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Western Digital My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drive - 250GB

250GB capacity, USB connection, WD Sync software, Light and compact, USB cable, Quick install guide ...  

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Seagate FreeAgent XTreme 1TB External USB 2.0 / FireWire 400 /...

This external hard drive looks super-cool, and is very fast. It works like a charm

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Western Digital My Book Essential 500GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive

This portable external hard drive features fast usb 2.0 speeds. The 500gb of storage are plenty...

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Seagate Momentus 5400.2 ST98823A 80 GB ATA-100 5400 rpm Hard drive...

A great drive to replace a dead drive or for an external drive.

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Western Digital Caviar WD800JB Special Edition 80 GB ATA-100 7200...

A great overall drive. Not good if you're looking for a lot of space, but it should fit the...

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Western Digital WDH1CS5000N 500GB USB 2.0 7200 rpm Hard drive External

This is a review of the Western Digital My Book 500GB External Hard Drive. It shows a...

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I/OMagic GIGA BANK 250GB 4-pin USB 2.0 USB 7200 rpm Hard drive

review of I/OMagic Gigabank 250 Go External Hard Drive

  • From: CNET
  • Posted: Sep-02-2009

"doesnt work as nice as it looks"

Cant find if each backup is only changes since last use or complete copy of everything. Can't tell if more than 1 PC can be copied & separated. Skimpy manual (8 pages + cover sheet) refers often to reformatting with no help that I can understand as t

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  • From: CNET
  • Posted: Jan-07-2009

"Does what it was made to do."

I formatted this HD right out of the box to get rid of the pre-installed sync/backup software. I prefer to figure my own way to backing up my data, and I gain more control over the device as proposed to an automatic backup, which may work for some.

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Dec-05-2008

Best eletronic item I ever bought!

This was an amazing buy. I use it all the time and it has great capacity for an awesome price. :)

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Dec-04-2008

Good value for the money

Two small complaints, I had to reformat the drive so I could store some of my video files that are over 4gig, and the data transfer is a little on the slow side. Both are minor, so I would say buy the drive unless you really need a high speed device.

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Dec-04-2008

Very portable, somewhat reliable, with a few drawbacks

I have had my Passport for a little over a year. It is not the same size drive, but as most of the products should function similarly, I felt like this should be very relevant.Pros: 1) Very portable - this drive fits easily in any book bag, computer case, or on top of or alongside a computer....

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Dec-04-2008

Small and very convenient

I needed a way to share files between multiple computers,, both Windows and Linux. This works beautifully. It provides generous file storage. It is small enough to fit easily in a laptop carrying bag, and it fits easily on the desktop.

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Dec-03-2008

Only a few things to make it better ...

... like putting a connection light/status light on the opposite end of the drive, instead of the end where the cord goes in. Why? Because the USB cord is so short that you can't necessarily see a status light unless you turn the drive to face you. The only other thing I struggle with is that...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Dec-03-2008

My 3rd WD Passport and still going strong!

This is my 3rd of these Western Digital Passport drives, they are great! Have not had any problems with the older version of the passport. They run quiet and are very reliable. I used to carry the old clunky 3.5" external drives with the heavy power supply, now I can carry all my data without...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Dec-02-2008

The right stuff

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

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Dec-02-2008

Does what a hard drive should

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...

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