Product Details
- Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 3.2 x 0.6 inches ; 5 ounces
- Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
- Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
- ASIN: B0041OSAZS
- Item model number: WDBACY5000ABK-NESN
By : Western Digital
Price : $84.80
You Save : $45.19 (35%)
Item Description
Color: Midnight black
From the Manufacturer
My Passport Crucial – Subsequent generation storage to go.
Place your digital life on the stylishly little My Passport® Essential™ transportable challenging drive. With WD excellent and USB three. and USB two. connectivity, this drive is developed for currently with tomorrow in thoughts.
WD top quality inside and outMy Passport transportable drives are the world's greatest selling drives. There is a reason. We've been producing difficult drives for 20 years and we know how to safeguard your data.
USB three. plus USB 2. A single drive with universal compatibility presently and subsequent-generation speed for tomorrow. Use it with USB 2. now and step up to USB 3. speed when you're ready.
Ultra-modest portable driveLightweight, fashionable and quick to carry, this drive is powered directly from the USB port on your Pc. No separate power provide is needed.
Attributes at a glance
- Dual USB three. and USB two. compatibility
- Up to 3x more quickly transfer rates with USB three.
- Automatic, continuous backup
- Password protection and hardware encryption
- two-years limited warranty
Dual USB three. and USB two. interface- A single drive with universal compatibility right now and subsequent-generation speed for tomorrow. Use it with USB two. now and step up to USB 3. speed when you are prepared.
Up to 3x more quickly transfer rates - When connected to a USB three. port this drive lets you access and save files up to 3 occasions more rapidly than USB 2.. Transfer a 2-hour HD movie in just five minutes rather of 13 minutes.Performance could possibly differ based on user's hardware and system configuration.
WD high quality inside and out - For more than 20 years, millions of many people worldwide have trusted their information to WD hard drives. We are successful mainly because we have an understanding of the significance of your data and our 1st concern is keeping that information safe.
WD SmartWare™ software program - You happen to be in control of your backup. Install all the functions, choose just the elements you will need, or if you favor, decide on not to use the software program at all.
Automatic, continuous backup - Functions quietly in the background to protect your information making use of minimal Pc resources. Whenever you add or change a file it is instantly backed up.
Password protection for privacy - Gain peace of mind being aware of that your information is protected from unauthorized access with password protection and encryption.
USB-powered - Powered straight from the USB port on your Computer. No separate energy supply is necessary.
Planet friendly - We created a little box that uses recycled material and minimizes waste. We encourage you to recycle it.
Ideal for
- Connecting with your USB 2. port at this time and using with USB three. when you are ready
- Transferring files up to three instances faster when connected to a USB 3. port
- Guarding your information with automatic, continuous backup
- Adding added storage space for pictures, videos and music
- Securing private or sensitive information with password protection and hardware encryption
What's in the boxPortable challenging drive, USB cable, WD SmartWare software, Rapid Install Guide.
CompatibilityFormatted NTFSWindows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7Mac OS® X Leopard®, Snow Leopard™ (requires reformatting and will work in USB 2.- mode)Note: Compatibility can differ depending on user's hardware configuration and operating process.
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Place your digital life on the stylishly small my passport important portable tough drive. with wd good quality and usb 3. and usb two. connectivity, this drive is developed for right now with tomorrow in thoughts. visual backup computer software and password protection with hardware encryption make sure your information is protected. lightweight and easy to carry, this drive is excellent for fast storage to go.
Western Digital My Passport Essential 500 GB USB 3.0/2.0 Portable External Hard Drive (Midnight Black)
Technical Details
- Dual USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility
- Connectivity today; speed tomorrow
- Up to 3x faster transfer rates with USB 3.0
- Automatic, continuous backup
- Hardware encryption, password protection
- Dual USB 30 and USB 20 compatibility
- Up to 3x faster transfer rates with USB 30
Client Testimonials
It was time to produce fresh backup of my laptop, so I got this blue, 500GB WD drive mainly because it was a single of the least expensive and I know the manufacturer (utilised their items prior to).
The drive is surely the smallest two.five inch portable drive I have ever observed personally. It was the 1st USB 3. device I have bought, so discovering new, wider USB 3. connector on the drive side was a surprise to me. Please note that that the bigger plug on the cable (the one particular you insert into the pc) is also USB three., but thankfully it fits into any USB socket. If your personal computer does not have USB 3. hardware, you can use standard 'micro-USB' cable to connect: just plug it into the wider of the two sections of the socket in the drive.
Very first backup with the drive was effective, but lengthy as usual. I am going to order USB 3. express card for my laptop to speed up the method in the future.
1 note about the software program that comes with the drive - it is horrible! Though my hardware expertise with WD drives was OK in the past, their software program was generally of questionable excellent. I decided to give it one more attempt soon after three year break, but I had to uninstall and undo some damage manually pretty swiftly. I have requested not to install backup portion of the software program (I am employing operating method facilities to backup), but the computer software installed 'shadow copy' and some other resident software on my machine anyway. Later on the computer software recommended firmware update, but could not detect the drive for the duration of update!. The worst offense was the alter of drive letters on my machine: I have most important hard drive with two partitions, DVD drive and flash drive - WD software stole D: letter drive from my DVD drive and turned it into G: drive. Of course uninstalling the software did not return the correct drive order, so I had to do it myself. Conclusion: DO NOT INSTALL THE Software THAT COMES WITH THE DRIVE - only the driver that is essential on Windows to stay away from pop ups when the drive is connected.
While USB three. devices are slow to trickle out into the mainstream, Western Digital has released this 500GB USB 3. (USB two. compatible) drive that operates just as you'd count on it to.
Transfer speeds are what you'd anticipate more than USB 2. (i.e. average), and the drive is pretty quiet. I suspect it's a 5400rpm drive inside...
Some things to note:
1.) The device itself is fairly small. Especially, extremely portable.
two.) It has a plastic coating that scratches pretty effortlessly, sadly.
3.) I don't see an very easy way to open the casing to place in a larger drive in the future...
four.) The USB 3. cable is several from your regular USB two. cable, but for USB two. use you can use a typical MicroUSB cable, and I tested this to work perfectly. USB 3. is MicroUSB + an further port next to it for USB three. speeds, but you can just use the MicroUSB part for older systems!
General, this worked amazing on my 2009 i7 iMac formatted in HFS, and on Windows 7 formatted as NTFS. No issues with either.
It really is a pretty solid drive so far, the value is reasonable for this new USB three. technology, and I can't find any causes not to give it 5 out of 5!
So.... 5 stars out of five!
Western Digital My Passport Essential 500 GB USB 3.0/2.0 Portable External Hard Drive (Midnight Black)
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