Western Digital My Passport Essential 320 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive WDME3200TN (Midnight Black) | List Price: $127.99
Discount Price: $79.99
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Brand: Western Digital
Binding: Personal Computers
Warranty: 3 years warranty
Features: - Box Contents - My Passport Essential 320GB Portable USB Hard Drive, USB 2.0 cable, Quick Install guide
- 320GB Hard Drive Capacity
- Installation is a snap because you don't really install this drive; you just plug it in and it's ready to use. There is no CD to install; the included software loads from the drive the first time you plug it in
- Powered by the USB bus. No separate power supply is needed
- This ultra-portable drive fits easily in your pocket or purse, weighs only a few ounces, and holds tons of valuable data
Compact Size & Quiet Operation Make it Nice for Travel [Posted on 2009-01-02]
I purchased one of these a few months ago overall have been very happy with it. Here are some pros & cons:
Positive Aspects:
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- Very small size. This is especially nice for travel.
- Very quiet.
- USB powered. No external power supply required.
- Western Digital is the manufacturer. I have found Western Digital equipment to be very reliable.
- Windows XP automatically recognized the drive and installed it.
- Affordable price for a large compact drive.
Negative Aspects:
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- Data transfer rate was not terribly fast, especially when transferring large files.
- Came formatted Fat32. I had to reformat it NTFS, as I frequently transfer files larger than 2 GB, and Fat32 does not support this. This of course is not a problem with the drive. Fat32 was obviously used so it could be used across multiple platforms.
Overall I found it to be a very good piece of hardware. I would recommend it to anyone that wants a physically small drive to transfer files or for travel.
bad service and not trustworthy supplier [Posted on 2009-01-03]
i order the gel pad since dec 14 and the supplier cliam to send the order but it website did not match what it claim. beside it is a bad service and not trustworthy supplier.
lukasz [Posted on 2009-01-03]
this is awsome drive its working great witj my dell inpiron laptrop.for the price and 160gb its great deal
Handy if you skip the bundled software [Posted on 2009-01-03]
It's a handsome minimalist package for doing ongoing backups of your documents and software.... HOWEVER, before using the included software, know the difference between a mirror drive and a regular back-up and decide whether you should buy (or get a free download from CNET of) other backup software. Reliable hardware.
Great Portable Hard Drive [Posted on 2009-01-04]
I did not reformat like most others seem to do to NTFS. It fits my needs for back up of my laptop perfectly. I have been very pleased with its operation. I cannot hear it, it only gets slightly warm (hardly noticeably). Access times are fine, I actually play mp3's and read e-Books from it.
This is very easy to install and use. Just connect the drive to your USB port with the provided cable and it is plug-n-play. I just drag the files I want onto the portable drive icon. It comes with software that will allow back ups and sync files. But I never even tried the provided software. I am happy with the way I use it so I cannot talk to how well the provided software works. I would rather continue to just drag files onto the icon of the drive, delete that software and use the extra space.
I have a five-year-old Toshiba Satellite with a speaker system that includes a USB hub. I tired connecting the cable to the hub, but noting happened. But when I directly connected to a USB on the laptop everything worked perfect. There was no need for any additional purchase. The drive worked well with single USB connector supplied. I am very happy with this and it easily stores in one of the pockets of my laptop case.
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