Western Digital My Passport Essential Hard Drive - WDMEB1600TN
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Western Digital
Mfg Part#: WDMEB1600TN
UPC: 00718037730615
Buy.com Sku: 207665545
Item#: CCVJPC
Buy.com Sales Rank: 82224
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Pack up your office files and take them home. Carry thousands of songs or pictures. Synchronize files between home and office and encrypt everything on the drive for added security.

Simply Elegant

  • Combine a beautiful new gloss-blue case that fits smoothly in your hand and pocket with mega-capacity for all your digital content and the world’s most popular portable drive just got better than ever.

    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. No separate power supply is needed.

    Big capacity that fits in your pocket

  • This compact drive fits easily in your pocket or purse, weighs only a few ounces and with capacities up to 320 GB, you can take tons of photos, videos, files and music with you wherever you go.

    Synchronized and secure

  • WD Sync™ synchronization and encryption software lets you take your critical data with you. Plug My Passport into any PC, edit files, read e-mail, and view photos. Then sync all of your changes back to your home or office computer. Your data is protected with 128-bit encryption. (Windows only)

    Includes Google™ software

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

    Compatible

  • Use with Windows® and Macintosh® computers
     
  • Tech Specs
    Performance Specifications
    Serial Bus Transfer Rate (USB 2.0): 480 Mbits/s (Max)

    Physical Specifications
    Capacity: 160 GB
    Interface: USB 2.0

    Physical Dimensions
    Height: 0.590 Inches
    Length: 4.967 Inches
    Width: 3.130 Inches
    Weight: 0.40 Pounds

    Environmental Specifications
    Operating: 41° F to 104° F
    Non-operating: -4° F to 149° F

    System Requirements
    Available USB port
    Windows® 2000/XP/Vista™
    Available USB port
    Mac® OS X 10.4.8+

    Package Contents
    My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drive
    USB 2.0 cable
    Quick Install Guide

      
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    Customer Reviews
    Value 4.5
    Performance 5
    Ease of Use 5
    Overall Satisfaction 5
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    5 of 5 Excellent Product! the Way to Go Friday, January 02, 2009
    John from Garnerville, NY  

    this product is perfect. fast, reliable plenty of storage for the average user and beyond. works very well. earlier versions use to include the neoprene case which is good to have as well
     
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    5 of 5 great service and great product Wednesday, December 31, 2008
    A Customer from tennyson,indiana  
    great service from buy.com and great product
     
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    5 of 5 Top Notch Sunday, December 28, 2008
    Skip from Clarkston,Mi  
    It's simple. you just plug it in and it works and works well.
     
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    5 of 5 Great Product Monday, August 25, 2008
    A Customer from NY  
    I love this product. It works great and is very easy to use.
     
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    5 of 5 WD 160 hard drive Monday, August 25, 2008
    A Customer from Chandler, Texas  
    I plugged this unit in right out of the box without formating and it worked perfectly. I use this drive for my pictures and large Outlook Folders and the transfers were quick. I use the WD Sync included software and it's pretty straight forward & menus take you through the setup. Great product and great value.
     
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    5 of 5 Good USB drive Sunday, August 24, 2008
    Jim Neely from Dripping Springs TX  
    Very nice USB drive, specially for laptop backup. I'm a nature photographer and backup my RAW images to the USB drive after loading them to the laptop. This drive is truly plug and play. Worked first time and every time,
     
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    5 of 5 convenient and reliable Tuesday, August 05, 2008
    smwalker07 from Lucinda,Pa.  
    I bought this Passport 160 for my wife, after having an earlier 120 for myself. Both work well for storage and backup just by installing the WD driver and downloading like a flashdrive. Both computers recognize the Passport immediately. (HP & E-Machine w/Vista). I've had no luck with the WD or Google software. The new model is a slightly different shape than the older model and doesn't have the rubber flap to cover the usb port, but the rounded edges may make it stand up to more abuse. It does have a longer cord than the earlier version, which was a complaint for some desktop users. The new model is noisier than my totally silent older version, but not noticeable if you don't have both to compare. With a year of use on my 120 and daily use for my daughter's My Book e-sata, I've come to trust WD for reliability and performance.
     
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    5 of 5 Western Digital external storage Tuesday, June 24, 2008
    A Customer from Tyler, Texas  
    Great Product! Very easy...simply plug and play. Very quiet and very fast. I have only saved files like on a flash drive and have not tried saving actual programs but I think you can.
     
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    5 of 5 portable passport memory drive. Monday, May 26, 2008
    pradyumna from LA,CA  
    This is really essential for every computer users. WD is an excellent product. It is very fast.Till now i have not faced a single problem with this.
     
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    5 of 5 Works every time Monday, May 26, 2008
    Bonnie from Houston, TX  
    Plugged in my passport on 3 different machines. Worked the first time on each different machine. Great buy for storage and backup.
     
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    1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
     
    5 of 5 WD Passport is Solid Sunday, May 25, 2008
    A Customer from Endicott, NY  
    I've been using this for over a month and I'm really happy with it.
     
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