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: Great External Drive
Summary: 5 Stars
I found that western digital external hard drives respond better with both PC and Macs. Some external drives have attitudes and aren't recognized by different makes and models of PC's and Macs. Not the case with "My Passport Essential" usb drive. It's both portable and efficient. I don't travel without it.
-David Heredia
Digital camera Review: Really usefull
Summary: 5 Stars
The hard drive is really small and practical... you can carry any place and plug it in every computer. You also can sync your files with it, and then you can have your own configuration in all the computers you plug the disc... that is really practical!Digital camera Review: Serves the purpose
Summary: 3 Stars
I got the drive, plugged it in an it worked. Hurray! However, When I tried to copy onto it my first folder, I continuously got an error. I looked up the error in many places, but could not find an answer. Nothing in the manual. Nothing in the KB. So I had to call tech support and waste my free 30 days of support from that first call. The problem...the drive is formatted for FAT when shipped which allows Windows and Mac to use it. You need to reformat it to NTFS in order to have large files copied onto it. You think that the troubleshooting section or instructions might say something, huh? Tech support knew the problem the second that I started to speak - which means that they get many phone calls with this problem. Since then, no more problems. It would be nice if they offered a 7,200 RPM version. I expected it to run a little faster as I decided to use this instead of REV drives for take home backups from the business. The great thing about it is the 320GB which REV won't have for long time yet.Digital camera Review: Love it, although my Mac has trouble docking it at times
Summary: 4 Stars
The WD Passport Essential is super fast, quiet, and looks great and compact. I bought it in Arctic White. I have a 4 year old iBook G4 with OSX 10.4, so my computer takes a few seconds to recognize it and sometimes it doesn't dock or even ejects it on it's own. I'm sure this is because of my computer, not the Passport, because it has no problem docking on faster Macs and PCs. Yes, it is both PC and Mac compatible/swappable!
I bought the Built External Hard drive Hoodie in black/light blue from the Built NY website. It fits perfectly and is beautifully designed.
Digital camera Review: My Passport
Summary: 4 Stars
Yes, it does fit in my shirt pocket, with my cell phone. It's a small stretch but it does fit. It holds 200+ of my movie files. Great for file transfer. My son said he dropped it on the "carpeted" floor shortly after I bought it and it still works (I don't recommend this). I don't know if you can delete the set-up programs after set up (it would be nice if they told you 300+ MB of extra space). All-in-all I think this is a good product.
MightyMike