| Western Digital My Passport Essential 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive WDME5000TN (Midnight Black) |  | Brand: Western Digital
Category: CE
List Price: $174.99
Buy New: $128.50
You Save: $46.49 (27%)
New (35) Used (1) from $128.50
Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 44
Format: Cd
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows
Color: Midnight Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows & Macintosh
Hard Drive Size: 500
Size: 500 GB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7 x 6 x 2
Warranty: 3 years warranty
MPN: WDME5000TN
Model: WDME5000TN
UPC: 718037735092
EAN: 0718037735092
ASIN: B001F9LY14
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Box Contents - My Passport Essential 500GB Portable USB Hard Drive, USB 2.0 cable, Quick Install guide | | • | 500GB 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 | | • | Powered by the USB bus. 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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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 you're 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 (H) x 4.96 (L) x 3.14 (W) Approximate Unit Weight - 0.23lb
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
 Don't buy! Terrible product, terrible service! January 8, 2009
I bought this product brand new and after only 5 days the drive had a catastrophic failure.
I spend over $150 trying to recover the data, but all was lost.
Western Digital refused to help me in any way and didn't offer any compensation.
DON'T put your life on this passport - it is not reliable!
DON'T buy this product!!
Horrible Product and Customer Serivce. My 500G Passport Broke down after 5 days. January 8, 2009
DO NOT BUY ANYTHING from Western Digital. Unreliable and they have the horrible customer service. I bought a hard drive (500G) from them that broke down after 5 days. They told me that it wasn't their fault and refused to help. HORRIBLE experience. I lost 500 gigs of data.
worth the price January 6, 2009
I brought this hard drive for storing and transferring my data. It works pretty well with my Dell laptop.
Pros:-
1. very small and handy
2. no additional power needed
Cons:-
1. Slightly slow in data transfer rate, it took about 20 minutes for transferring 20 GB of data)
2. the USB cable is slightly small
Haven't used the sync software hence no comments on that
 Good size, memory for a long time... January 6, 2009
I already had bought a WD HD (120 GB). Then, I decided to buy one with more memory (500GB). It's excelent!
reliable, easy to use, but why such bright light? December 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Not much to add to what's been said here. I use one of these daily for Time Machine backups on OS X, and I keep a clone of my laptop's drive on a second WD Passport drive, stored offsite in case of a fire or theft. They've performed perfectly, if a little slowly.
My one gripe about these things: the LED status light is easily as bright as a pocket flashlight. In a darkened room, it's totally obnoxious. I don't know why electronics manufacturers think it's necessary to use the brightest LED available for a little indicator light. This one's pretty easy to solve: just cut out a tiny piece of electrical tape and place it over the status light. It's bright enough that you will STILL be able to see it through the tape, but at least it won't light up your whole bedroom every time your computer backs itself up.
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