capacity |
500000 |
| Internal/External |
External |
| Drive Width |
2.5 |
| Dimensions |
| Height |
0.6 in |
| Width |
3.1 in |
| Depth |
4.9 in |
| Weight |
6.3 oz |
| Warranty |
| Warranty Information |
3 Year Limited Warranty |
| More Info |
| URL |
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=525 |
| Performance |
| Host Transfer Rate |
480 Mbps |
Most recent User Reviews for
WD My Passport Essential 500GB Portable Hard Drive - Black
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Reviewed by: gijoecowboy
03-11-09
Duration of ownership:
9
Months
Strengths: Easy to install and use! Easy to transfer files!
Weaknesses:I have not found any.
Overall Evaluation: I will buy another one.
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Reviewed by:
10-26-09
Duration of ownership:
2
Years
Strengths: small, elegant, no external power required. reliable.
Weaknesses:none
Overall Evaluation: couldn't be more convenient -- you can literally put this in your suit jacket pocket. I have had one for two years, one for about a year. Am about to buy two more.
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Reviewed by:
09-23-09
Duration of ownership:
1
Years
Strengths: perfect
Weaknesses:non - found
Overall Evaluation: I bought mine over a year ago. One day it fell into the clothes wash bin. It went through the whole wash cycle. I did not know until the wash was completed, when I saw it. I fell to my knees, my eyes filled with water, my whole work and personal life went in flash. I taught I had lost everything and I DO MEAN EVERYTHING. I plug it in to my laptop and would you believe it, it worked as normal. I am buying another one in a month timeI RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE.
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Reviewed by:
06-20-09
Duration of ownership:
3
Months
Strengths: Elegant design and operation. Easy to use.
Weaknesses:Short USB cord, but this seems par for the course as far as external hds go. Could possibly be for lossless data transfer. The power cord is more than long enough.
Overall Evaluation: I have had no problems with my WD external hard drive. It operates silently with sexy blue led internal lighting. It is solidly built and seems like it wil serve me well for years.
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Reviewed by:
06-13-09
Duration of ownership:
2
Weeks
Strengths: It's definitely usable, and easier to use than the old style HDD's that you had to power up by a huge plug, the USB part I love.I'd give it an 8 or of 10...
Weaknesses:No real weaknesses...
Overall Evaluation: The one thing I don't like, and it's not the HDD's fault, but the packaging, nowhere on there does it say what speed it is.I bought this as a last minute option at a brick and mortar, I didn't know...
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