My Passport Essential WDMER5000 - Hard drive - 500 GB - external - Hi-Speed USB - real red

by Western Digital

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 3.1 x 0.6 inches ; 3.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B001F9IKH0
• Item model number: WDMER5000TN
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 19, 2005

Product Description

PASSPORT ESSNL RED 500GB EXT HARD DRIVE USB2 2.5LP 2MB 3 YEAR

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Small enough to have in my pockect, big enough to carry my files., August 14, 2009

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Victor Ionescu "victor_din_berceni" (Cyprus) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Passport Essential WDMER5000 - Hard drive - 500 GB - external - Hi-Speed USB - real red (Personal Computers)

Pros:
1. no need for external power supply;
2. read & write speed average 12-14MB/sec (FAT32, tested on: vostro 1500 laptop / barton 2400 desktop)
3. pre-instlation of drivers no needed, so you get instant access to your files on any system
4. no warming / no noise / no vibrations
5. my wife likes the design :P
Cons:
1. for large transfers (ie 3GB) waiting time is annoying

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars lots of space, August 7, 2009

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Sarah Jane Gilmour (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Passport Essential WDMER5000 - Hard drive - 500 GB - external - Hi-Speed USB - real red (Personal Computers)

This is a great product. It has tons of space for my son's extravagant photo collection. It is small and can be carried around easily, it plugs into the USB port, and so is incredibly convenient. It's the best for back-up data storage at a reasonable price. It does not require an external power source. I highly recommend it.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Portable Drive Today, January 19, 2009

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Michael Davis "MADPUP" (Layton, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Passport Essential WDMER5000 - Hard drive - 500 GB - external - Hi-Speed USB - real red (Personal Computers)

This portable hard drive is great! There is only 1 cord for power and data which makes it ultra convenient. It is top of the market today, however as the price point for data storage decreases soon we will see greater capacity for cheaper prices. Don't be fooled into thinking you'll get 500 GB. Because of file formatting you will loose at least 40 GB, meaning this thing only stores about 460 GB. That being said, you won't be dissapointed with the WD Hard Drive!