Wester Digital, a respected brand name, and i agree!
I have owned the unit now for around 2 years, and have 0 problems. My internal hard drive has died on me twice but my external one, never!
This 80gb HDD is perfect for storing large files, home movies, photo albums, music etc. It's ... Read review
You can pack up your office files and take them home with you thanks to the My Passport ... more
Essential from Western Digital! This glossy blue hard drive has a huge capacityof 500 GB, yet it's so compact and lightweight that you can pop iteasily into your pocket. You don't need to use the mains to power upthe My Passport Essential just plug it into your computer's USB port and you're ready to transfer photos, videos and music files. The My Passport Essential is compatible with PC and Mac.
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You can pack up your office files and take them home with you thanks to the My Passport ... more
Essential from Western Digital! This glossy white hard drive has a huge capacityof 500 GB, yet it's so compact and lightweight that you can pop iteasily into your pocket. You don't need to use the mains to power upthe My Passport Essential just plug it into your computer's USB port and you're ready to transfer photos, videos and music files. The My Passport Essential is compatible with PC and Mac.
Postage & Packaging:refer to website Availability:available
Advantages: Portable, easy to use, never failed on me yet! Disadvantages: Perhaps only the disc size, but it has taken me 2 years to fill it!
Wester Digital, a respected brand name, and i agree!
I have owned the unit now for around 2 years, and have 0 problems. My internal hard drive has died on me twice but my external one, never!
This 80gb HDD is perfect for storing large files, home movies, photo albums, music etc. It's ideal when transfering data from one place to another, simply unplug it, plug it in elsehwre and hey presto!
It supports ... .../>
Standard power adpater with 3-pin plug, and USB 2.0 connection to your pc, mac, server etc.
It is easily recognised by each operating system and i have yet to find one that doesn't support the unit. Plug it in, wait around 30secs and it's up and running.
Can be stored horizontally, and if you have 3 like me, you can stack them perfectly, or store them vertically with the feet attahcments that come with the ... more
Wester Digital, a respected brand name, and i agree!
I have owned the unit now for around 2 years, and have 0 problems. My internal hard drive has died on me twice but my external one, never!
This 80gb HDD is perfect for storing large files, home movies, photo albums, music etc. It's ideal when transfering data from one place to another, simply unplug it, plug it in elsehwre and hey presto!
It supports drag & drop so moving files couldn't be easier.
Standard power adpater with 3-pin plug, and USB 2.0 connection to your pc, mac, server etc.
It is easily recognised by each operating system and i have yet to find one that doesn't support the unit. Plug it in, wait around 30secs and it's up and running.
Can be stored horizontally, and if you have 3 like me, you can stack them perfectly, or store them vertically with the feet attahcments that come with the unit.
Quick response time from pushing the ''On'' button which in itself gives off a nice green glow.
All-in-all a great little external HDD, worth the investment for anyone who has priceless files they want to back-up!
blackhawk204 04.07.2008 (04.07.2008)
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Performance
Interface Transfer Rate
480 Mbps
Seek Time
8.9 ms (average)
Track-to-Track Seek Time
2 ms
Average Latency
4.2 ms
Spindle Speed
7200 rpm
Manufacturer's product description
Just the essentials - high-speed, easy-to-use, reliable add-on storage. Simply plug in your 7200 RPM WD Essential external USB 2.0 hard drive and you've got plenty of room to back up and save your valuable data, music, photos and movies.
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