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Product Specifications
Brand:Western Digital
Mfr Part Number:WDME2500TE
Hard Drive Size:250 GB
Hard Drive Interface:USB 2.0
Hard Disk Rotational Speed:5400
Buffer Size:2 MB

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 7.9 x 1.5 cm ; 182 g
  • Boxed-product Weight: 282 g
  • Item model number: WDME2500TE
  • ASIN: B0012IOHVM
  • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 1 Feb 2004
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (549 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,164 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
    #84 in  Computers & Accessories > External Devices & Data Storage > External Hard Drives

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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 Contents

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

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58 of 58 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product - Read if you are worried about the sync software, 5 Feb 2009
By F. Hatch (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Western Digital My Passport Essential 320GB USB Portable External Hard Drive (Electronics)
I bought this external drive only a few days ago after reading the good reviews and I was worried about a few things, firstly about the sync software and secondly about the low transfer rate, thirdly about the power required to run the drive.

Let me start off by saying it is a wonderful product and that you should not worry about any of the above. I use the drive to store files that are important such as documents, pictures, films, music and TV series.

Firstly about the sync software, I do not like most software that comes with items like this. It is made for people that just want an "easier" method of transfering files, and creating a better backup of your computer files. But if you are fine with transfering your own files, you know how to create folders, and just use the drive for storing files rather than create a backup to boot from, then just ignore the sync software. You do NOT need to use it for just file storage use, after you tell it to not ask you to run the setup.exe, it no longer will. I was undecided as to whether i would ever require it so i just placed it all in a new folder on the drive in case.

Secondly the transfer rate i found with just moving files onto the drive was great, and not slow as some reviewers said. I cannot give exact speeds, but for about 30GB of data it took about 15-20 minutes or less. I have no had any problems with it on vista, everything was recognised and i just treat it as another drive.

Thirdly I have had no problems with running it from my desktop computer or from my laptop.

On another point, i do not find that it scratches much, it has a four base pads protecting it from the desk, but i find it to be sturdy and easy to just wipe clean with something dry.

If you want an all round good drive, then I would recommend this drive depending on the amount you want to store. Its a great buy.
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272 of 276 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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This review is from: Western Digital My Passport Essential 160GB USB Portable Hard Drive (Electronics)
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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64 of 65 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Good things come in small shiny packages!, 18 July 2008
By Julikat (Surrey, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Western Digital My Passport Essential 160GB USB Portable Hard Drive (Electronics)

Well, I've been using this for 4 weeks now and I love it. I have the bigger external Western Digital MyBook 250GB, and it's been so reliable for the past eighteen months that I decided to stick with the same brand for my first portable hard drive.

After wrestling with the user-unfriendly blister pack, I plugged it in, deleted all the software on it, and immediately dragged over and backed up 20GB of music. It was that simple, an absolute breeze. As I use it primarily at home as a backup for its big brother, I didn't bother to buy an expensive case for it. When I need to take it out, I just use a spare padded camera pouch which protects it from bumps and key scratches!

So far, I'm really pleased with it, and I love the convenience of being able to take all my music and photos out and about with me.

PROS:
* Fast file transfers, considering it's a usb-powered portable drive.
* Simple enough for anyone to use. Just drag and drop.
* Completely silent when in use.
* Looks beautiful. Tiny and shiny. What more could you want??
* Uses a standard mini USB connection, so the cable is easy to replace.

CONS:
* Total fingerprint magnet. Smudges if you so much as look at it.
* Cable could have been a little longer, but that's nit picking.




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