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Western Digital My Passport Essential 1TB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive - Black
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| List Price: | £169.99 |
| Price: | £137.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Delivery. Details |
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #591 in Consumer Electronics
- Brand: Western Digital
- Model: WDBABM0010ABK-EESN
- Released on: 2009-09-10
- Dimensions: .59" h x 4.96" w x 3.15" l, .40 pounds
- Hard Disk: 1TB
Features
- You can pack up your office files and take them home with you thanks to the My Passport Essential SE from Western Digital! This glossy black hard drive has a huge capacityof 1 TB, yet it's so compact and lightweight that you can pop iteasily into your pocket. You don't need to use the mains to power upthe My Passport Essential SE just plug it into your computer's USB port and you're ready to transfer photos, videos and music files. The My Passport Essential SE is compatible with PC and Mac.
Editorial Reviews
Manufacturer's Description
A Message from Western Digital
Thank you Amazon.co.uk users for your feedback! Western Digital has listened and has updated this product to better meet your needs.New Updates for WD SmartWare Software
We’ve been shipping our new WD SmartWare software for a few months now. During that time we’ve been listening to our customers. As a result of the feedback we’re getting, we’ve developed some updates for the software.
Updates:
- Ability to hide the Virtual CD (VCD)
- Enhanced the ability to opt-out of WD SmartWare completely
- Exit WD SmartWare from the Windows system tray
Learn more:
http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/updates/?family=wdsmartware (What's This?)
Product Description
The world’s most popular portable drive is now smaller than ever. And it’s smarter than ever with WD SmartWare™ data management and backup software that backs up your data automatically and continuously, shows your backup as it happens, and restores lost files effortlessly. Password protection and military-grade, 256-bit hardware-based encryption lets you secure your data. One of the five beautiful colours is just what you need to make you look smart (and very stylish).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.
Big capacity that fits in your pocket - This compact drive fits easily in your pocket or purse, weighs only a few ounces and with with massive storage capacity, you can take tons of photos, videos, files and music with you wherever you go.
USB powered - Powered directly from the USB port on your PC. No separate power supply is needed.
Synchronized and secure - 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)
Compatible - Use with Windows and Macintosh computers.
Ideal for storing or backing up your digital music, videos and photos, carrying important files and e-mail between work and home or on the road and keeping them in sync, plus sharing large files between office and home, between PC and Mac.
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Customer Reviews
Absolutely Excellent!!
I felt compelled to write a review for a change as I came so close to not buying this excellent piece of kit after reading some of the harsh reviews it has received!
I'll try and address the negative parts of other reviews first -
The cable - yes it's a different connector and whilst maybe a little harder to get a hold of, but how often do you actually need to replace a cable?
The cable connection - maybe I have been very lucky, but I cannot find a single thing wrong with it, I was sitting transferring files for 8 hours last night, moving the unit with me and my laptop...and not one disconnection!!
The SmartWare - granted...it's a system hog alright!! How do you get round this? Don't run it! (Or go to task manager and kill it...it takes 2 seconds!!)
Now for the real negative - the cover!!! Argghhh...the finger prints!!! (Yep, this is as far as the negatives go!)
Well, while I write this, the vibrations through the drive are actually quite loud - much louder and more obvious than my previous 320GB passport...but still not enough to make it annoying, I'm just being picky to try and give a realistic review.
The good:
The capacity...1TB (well, 930GB in actual fact - and whilst I really resent the fact that this can be advertised as 1TB, everyone does it so I can't really mark down this drive or WD for this!)
The security - Finally a drive that keeps your files secure!!
The look - It's pretty stylish (even with the fingerprints!)
The size - Slightly smaller than the older style passports, definitely a little more pocket-sized now.
Would I buy this again, absolutely. It's quite expensive, but if you have the have the cash and you want a very good drive, buy this one. I'm glad I did.
loose cable
I'm using this 1TB drive for a couple of weeks now and I'm fighting with this very loose micro-usb connector.
While I don't think it's micro-usb itself (knowing it from mobiles) this particular socket/cable combination used on the My Passport 1TB drive is a pain.
Don't even think of moving your laptop on the table, you'll loose your drive connection - physically as logically.
Let alone having your notebook on your lap and the disk somewhere around (which is also a bit hard because of the short cable).
It's nice to have that large amount of disk space at that small form factor, but this connector makes it really really hard to use!
Sorry ...
Truly Portable
This is a great piece of kit - small, ergonomic, great looks and plenty of storage space. It's hard to believe that only a few months ago the only external hard drive you could get with this capacity was at least 4 times the size. I would highly recommend this to anyone who needs truly portable storage with no external power supply.
