Western Digital My Passport Essential 320 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive WDME3200TN (Midnight Black) by Western Digital
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Digital camera reviews of Western Digital My Passport Essential 320 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive WDME3200TN (Midnight Black)
Digital camera Review: WD My Passport Essential (320 GB) USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive Review
Summary: 5 Stars
- Fast access/storage speeds
- Cost/Memory ratio is very good
- Ultra portable (small size and low weight)
Digital camera Review: Satisfied with Product
Summary: 4 Stars
So I spent many weeks looking for a portable hard drive after exceeding my 3rd thumb drive's capacity. I wanted a PHD (portable hard drive) that:
1) did not require an external power supply,
2) was small as possible,
3) high the lowest cost per MB, and
4) was as reliable as a solid-state thumb drive.
I read the reviews and trolled Amazon and other websites reading reviews. I kept coming back to WD PHD. There were only two things that worried me. The first was reliability. Every PHD brand had reviews stating that the device was a lemon because something - either the PCB or HD - kept breaking. There were some reviews stating the customer went through 3 or 4 devices before giving up. That's a lot of bad luck or bad workmanship. The second was the case. Several reviews claimed the case was cheap, broke easily and scratched badly. In the end the price and size sold me.
I have owned it for about 6 months and have not had a single problem with the device. Every computer (XP/Vista) that I hook it up to detects it just fine. I have not had any power problems, crashes or slowdowns.
The case on the other hand is a valid complaint. It looks great out of the box, but after just a few days of light use, the case showed every little scratch from dust, etc. I would have liked a case similar to Iomega's offering. I don't really care how it looks in the end, I am much more concerned about how reliable it is.
The last thing you should note, it comes formatted as a FAT drive not NTFS. I would strongly suggest, unless backward compatibility with Win98 or earlier is a concern, format it with NTFS before you use it!
Ohh and Amazon, as usual, had the best price, delivered it fast, and I had no problems with them. Enjoy! (go ahead push the button and order it, you won't regret it.)
Digital camera Review: Good realiable product so far
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this for a travel to asia recently. I stored a bunch of digital pictures and media for the trip. It worked as expected and is of great value.Digital camera Review: Works Great!
Summary: 5 Stars
Bought this as an off-site back-up hard drive in case of hurricane, flood, or other terrible calamity. Have a iMac so needless to say the back-up process is easy with the built-in Time Machine function. Just hook up the hard drive, designate it as the back-up device, do the back-up, disconnect and put in my briefcase to take to work in a safe place. Worth the price to have piece of mind that in the event of a catastrophe, I can purchase a brand new iMac and then replicate all that I had on my old computer onto the new! This product works as advertised, no problems.Digital camera Review: great
Summary: 5 Stars
Great price for the item, lightweight and is great for storing the tons of music I don't want on My computer. Works great with My Mac, highly recommended.