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A review by j22o2 on WD Passport Portable WDXMS1200 120 GB January 24th, 2007
Author's product rating:
Advantages:
small . light, fast and plenty of space
Disadvantages:
none . . . .
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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A few months before Christmas my laptop decided to be an utter git and my hard drive crashed. I lost hundreds of photo's, my whole itunes library and two years worth of uni work. After getting a new hard drive fitted I laboriously set about uploading all my music onto it and pleading with itunes to let me download all my purchased music (all £150 worth) again for free, managed to find some old back up copies of photo's and work as well. All was not lost. However this little catastrophe did open my eyes to the benefits of backing things up on your computer and so I decided rather than buy hundreds of discs I would invest in a very shiny new external hard drive……
Price
I was looking to buy just a 60 GB hard drive but after looking around a bit I found that I could buy 120 GB Western Digital hard drive for exactly the same price as a 60 GB, so logically I bought the 120 GB one for just under £80. Considering the price I could have got more storage for less money but decided that it was worth paying a little extra to have a smaller hard drive as opposed to paying say £60 and having a great whopping tower drive to cart around. For a similar price to the hard drive I purchased you could buy a 250 GB drive however they are much bulkier.
Size
Measurements: Approx: 15mm high, 129mm long, 79mm wide and weighs around 0.1048 kg.
If you like me and that doesn't mean an awful lost to you, it's incredibly light….we are talking perhaps slightly lighter that your average paper back book. In terms of size it really is the size of a passport in length and width and fits nicely into your hand. Not to mention the fact it has a nice glossy finish on it and is just generally quite pretty.
Storage Capacity
120 GB is a fair bit. I have my whole itunes library on there plus backup copies of pretty much my whole computer including photo's etc… and there is still tonnes of room on it. The official specs say that it will hold up to 71 hours of DVD quality video, 40,000 mp3 songs, 45,000 digital photo's and so on….basically it holds an awful lot of stuff on it.
Connection
Really very simple….USB. It comes with a cable, which is a bit short so the drive needs to be close to the computer, it doesn't need any extra power supply or anything like that either, which does however mean you have to be careful if your using it while you computer is running of battery power because obviously it will run out faster.
Speed
Quite fast, but if you want to be technical it has an average seek time of 2 ms. In my experience as soon as a plug it in its pretty much ready to go…no long waiting period while it makes funny noises or anything like that.
I think this is a really great buy for anyone who wants some extra storage space for their computer, and even better for people who want to take the whole contents of their computer wherever they go. It small, light, fast and easy to use, there are no complicated setting up procedures and is pretty much idiot proof. It's an especially good buy for anyone who has any concerns about the integrity of the hard drive in their laptop….
Advantages: Small, light, easy to use. Disadvantages: Difficult to open packaging
This is a great little hard drive. Its small, light and very portable. I bought one for work a few months ago, and have since purchase 5 more for work use and one for me to use at home :) 3 of the siz drives are used on Mac OS X with no problems, and the other 3 are used as portable storage or for backups. The price is right, reliability isn't an issue, and ease of use is second to none - literally just plug in and go. It uses a standard mini-usb ... ...Also comes with sync software on the drive - I havent used this myself but my colleagues report good things about it. I would recommend this, although you may want to look at the larger size drives (160/250gb) as they are also good on price and the extra space comes in very hand for storage. ...
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Advantages: *Compact *High speed *No need for additional power adapter Disadvantages: None to say about
This little beauty is small (about 5 inches in its longest dimension) yet perfectly formed. I've been using mine for months now and its not backed out on me yet. I find it most ideal because, although there is the option of buying a power adaptor to power the unit, it can be powered via the USB cable supplied with it. Adding to its neat design, the HD is very quiet and It doesn't seem to get hot (or even luke-warm) while running.
The massive 120GB ... ...between £77 and £97 GBP on the Ciao.co.uk market (roughly $139 USD)
Although you can buy many external Hard drives with double or even triple the capacity than the WD-Passport, I'd recommend this over all of them due to its slim design, low power requirements, ease of use AND the quality of the product itself. A robust investment for people on the move or backing up data from any machine. ...
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Features: Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor, Data Lifeguard
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
Power
Power Source: USB bus
Manufacturer's product description
Pack up your office files and take them home. Carry thousands of songs or pictures. These drives are simple to use, light and easy to carry, and require no power adapter - they are powered directly through the USB cable. 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, so no separate power supply needed. This ultra-portable drive fits easily in your pocket or purse, weighs only a few ounces and holds tons of valuable data.
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... more
I've actually just reviewed the 200gb version of this disc drive.
I currently have 2 western digital hard drives in my PC, one of them is this one and the other is a 200gb version of this.
The reason I have two of these is simple - its because they more
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