Western Digital 60 GB USB 2.0 Passport 2.5" External Hard Drive ( WDXMS600TN )

by Western Digital

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 4 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000HZD2XK
• Item model number: WDXMS600TN
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

From the manufacturer

Pack up your office files and take them home. Carry thousands of songs or pictures. These drives are simple to use, light and easy to carry, and require no power adapter--they are powered directly through the USB cable.

Key Features

Easy: 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.

Smart: Powered by the USB bus, so no separate power supply needed.

Ultra-portable: This ultra-portable drive fits easily in your pocket or purse, weighs only a few ounces and holds tons of valuable data.

Synchronized and Secure: 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)

Google software: Search your drive, manage your photos, and simplify Web searches with included Google software. (Windows only).

Fast: 5400 RPM hard drive – almost 24% faster than 4200 RPM drives.

Stylish: Elegant glossy black case with soft-touch base

Compatible: Use with Windows and Macintosh computers

Ideal For:

• Carrying important files and e-mail between work and home or on the road
• Sharing large files between office and home, between Mac and PC
• Backing up your existing notebook hard drive for extra data safety

Product Description

60GB 5400RPM 2MB Buffer USB2.0; 12ms seek; Passport 2.5inch External Hard Drive

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it, December 13, 2006

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MFP "MFP" (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Western Digital 60 GB USB 2.0 Passport 2.5" External Hard Drive ( WDXMS600TN ) (Personal Computers)

I have now had this hard drive for over two months. I'm delighted with it. I did a good deal of research before settling on the WD 60GB passport drive (more GB just seemed like overkill, and other brands are not reviewed as positively). Took it out of the package, hooked it up to the USB cord that is included, plugged it into the 2.0 USB socket, and it simply worked like a charm. I backed up 30 GB worth of personal files from my computer in less than 15 minutes. Nothing to install, no additional USB connection needed, and no juice required. The drive is completely silent. Love it. And it's really small, light,and cute. Even a little sexy ... all smooth and shiny. Hope it lasts.

Update: I've now had it for 9 months, and it's still running perfectly.

Update: I've now had it for 18 months, and it's as good as ever. But I am finding it a little small, so I'm moving on up to the 250 and 320 gig Passports. Dyin' to try the elite.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Functional Very Sexy, December 15, 2006

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Santa Claus "Fatty" (Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Western Digital 60 GB USB 2.0 Passport 2.5" External Hard Drive ( WDXMS600TN ) (Personal Computers)

I wanted a very cheap external hard drive with more than 50GB. I got this at Best Buy for fifty bucks. I am so glad I did. Not only does it get the job done, but it's nicely designed just like an iPod, DS lite, or Macbook computer. Very portable also. Only one and a half times the size of a sixty gig ipod. Don't buy it for more than seventy dollars. Lots of good deals on this, sometimes as low as forty dollars.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful hard drive, January 7, 2007

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Miss Steele (W. Hollywood, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Western Digital 60 GB USB 2.0 Passport 2.5" External Hard Drive ( WDXMS600TN ) (Personal Computers)

I did a lot of research and am so glad that I purchased this external hard drive. I wanted something to back up large files that could work between a Mac and PC, but didn't want to spend an arm and a leg because. This has been amazing. I just plug it into my music producers rig, back up the sessions and am able to open them up on my Mac to manipulate. No need to install any sort of hardware, just plug in and go.