Passport Essential 2.5" 320GB USB Hard Drive by Western Digital Retail
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Digital camera reviews of Passport Essential 2.5" 320GB USB Hard Drive
Digital camera Review: Can breathe easier and it's so easy to use
Summary: 5 Stars
This product was to ensure that I had my thesis saved in many places. All I have to do is hook the hard drive up to my Mac and it takes a few minutes to back up my entire computer. It definitely helps me breathe a bit easier!Digital camera Review: Can't go wrong!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have purchased Western Digital hard drives in the past, and I will continue to do so in the future. It's a great hard drive with a lot of space for a great price.Digital camera Review: Check your laptop specs before purchasing
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased a 320 GB drive to use as a portable device between my work Dell, home iMac, and Powerbook. My work files are large image-heavy files, pdf's, and powerpoints. Transfer speed is actually very good considering the size of the files I transfer and that this is bus-powered. It transfers happily between the iMac and PC.
In my dream world, I was going to use this drive to back up my lectures and data from my home and work computer so that I could have all my lectures with me at all times (plus as back-up in case of disaster). While Apple Time Capsule MB276LL/A (AirPort Extreme Plus 500 GB Storage) is easy to use, it is pricey and not readily portable - so in case of fire or theft, it does me no good. So, this seemed the easy solution. Unfortunately, my Powerbook does not generate enough power to run the drive from one USB port - I need to use USB Power Adapter Y Cable, which is an inconvenience and another expense. There is no self-powered option, which is fine in most instances.
Had I realized this would be an issue, I would have purchased LaCie 301370 500GB Rugged Hard Disk designed by Neil Poulton USB 2.0 Mobile Hard Drive instead. Keeping this in mind, this is a slick hard drive, very portable without any failures after several months of use. A 500 GB model is now offered, which would be a better buy for the dollar.
Digital camera Review: Compact
Summary: 4 Stars
I was not exactly skeptical or anything when I decided to get this, but I did not think it would be anywhere near this beautiful. It has the obvious flaws of smearing and having slightly slow speeds. That barely matters. This thing is so small, noiseless, barely heats up, and so far has not had any problems for me. Having to format it was no big deal either, but I can see how some people who are ignorant might have a problem with it!Digital camera Review: Compact Size & Quiet Operation Make it Nice for Travel
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased one of these a few months ago overall have been very happy with it. Here are some pros & cons:
Positive Aspects:
- Very small size. This is especially nice for travel.
- Very quiet.
- USB powered. No external power supply required.
- Western Digital is the manufacturer. I have found Western Digital equipment to be very reliable.
- Windows XP automatically recognized the drive and installed it.
- Affordable price for a large compact drive.
Negative Aspects:
- Data transfer rate was not terribly fast, especially when transferring large files.
- Came formatted Fat32. I had to reformat it NTFS, as I frequently transfer files larger than 2 GB, and Fat32 does not support this. This of course is not a problem with the drive. Fat32 was obviously used so it could be used across multiple platforms.
Overall I found it to be a very good piece of hardware. I would recommend it to anyone that wants a physically small drive to transfer files or for travel.