Western Digital External Hard Drive My Passport Essential

By Andreas Lee

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WD My passport Essential is the most demanded Western Digital external hard drive product, which only has one glowing white status light.

My passport essential is available in 9 eye-catching colors; midnight black, real red, intense blue, vibrant pink, artic white, raindrop blue, viola, yellow, cherry red, and cool silver. I bought the black one last year and it works well on my PC until this minute. It has been my best friend anywhere I go.

With its half terabyte capacity, this 2.5 inch Western Digital external hard drive can keep all of mp3, document, video, digital photos, etc, and still leave 300 GB empty space for my files to breathe. It is easy to carry, no power supply required since it is powered directly through USB cable and with just a simple plug, it’s ready to use. My Passport Essential is able to synchronize files between 2 computers and encrypt any data for security.

Among my external drives collection, this three pounds Western Digital external hard drive is the most valuable for me. To make it secured while bring it on my trip, I placed it in a portable drive case for extra protection.

It is possible to run in two most widely used Operating System, PC and Macintosh.

WD My Passport Essential

Pros

Many consumers are attracted to buy this elegant Western Digital external hard drive because of its simple design, measures at 5.0 x 3.1 x 0.6 inches. At the first sight, it looks like an address book than a hard drive.

Provided by WDsync software preloaded, this device lets you synchronize any type of files or your Microsoft Outlook account. The software is the same as LaCie Little Disk.

Cons

• You need to spend more time to write a plenty of Gigabyte files using its USB 2.0 connection.
• This Western Digital external hard drive requires more attention since its thin body is not designed to survive within severe conditions, so be careful while bringing it. Put it in a safety place, or the better option is place it in a portable drive case.

Specs

• Capacity : available in 160 GB, 250 GB, 320 GB, 400 GB, and 500 GB
• Transfer rate : 480 Mbps
• Interface type : USB 2.0
• Compatibility : PC and Mac

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