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Western Digital My Passport Essential 160 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive (Real Red)

Western Digital My Passport Essential 160 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive (Real Red)

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Brand: Western Digital
Category: CE

List Price: $129.99
Buy New: $69.99
You Save: $60.00 (46%)



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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 387 reviews

Color: Red
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Hard Drive Size: 160
Size: 160GB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5 x 3.1 x 0.6
Warranty: 3 years warranty

MPN: WDMER1600TN
Model: WDMER1600TN
UPC: 718037730851
EAN: 0718037730851
ASIN: B0015WSHFW

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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Features:
  • Box Contents - My Passport Essential 160GB Portable USB Hard Drive, USB 2.0 cable, Quick Install guide
  • 160GB Hard Drive Capacity
  • Installation is a snap because you don't really install this drive; you just plug it in and it's ready to use. There is no CD to install; the included software loads from the drive the first time you plug it in
  • USB bus powered No separate power supply is needed
  • This ultra-portable drive fits easily in your pocket or purse, weighs only a few ounces, and holds tons of valuable data

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
These elegant portable drives are simple to use, light and easy to carry, and require no power adapter -- they are powered directly through the USB cable. 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. WD Sync synchronization and encryption software lets you take your critical data with you. 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). Perfect for the business traveler who needs to transfer large amounts of data from laptop to clients or just daily backups in case of accidents from mishandled luggage to coffee spills. Also comes in handy if your worried about laptop theft and someone else having access to your important data, you can store it on this portable encrypted drive instead. For all those precious pictures, videos, music and data files, this external hard drive is a must-have. WD Sync synchronization and encryption software lets you save your critical data and take it with you. Plug your drive into any PC, edit files, read e-mail, and view photos. Then sync all of your changes back to your home or office computer (Windows only) Search your drive, manage your photos, and simplify Web searches with included Google software (Windows only) Up to 480Mb/sec Bus Transfer Rate with USB 2.0 System Requirements - Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS X (10.1.5 or later), Available USB port Approximate Unit Dimensions - 0.59 x 4.96 x 3.14 Approximate Unit Weight - 0.23 pounds


Customer Reviews:   Read 382 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars The right stuff   December 2, 2008
Manfred Tuch (Palm Coast ,Florida)
the Passport suits my intended use .I bought it to back up all my files and it worked like a charm .should any of my drives fail or my computer crash ,I still have everything on the WD Passport.It's a good feeling.
M.W.Tuch



5 out of 5 stars Does what a hard drive should   December 2, 2008
D. Burtzos (DeKalb,IL USA)
Picked this up for use as a backup disc for a MacBook using Apple's Time Machine. Runs flawlessly off bus power directly from the laptop. Running without a hitch for nearly 3 months at this point and warrantied for 3 years. Sleek, small, convenient. Have several WD externals and no complaints yet. Well worth it.


1 out of 5 stars D.O.A.   December 2, 2008
Scubanut (New Carrollton, MD United States)
This drive was DOA. I tried using on Windows XP Pro and Windows Vista Home Premium systems and it didn't work on either. I must have got the dud drive and I returned it.


5 out of 5 stars Great little hard drive   December 1, 2008
A. Baines (Nashville, TN)
This attractive little hard drive is speedy and sleek. I can take it with me everywhere. Perfect for storing tons of music and personal files to take to work with you just in case.


1 out of 5 stars Horrible customer service   December 1, 2008
Edwin Hage
As I had just spent hours transferring about 300GB of Data into the new drive, It just stopped working and stopped being recognized by both my MacBook, which is brand new, and my PC. Ok, this stuff happens from time to time, but Western Digital has by far the worst customer service I have ever experienced as an owner of tons of different electronics. After bugging me on the phone for about an hour with stupid questions and requests (plug it and try this and that, etc...), they finally accepted the obvious fact that the product was defective, and told me to ship it to them AT MY OWN expense to send me back a REFURBISHED one. Conclusion, I ended up paying more than the cost of a new drive and ended up with a refurbished one. It works fine but I will question the reliability every time I use it and ended up keeping my old (non-portable) hard drive as a back up of my back up. Rock on, WD!

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