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Western Digital My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drive Review

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The Western Digital My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drive is one of the most attractive and powerful techie gadgets that one could dream of. Its 500 GB storage capacity allows users to download and save as much online content, video, and music as you want.

Its user-friendly interface allows you to manipulate all of its features conveniently—no need to worry about complicated manuals and tutorials. The Western Digital My Passport Essential Portable Hard Disk is easy to carry and does not require a power adapter to work.

The power it needs is directly supplied by the USB cable that is connected to the main computer or laptop. There is no need to install anything to make it work the first time—the package does not come with any CD or USB to install before you can use the device.

The Western Digital My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drive also allows users to remain in sync with their office data and personal files without the need to worry about compromising security risks during the file transfer.


The device features a WD synchronizing software that enables users to back up their critical data and carry them wherever they go. You can conveniently connect your Western Digital My Passport to any computer or laptop and freely create or modify files, browse e-mail and view pictures like when you are using your own computer.

After you are done, you can always save your changes and then sync them back to your office or home PCs. The device is equipped with a 128-bit encryption software that safeguards your files 24/7.

This feature is definitely a must for those whose business demands them to keep their files and data as mobile as their jobs require. The easy backup system also enables users to effortlessly create a backup data so that they can easily retrieve these when the computer needs to be restored to a specific time or date.

If you want to keep your office and personal files in single harmony with the use of one power device to manage it, the Western Digital My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drive is definitely the right choice.

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Susan Ng  says:
3 months ago

We recently bought a 320GB one to store important files in for safekeeping. But how safe is it really? How durable is the WD My Passport Essential? :O (By the way, when I say "safe", I mean that we won't lose the files through data corruption or hard drive failure.)

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dohn121  says:
2 months ago

I am seriously considering buying one, but most likely a 1 Terabyte Hard Drive. Thanks for the great info. You certainly made some good points.

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