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Pack up your office files and take them home. Carry thousands of songs or pictures. Synchronize files between home and office and encrypt everything on the drive for added security.
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Technical Details
- Sleek and colorful- USB powered
- Synchronized and secure
- Compatible - Use with Windows® and Macintosh® computers
- Includes Google¿ software - Search your drive, manage your photos, and simplify Web searches with included Google software. (Windows only)
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By M. Howard
The description says it works with Mac. However, it doesn't work with my Mac 17" Powerbook G4. Many Powerbooks and other Mac Laptops do not provide enough power through a single USB port for the WD Passport(tm) external USB hard drive to work correctly. On the WD website, they offer to sell you an additional USB power booster cable which is a Y shape cable with connects to 2 USB ports on the computer. However, the additional cable offered by WD is too short to reach the USB port on the right side and the USB port on the left side of the 17" Powerbook. There is no cable I can find that fits the WD hard drive and is long enough to reach 2 USB ports on the opposite sides of my powerbook at the same time. So, there is no way for me to use the drive. It is useless!!! The description of this product is misleading!!!!! I wish I had been warned about this. I never would have brought this drive.
I have heard the Seagate portable hard drive for Mac (also sold by amazon.com) is a better alternative for Mac users because you can choose to connect it with a single Firewire cable or with USB cables. The cables are included with the drive. Also, included is a case, and it has a 5 year warranty. Wish I had brought the Seagate portable hard drive for Mac in the first place.
By K. Howard
Problem:
A WD My Passport external USB hard drive is not detected when connected to a Mac PowerBook Laptop, Mac Brook Pro, or Mac G4.
Cause:
Many 15" and 17" Mac PowerBook and Mac Book Pro Laptops do not provide enough power through a single USB port for the WD Passport(tm) external USB hard drive to work correctly. The WD Passport(tm) external USB hard drive requires a minimum of 1000Ma (Milliamps) of power for proper usage.
So Western Digital forces you to buy and additional power supply and/or cables for it to work!!! You can purchase a WD Passport(tm) Power Supply or a USB 2.0 Power Booster Cable from Accessories page on the WD Online Store. So that adds to the cost. PLUS, IF YOU HAVE TO BUY AN ADDITIONAL POWER SUPPLY, IT'S NOT AN EASY PORTABLE JUST PLUG AND GO DRIVE AS ADVERTISED!
By Kelly Y. McGrath (New York, NY)
I had problems with my computer and we had and we had a computer guy come to look at it. He said get the Western Digital Passport. It's great. It is very easy to use, and pretty small! If you're looking for a portable hard drive, this one is worth the money.
By Oleksandra Ulitovska
Western Digital My Passport Essential 320 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive WDME3200TN (Midnight Black)
Works Great - using it for over a year and do not have any complains. Would recommend to everyone.
Hope that WD will come up with a cheaper alternative to Apple's Time Capsule.
By Maestro Y
I've owned two WD Passport drives and both of them have stopped in a little over a year - just enough for the warranty to run out. Suddenly all computers just stop recognizing the drive even if it's connected and the lights are on.
If you want to keep your drive and your data, go with a Seagate.
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