Western Digital My Passport Elite 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive (Blue)

by Western Digital

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• ASIN: B001MQ9S2C
• Item model number: WDMLB5000TN
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 1, 2008

Product Description

With a luxurious, soft-touch finish thats elegant and comfortable to hold, the chic little My Passport Elite Portable USB Hard Drive from Western Digital has mega-capacity for all your digital content. The worlds most sought-after portable drive is now the most stylish way to carry thousands of songs or pictures. Because the drive is powered directly through the USB cable, there is no power adapter to carry. Included automatic backup software lets you back up all your files on your laptop computer; WD Sync software synchronizes and encrypts your data; and MioNet Key software gives you remote access to your data.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rock solid, October 3, 2009

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roverman (Round Rock(Austin), Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Western Digital My Passport Elite 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive (Blue) (Electronics)

We use this for actual backups at our work using Backup Exec since we are between backup servers.

I accidentally decided to see how rugged it was. I dropped it from counter level onto slate tile which is some of the hardest tile around. I swore it landed on an edge before it slammed into the baseboard. When I picked it up, no scratches, dents, cracks or anything to clue me in on where it hit.

Then the test came. Would it backup like it has done many time previously?
The first day, after backing up, but getting ready to run the verify, it crashed by saying the media was corrupt. But since then, it has done it's job quite well.

I highly recommend this product based on the drop and recovery test alone.
The actual model number is WD5000MEB (blue casing with light blue edging), which I couldn't locate on Amazon, but the model this review is under is the closest I could find.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Always trust in Western Digital!!, September 1, 2009

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Julio C. Montiel "Julio Montiel Silva" (Doral, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Western Digital My Passport Elite 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive (Blue) (Electronics)

I have been purchasing Western Digital Portable Hard Drives for 6 months. And this model the 500 GB My Passport Elite USB 2.0 was a great offer, a must have accesory for backing up all your pictures, personal and office documents, music and software central. I have always trusted in this excelent brand and i am nowadays convinced about the technology which WD puts in his external devices. Totally satisfied with this great Elite drive!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very useful protable hard drive, July 6, 2009

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Blanchard M. Guthrie (Alabama) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Western Digital My Passport Elite 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive (Blue) (Electronics)

500 GIGABYTES of portable memory storage. ;You can back up your entire operating system with lots of room to spare, and still have lots of room for videos or pictures.... even for movies.
Simple to operate, too.