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Western Digital My Passport Essential 160GB USB Portable Hard Drive

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Technical Details

  • Big capacity that fits in your pocket
  • Synchronized and secure
  • Includes Google software
  • Compatible - Use with Windows and Macintosh computers
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  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 12.9 x 1.5 cm ; 182 g
  • Boxed-product Weight: 454 g
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  • Item model number: WDXME1600TE
  • ASIN: B0013NE4S2
  • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 13 Feb 2008
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (282 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,270 in Electronics & Photo (See Bestsellers in Electronics & Photo)

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Western Digital My Passport Essential 160GB USB Portable Hard Drive

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Manufacturer's Description
Simply Elegant - Combine a beautiful new gloss-black case that fits smoothly in your hand and pocket with mega-capacity for all your digital content and the world's most popular portable drive just got better than ever;Easy - 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;Smart - Powered by the USB bus. No separate power supply is needed;Big capacity that fits in your pocket - This compact drive fits easily in your pocket or purse, weighs only a few ounces and with capacities up to 320 GB, you can take tons of photos, videos, files and music with you wherever you go;Synchronized and secure - WD Sync synchronization and encryption software lets you take your critical data with you. Plug My Passport into any PC, edit files, read e-mail, and view photos. Then sync all of your changes back to your home or office computer. Your data is protected with 128-bit encryption. (Windows only);Includes Google software - Search your drive, manage your photos, and simplify Web searches with included Google software. (Windows only);Compatible - Use with Windows and Macintosh computers;

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Technical DataStorage Hard Drive / CapacityGB160Technical DataDimensions & Weight / Widthcm8Technical DataDimensions & Weight / Depthcm12.6Technical DataDimensions & Weight / Heightcm1.5Technical DataDimensions & Weight / Weightg180Technical DataStorage Hard Drive / Interface TypeHi-Speed USBTechnical DataStorage / TypeHard driveTechnical DataHeader / Product LineMy Passport EssentialTechnical DataHeader / ModelWDME1600Technical DataHeader / CompatibilityMacTechnical DataHeader / Country KitsEuropeTechnical DataHeader / ManufacturerWestern DigitalTechnical DataHeader / Packaged Quantity1Technical DataStorage Hard Drive / Hard Drive TypeExternal hard driveTechnical DataExternal Hard Drive / Power SourceUSB bus

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206 of 209 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Effortless., 23 April 2008
By Mr. T. Hare (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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I had read a lot about Western Digital Passport drives not getting enough power from certain laptops. I checked my USB 2.0 connections in 'Hardware' in 'system information' and was informed that all 4 were rated at 500mA (Dell Latitude D630) so I did wonder if I would have problems with this unit.

However, there were no problems at all. Having got the packaging off with an angle grinder and an industrial laser (and a small first aid kit)** I simply plugged the Passport into a spare USB 2.0 and it started up immediately and was recognised by the system. (XP Pro) I formatted and named it in order to get rid of any dubious (and usually ineffective) software/adware etc that manufacturers provide, and fired up my Acronis True Image 10 software. Fifteen minutes later I had a complete bootable clone of my entire C drive. Job done.

I tested by booting from it and there were no problems. System is a bit slow when everything is running through USB 2.0 (to be expected) but re-assuring to know that if my Laptop's internal HD died then I could get a new one installed and boot from the Passport to load everything back without a rebuild.

Maybe the underpowered issue is one that has been addressed with this generation of Passport. Maybe the people who had problems were trying to drive the Passport from USB 2.0 whilst their laptop was running from battery rather than the laptop mains adaptor. Maybe Dell are a bit 'conservative' in the rating of 500mA. I don't know but it all worked fine. Nice, elegant, compact, quiet and suprisingly quick.

Good luck with yours.

**I wish manufacturers would use something other than impenetrable plastic 'bubble' packaging. What is wrong with using a recyclable card box?



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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars "This Thing? Oh, I've Had It Ages!", 2 Jul 2008
By Coincidence Vs Fate (Warwickshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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Amazon Prime is great, I ordered this Sunday and got it yesterday. It really is a gorgeous little drive. I plugged it straight into my Sony Vaio with Vista and the laptop recognized it straightaway, no hassles there.

As others have done I deleted the sync software that came with it and saved myself 250MB into the bargain.

I didn't get a carry case or anything but wish I had now. I've had this for less than a day and taking it out of my bag at work this morning the top of the case was covered with lots of tiny scratches, hence my review title, just in case the wife says "I've never seen that before"!

Its' a shame that it scratches so easily, but really it's the performance of the drive that matters and this performs beautifully. My advice would be to get a case of some kind, but if you don't it'll still do it's job well.

Very highly recommended.
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113 of 115 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Tiny, lightweight and very useful, 3 Jun 2008
By D. Cole (UK) - See all my reviews
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I've been using this product for a couple of months now with my laptop. It's obviously designed with portability in mind - it's tiny and so light that I'm surprised I haven't lost it! I carry it around loose in my laptop bag and it seems strong enough too.
Plenty of space to fit all your stuff on - I in fact mainly use mine for storing games and tv recordings on (they take up a lot of space on laptops HDD) and it does the job perfectly.
Would highly recommend this to anyone who wants a very portable external HDD with plenty of space for under £100.
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