STORAGE, 250GB PASSPORT PORTABLE

by Western Digital

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 3.1 x 0.6 inches ; 3.7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• ASIN: B000RY2PLQ
• Item model number: WDXMS2500TN
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (154 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 19, 2005

Product Description

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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

111 of 121 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good drive but does not work on some computers, August 5, 2007

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Josef K. (Secaucus, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: STORAGE, 250GB PASSPORT PORTABLE (Electronics)

This might be a good drive, but it is not usable on some computers. To power up, drive requires ~ 650 mA, which is more than USB on my HP laptop can provide.

USB 2.0 Power Booster cable can be used to solve that problem. It combines power from 2 USB ports, but it is currently out of stock on Western Digital store. I am not aware of any alternative solution and I could not find similar cable on the Net.

Before purchase, I would recommend:

1. Check USB settings on computer
2. Check availability of USB 2.0 Power Boost cable

60 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No Power Booster Cable, July 9, 2007

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Michael D. Turner (Paget Bermuda) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: STORAGE, 250GB PASSPORT PORTABLE (Electronics)

This is a very good drive but be aware that it does not work with all USB ports - a lot of them will not supply enough power to run the drive so you will need the power booster cable WDCA029RNN which connects to 2 USB ports to get enough power to the drive. The pity is that WD do not include this as standard since quite a number people buying this item will actually need it to run the drive. Would have got 5 stars were it not for this.Western Digital WDXMS2500TN Passport Portable 250GB Hard Drive ( Black )

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Compact size with a large capacity, September 19, 2007

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Eagle Vision (Southeastern United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: STORAGE, 250GB PASSPORT PORTABLE (Electronics)

The Western Digital Passport line of hard drives is excellent. After using a 160 GB hard drive for 6 months, I realized that the reliability and ease of use of this drive was hard to resist. Priced competitively to other manufacturers, it has a great value.

I purchased the 250 GB hard drive to augment my portable storage to keep all of my necessary files without having to resort to finding an outlet that most external hard drives require.

The most important thing to do before using this drive is to Quick Format it in NTFS to handle larger files (> 4GB). It comes from the factory in FAT 32.

It is a quiet drive and runs without the heat that most plug-in externals have.

Constructed of lightweight plastic it is portable but not 'fragile'. I have accidentally dropped mine a few times without adverse effects.

It's big use is for laptop users and academics who need large amounts of space in a small footprint. With the low key glossy black finish, it's simple styling is not an eyesore. A USB cable is provided.

Highly recommend this line of external hard drives.