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Western Digital Passport Essential 160 GB - Nice Looking Portable External HD
Western Digital Passport hard drives come in a portable version and a slightly thicker essentials version, which is this
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[Western Digital WDME2500TN 250GB 5400RPM 2MB BUFFER USB2.0; 12MS SEEK; PASSPORT ESSENTAIL 2.5INCH EXTERNAL review can be read at Amazon.com]
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05/10/2008
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Learn binary arithmetic
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
Pros: This drive is excellent. ecto needs to learn binary arithmetic. 250GB equals 232GB * (1024 ^ 3). This cryptic formula is what drive manufactures (ALL) have used for years to make their drives seem bigger - it's called MARKETING.
Cons: Very few. Drive is rugged, quite and capable. A bit slow, but that is like all 5400 rpm drives.
[Western Digital WDME2500TN 250GB 5400RPM 2MB BUFFER USB2.0; 12MS SEEK; PASSPORT ESSENTAIL 2.5INCH EXTERNAL review by rman can be read at Newegg.com]
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04/30/2008
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Two thumbs up
I bought this portable HDD to back up files for travel. It has been easy to use. I didnt use the WD software and just opted to drag-and-drop my files on my own.brI was especially happy that there was no noticeable power draw on my old laptop. I usually have all four of my USB ports filled with one device or another incuding a large cooling fan pad but no problems so far.brI would definitely recommend this HDD to someone who wants to backup ALL of their office desktop files before traveling.brUnr...
[Western Digital WDME2500TN 250GB 5400RPM 2MB BUFFER USB2.0; 12MS SEEK; PASSPORT ESSENTAIL 2.5INCH EXTERNAL review can be read at CircuitCity]
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06/03/2008
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things you don't find under specs.
I just got this drive and found out that it is ready to roll out of the box... It is optional to install the software. brbrI just finished transfering my first 25 GBs 6700 files from my laptop and it took 31 minutes and it used up 65 of my laptops battery. It runs cool and silent.brbrI got it for $109.99 which was a good deal for a portable 250GB.
[Western Digital WDME2500TN 250GB 5400RPM 2MB BUFFER USB2.0; 12MS SEEK; PASSPORT ESSENTAIL 2.5INCH EXTERNAL review can be read at CircuitCity]
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05/02/2008
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(15 of 15) Users Found This Review Helpful
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Compact, sleek and works great
Works with my PCs and Macbook. (Make sure you are using the correct USB plug on your Mac laptop. Not all of the USB outlets in Mac laptops have sufficient power to drive an external drive. Read the manual to find which is which).
No review for the included software. Since most of my experience with softwares that comes with products like camera, external drives are rarely satisfactory, software was not installed in the first place.
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- Lowest price I fou...
[Western Digital WDME2500TN 250GB 5400RPM 2MB BUFFER USB2.0; 12MS SEEK; PASSPORT ESSENTAIL 2.5INCH EXTERNAL review can be read at Amazon.com]
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05/16/2008
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Small and quiet
-software package prevents me from giving this a 5 star review.
The drive comes in a shiny black plastic case which appears to be very vulnerable to scratches. The drive has a small connectivity/activity LED light at the back of the unit so you can tell if it is on and functioning. Included with the drive is a couple of nearly useless programs. Seagate's Free agent software included with their drive is a bit more useful then this although if you are really serious about backing up...
[Western Digital WDME2500TN 250GB 5400RPM 2MB BUFFER USB2.0; 12MS SEEK; PASSPORT ESSENTAIL 2.5INCH EXTERNAL review can be read at Amazon.com]
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Great Winner for Price and Quality!
For a 250Gig Reputable brand this was a SWEET DEAL!brNot sure what kind of pricing the reviewer above just dandy had been seeing but what I paid $99 was as low as you can get for this bandwidth anywhere online and off! Also having to use the CircuitCity buy online and pick up at local store....couldnt have made it any better brbrPerformed as flawless as can be on first plug in to the USB port Ability to create several Security profiles makes usage on multiple computers a snap....GREAT product ov...
[Western Digital WDME2500TN 250GB 5400RPM 2MB BUFFER USB2.0; 12MS SEEK; PASSPORT ESSENTAIL 2.5INCH EXTERNAL review by Oz can be read at CircuitCity]
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Oz
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07/29/2008
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Kennesaw, GA
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Western Digital Passport 250 GB - Nice Looking Portable External HD
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[Western Digital WDME2500TN 250GB 5400RPM 2MB BUFFER USB2.0; 12MS SEEK; PASSPORT ESSENTAIL 2.5INCH EXTERNAL review can be read at Amazon.com]
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05/24/2008
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Quiet, Easy to Use, and SUPER Small ... An Amazing Product!
The Western Digital Passport reduced my 388 CD rack to a pocket-sized miracle. Likewise, all the photos, lesson plans, and Power-Point presentations that were cluttering my computer are now on my Passport.
Here's the low-down. I was a bit worried that I might have difficultly setting-up this little guy. My fears were alleviated in about 15 seconds. About a month ago, I downgraded from Vista to XP and had NO PROBLEMS with the installation of this product ... whatsoever (seems some pe...
[Western Digital WDME2500TN 250GB 5400RPM 2MB BUFFER USB2.0; 12MS SEEK; PASSPORT ESSENTAIL 2.5INCH EXTERNAL review can be read at Amazon.com]
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05/24/2008
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Nice drive
I have this drive for about half-a year now. It is recognized both by Windows XP and Mac OS X (Leopard). I did not use any software to do backups, just grab the files myself and drag them to the drive, or use a script (.bat file). Operation is exceptionally simple: you connect it - it is recognized by the computer, you use it, and then use disconnect/eject command (I am guilty of not always doing this, but no problems so far) and disconnect it. The drive comes in a soft case, does not have a...
[Western Digital WDME2500TN 250GB 5400RPM 2MB BUFFER USB2.0; 12MS SEEK; PASSPORT ESSENTAIL 2.5INCH EXTERNAL review can be read at Amazon.com]
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05/22/2008
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94%
(16 of 17) Users Found This Review Helpful
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