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Technical Details

  • 250GB USB portable external hard drive
  • 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: 12.6 x 8 x 1.5 cm ; 182 g
  • Boxed-product Weight: 454 g
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  • Item model number: WDMER2500TE
  • ASIN: B0015RWYC4
  • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 14 Mar 2008
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,285 in Electronics & Photo (See Bestsellers in Electronics & Photo)

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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



Box Contains
  • My Passport Essential portable hard drive
  • USB 2.0 cable
  • Quick Install Guide

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A pocket wonder, 24 Sep 2008
By Tom Douglas "Tom" (Oxford, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This hard disk drive is not much bigger than a mobile phone - 12.6cm x 7.9cm x 1.5cm - and holds a whopping 250Gb.

This makes is the perfect back-up drive that you can take with you. I carry mine in my laptop bag, so that should my laptop hard disk fail I have all my data with me and can still work. Assuming I can borrow a PC or laptop that is.

At home it can sit in a drawer and, if you want to pop round a friends house and share some tunes, it will sit in your pocket without causing an embarrassing bulge.

I have been using Western Digital for years and have never had any technical problems - I simply upgrade for capacity.

The one negative is the bundled sync software. It's a dog and is best avoided. Search for syncback on Google and you will find a great backup utility that is free for the basic version and very cheap for the full version.

The final point about My Passport Essential is the wonderful choice of colours. No more dull grey or matt black technology, these drives are busting with colour.

Great technology, very reliable, huge choice of colours and very keenly priced.

Five stars.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Small but capacious , 7 Sep 2008
By Cheatin' Jockey (Worcestershire) - See all my reviews
Got this to backup my wife's laptop - it does what it says on the tin. The sync software works well (as long as you understand it also deletes during the sync process!) and the disk itself is small with a short USB cable. It's not blisteringly fast (backed up 64GB in about an hour or so) but it doesn't need its own power so it can be forgiven for that.

The red is cool but the edges are white bordering on pink so be aware if you're colour concious!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars More than happy, 11 Dec 2008
A very economical piece of kit, didnt like the sync software though, didnt really have the patience to understand it, so i deleted it (Quick Format)looks smart in red with the contrasting edge just like a little book, it has a bright light next to the usb input so that you can easily see when its working at something.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent value for money
The Western Digital Passport is a small passport sized portable hard drive. As you can guess it is a laptop hard drive within a red casing and to me is very appealing to the eye... Read more
Published 29 days ago by Glyn Jones

5.0 out of 5 stars neat and functional despite the style crime
A neat and functional solution to backing up files. For a Mac you just plug it into a USB port and it pops up in the device part of the finder window. Read more
Published 5 months ago by topcopy

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply does what it says on the tin
Following other reviewers' advise to leave the bundled software well alone, I can only say that it works just like a USB stick, just one with a cavernous appetite. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Simple User

1.0 out of 5 stars Beware of premature failure !
Only had the drive for 2 weeks and after spending a LOT OF TIME backing up files from my main PC to this drive (and then deleting files on host PC - oh dear I hear you say! Read more
Published 6 months ago by GrrMeister

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