The 'WD Passport' series of portable hard-drives are a solid option for anyone. They look good, they are small and robust, and have good capacities that read and write at an acceptable speed. Connecting via USB they should pose no problem for people running a modern machine, and are overall ... Read review
Take your files from office to your home. Transfer thousands of songs or photos. These ... more
hard disks are simple to use, light-weight, easy to transport and do not need a power supply, because the power is supplied directly via the USB-cable.. The installa...
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portable hard drive easy to grip and comfortable to hold, combine that with mega-capacity and a capacity gauge to show you how full your drive is, plus backup,
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Advantages: Stylish, easy to use, solid Disadvantages: Sync capabilities lacking
...top face has an embossed WD logo which is unintrusive, and is otherwise featureless. The underside is matte black and has 4 small rubber stands so that the hard-drive won't slip around the surface it is placed on. The rear edge houses the USB connections which can be covered up by a removable plastic cap when out of use, ensuring they stay clean and aesthetically pleasing. The side edge features a small ring-shaped light that glows blue when the ... ...the installing of drivers. However WD does seem to provide some support for this from its website. For people running Windows XP or Vista however, the drive is a complete breeze to use. Simply plugging it in will cause it to install on the first time, and it will be ready for use within a minute. After this anytime you plug it in a removable hard-drive will be added to your My Computer view which can be opened for file-access in the normal way. more
The 'WD Passport' series of portable hard-drives are a solid option for anyone. They look good, they are small and robust, and have good capacities that read and write at an acceptable speed. Connecting via USB they should pose no problem for people running a modern machine, and are overall just extremely useful for transfering large amounts of files between two computers, or otherwise backing up data or maybe a music collection.
The Passport looks great. It is a smooth shiny black slab, with opposite edges curved in opposite directions, making it seem very slick indeed. The top face has an embossed WD logo which is unintrusive, and is otherwise featureless. The underside is matte black and has 4 small rubber stands so that the hard-drive won't slip around the surface it is placed on. The rear edge houses the USB connections which can be covered up by a removable plastic cap when out of use, ensuring they stay clean and aesthetically pleasing. The side edge features a small ring-shaped light that glows blue when the hard-drive is connected to your PC. Overall the Passport is just small enough to fit into one hand and has a comfortable weight.
Some users will have problems connecting the drive to older PCs such as those running Windows 98, which will not be able to easily handle the installing of drivers. However WD does seem to provide some support for this from its website. For people running Windows XP or Vista however, the drive is a complete breeze to use. Simply plugging it in will cause it to install on the first time, and it will be ready for use within a minute. After this anytime you plug it in a removable hard-drive will be added to your My Computer view which can be opened for file-access in the normal way.
Unfortunately the Passport doesn't seem to support any advanced syncing features. It doesn't appear that you can create a sync partnership to backup files automatically - you will have to copy and paste them across to the drive by hand. Likewise it doesn't appear to support Windows Media Player music library synchronisation. Both of these are not too much of a problem, because WD offers a fully-featured synchronisation application for free download from its website, which is perfectly capable of doing all of these common tasks. But it's a shame that the Passport doesn't work immediately with the in-built Windows sync applications.
Overall the WD Passport is a worthwhile buy: it is highly versatile and nothing beats it for carting large files about. Syncing capabilities could be improved but if you can deal with WD's own sync application then there are no flaws at all.
Advantages: Reliability and efficiency Disadvantages: None
Small portable hard drives have become very common these days with most electronic manufacturers producing them. So, the question is what separates this one from any of the others on the market? I think with these things it simply boils down to reliability. I have found that mostly they are easy to use and this one is no exception. It is ready to go as soon as you remove it from its packaging. No software installation is required although this may ... ...was using Window Vista and it popped up straight away. This device seems to be fairly fast. Again this is tricky to tell as often computer dependant but I have used mine on a number of different machines, including a Mac, and it has worked swiftly. As it has a USB 2 connection it can transfer about 1 GB in about 2 mins on a good day. As far as reliability is concerned, I think this is the best I have had and so far (believe me i am touching all the ...
Nixu1980 16.10.2009
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I have bought this about a week ago, so I haven't had a lot of opportunities to test the product out yet. But I have to admit I really like it, because it has a very sleek design and it looks very classy. I am pretty impressed that such a small device can store up to 320GB of data. The other impressive thing is that it only needs to be plugged in USB and it works instantly. It is so easy and handy to carry around. It doesn't take up a lot of space ... ...too. The good thing about storing your data onto this little hard drive is that it allows you to set a password on the hard drive or on files / folders that you do not want to share with others in case they get a glimpse. The sync is very handy too. You can set the hard to sync files / folders each time you connect the drive to your PC / laptop, so it can be used as a backup drive. ...
pk_banana 16.04.2008
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Performance
Interface Transfer Rate
480 Mbps
Seek Time
12 ms (average)
Track-to-Track Seek Time
2 ms
Average Latency
5.5 ms
Spindle Speed
5400 rpm
Manufacturer's product description
Pack up your office files and take them home. Carry thousands of songs or pictures. The drive is simple to use, light and easy to carry, and requires no power adapter – it is powered directly through the USB cable. It is high-performance portable storage for your Mac and PC, and comes with sync & encryption and Google software.
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