Pack up your office files and take them home. Carry thousands of songs or pictures. The WD Passport drive is simple to use, light and easy to carry, and require no power adapter - it is powered directly through the USB cable.
Western Digital Portable 250 GB Hard Drive: My portable lifesaver!
Rating
Written By lunatiger
Date Written Mar 16 2008
Summary
After buying a regular Western Digital hard drive, it turned me into a backup saving nut. The regular hard drive I have is good, but for portability I couldn’t take it anywhere I want. Plus with the extra adapter I would have to plug into, it would be a...
Strength
-Small/lightweight
-Large amount of storage
-runs smoothly
Weakness
-NONE
Bottom Line
-Great buy for storing large amounts of files on the go.
I picked up a pair of these recently - great little hard drives. They are nearly silent. I slept with one next to my head for a couple of nights and didn't know the difference. Very very quiet. They connect to Mac or PC over USB 2.0 and are backward...
Strength
Thin, light, small, fast, quiet, no drivers required and NO POWER CABLE needed!
Weakness
No Mac backup software provided
Bottom Line
Excellent pocket drive for Mac or PC. Convenient, quiet, spacious, sleek. No power cable required!
I purchased this sleek, shiny black hard drive from Office Depot on Monday. I just mailed it back to Western Digital today (Wednesday). As a photographer, I want a hard drive to back up my laptop. Since I have the opportunity to travel from time to...
Strength
Small, thin, lightweight, and about the same size as my old Palm 500.
Weakness
The 1st one didn't last long enough to decide but the 2nd one works fine.
Bottom Line
After testing the replacement hard drive, I have confidence in it enough to take it on the road.
I purchased two of these drives. One for work and one for personal backup. The drives are quiet and they work well. The only thing I'd complain about is the speed of the drives. They are not all that fast. But I don't blame the drive, I blame USB...
Strength
Small, Quiet, Easy to use.
Weakness
The speed reminds me of a Ford Escort, not a Mustang.
