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Western Digital My Passport Essential USB3

Based on 11 reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

6
Average:

0
Bad:

3

Pros

It's a compact drive with high storage capacity and exceptional backup software.

Cons

The drive has a mediocre twoyear warranty and its software isn't compatible with Mac.

By PCQuest on March 21, 2012

A good performer which is also competitively priced. Page(s) 1 I am interested in more information about this productI am interested in buying this productPrintCommentEmailDiggDel.icio.usRedditTwitter NAS: QNAP TS-219P II PMP: Zebronics Zebmate...

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By PC Authority on March 14, 2012

See how the Western Digital My Passport Essential fares against other USB 3.0 portable hard drives on the market....

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By ZDNet Australia on September 20, 2011

Usually external hard drives are much of a muchness, but if you want USB 3.0 speed and a better warranty, then in this case we'd go with Seagate...

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By Legit Reviews on September 20, 2011

Western Digital brings consumers peace of mind with the My Passport Essential 500GB USB 3.0 portable external drive! ...

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By CNET Australia on September 20, 2011

Unless random write speeds are high on your priority list, Seagate's three-year warranty is more compelling than Western Digital's two when it comes to external...

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By PC Advisor on August 18, 2011

The My Passport Essential gives you plenty of hard drive space in a compact and lightweight device, making it much more convenient to keep your important information as close as your pocket....

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By Macworld on August 16, 2011

Complete Coverage My Passport Essential 500GB (Blue) » My Passport Essential 500GB (Midnight Black) » My Passport Essential 500GB (Red) » My Passport Essential 500GB (Silver) » My Passport Essential 500GB (White) » Similar...

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By Tech2 on August 13, 2011

The Western Digital My Passport 500 GB HDD retails at Rs. 4,299. It might be small and sleek but as far as storage is concerned, it’s just 500GB. The Seagate FreeAgent 1 TB retails at Rs. 5,000 and makes buying the My Passport a bad idea. Also, it...

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By Macworld Australia on August 12, 2011

If you want FireWire as well you’ll have to pay a little more for the Freecom or Verbatim drives, but this is a neat and affordable option if you’re happy with USB 2 for now (and the option of USB 3 in the future).Related Tags: guide,...

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By HardwareGeeks on March 08, 2011

I recently acquired a new notebook PC with USB 3.0 ports built in, no need for a PCI-Express card or any type of peripheral to take advantage of the speed advantages offered by USB 3.0. My only problem was I really didn’t have a portable USB 3.0...

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