Western Digital 320 GB Passport 2.5" USB 2.0 Hard Drive
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Customer Review: Good device
Summary: 5 Stars
Nice, compact little drive that almost fits in your pocket. No problems with the USB cables as many users have reported. I've tried it on a 6 years old PC and it still worked, if you have something older than that you should consider upgrading your PC instead of complaining about the hard drive. It comes pre-formatted with FAT32, but if you want to store files greater than 1 GB you might want to format it to NTFS before you use the drive. A little note that actual storage space is about 290-297 GB not 320 as it says on the box.Customer Review: Does its job quite well.
Summary: 5 Stars
A nicely made little unit, that quite efficiently backs up my 250 gb laptop hard disk. It runs quietly, sits on 4 rubbery feet, and takes up very little space (even less if I stand it on edge). My only quibble would be that the unit's LED does not change color or strobe to indicate that the unit is working, meaning I periodically have to check my laptop during major back-ups, to see if the unit is still downloading.
I also invested in a hard-shell storage case for transport/storage, but that's strictly optional.
Customer Review: Don't blame the drive. Blame the laptop
Summary: 5 Stars
I have the 250 GB version of this drive and it works really well on my IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad X61s. It is inappropriate to give the drive a low rating when it doesn't work because the problem is with the laptop, not the drive. Instead of complaining, get a good laptop as even the best are very inexpensive these days compared with even a few years ago. Don't be penny wise and pound foolish. If you want to get a Thinkpad, monitor the site www.ecoupons.com for periodic discount coupons.Customer Review: Small, light, and awesome.. and 16in cable!
Summary: 5 Stars
The cable for this model is much longer than previous models, measuring about 16 inches. I made an HFS partition for Time Machine and large file storage (for Macbook Pro), and made 100GB partition in FAT32. It has worked perfectly with a mac, a windows machine, and a PS3.
It so easy to use and carry around, and the cord is definitely long enough this time! I have owned it for 2 months with zero issues. It also looks sweet.
Highly Recommended.
Customer Review: Compact , User Friendly and has not failed
Summary: 5 Stars
So far so good...I decided on the 320 gig version of this WD drive because the 80 gig version I am currently using has not failed for nearly a year. The drive has great security features and it's compact. No external power source, just running off the power of the USB...you get tired of having to plug in more wires. This is great for laptops. Everyone should get in the habit of backing up data. I recommend this product that purpose or to be used as a secondary hard drive.