Western Digital 160GB 2.5-inch Passport USB Portable Hard Drive
by Western Digital
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Customer Review: Small and cute but not worth it so far
Summary: 2 Stars
Uggh, I really want to like this drive, especially considering that half the reason I bought this was for the name. The other reason I bought it was because I wanted something that fit well into my purse, and it's an added plus that the cable also fits my Blackberry Pearl.
However, I too have power issues. It doesn't like my USB port, it has to plug directly into the iMac. I figure I can live with that over having to carry a bulky power cord around, but neither my PC or my Mac want to read files directly from it, I have to pull them back down onto the internal hard drive before it can read them. That's probably a power issue too but why am I going to waste time convincing customer service that I need another cable?! Looks like it's back to Best Buy for this little sucker. Maybe I will get that Blueberry drive.
Customer Review: It was great .... but then it died :(
Summary: 4 Stars
** Update **
If your hard drive crashes or seems like it died ... unfortunately, you're going to have to format it and start over! I wish I could go back and edit the rating on this thing. Hopefully you keep your receipt and original box.
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The best feature about this external hard drive is that it's so skinny and light weight. I have an external hard drive much like this one by SimpleDrive, but it's about twice as thick and noticeably heavier. The Passport drive is much better for me since I usually stick my hard drive in my purse before going to work and it takes up very little space (less space than my wallet!) This little thing doesn't make any noise, it has a pretty short USB cable but that's not a huge deal. The only thing that's missing is firewire, but it's still a great buy.
Customer Review: Works Great With My Dell Desktop
Summary: 5 Stars
I got quite a shock when I read the bad reviews for this product. I've had one for about a month, and it works great, just like my older passports. I used it with FAT32 format to transfer 160 GB of data from one disk and then back to a newer one with no failures at all. Then I reformatted it using the standard Windows XP format command to use as backup for my Dell E510. I'm running Ghost backups to it twice daily with no problems. The only thing I can figure is my computer, and the other Dell computer that I used it on, have adequate power supplies to handle the drive. I logged onto Amazon because I was considering buying another one, but now that I see the bad reviews I guess I'll wait awhile and see how it performs! But as of now it has worked perfectly as a great backup and transfer medium!!Customer Review: Worthless Drive! Worthless Company!
Summary: 1 Stars
I just bought one of these drives from another bulk retailer (super cheap). I thought "brilliant!" Now I have a huge amount of storage, in a small size, and for a 125 bucks! This drive is terrible and so is the WD customer support. I plugged the drive in, and ....nothing. Nothing mounted, nothing turned on . I call up customer service and they are completly clueless. I have a 2004 Powerbook G4 running OS 10.4.8 , not some ancient computer. She had no idea as to why the drive would not mount, not even offering the idea that the usb port might not supply the drive with enough power. She was rather rude about the whole matter to boot! Now I have to return it. I will never buy another Western Digital product. I suggest you don't either. So any recommendations for a good portable hard drive?Customer Review: Excellent Ultra Portable HDD
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the smallest 160GB HDD that I have own. It works great on my home built Intel Core 2 Dua 6700 processor / ASUS motherboard. It smokes my bigger 200GB HDD. I wish that it also had a firewire 800/400 port along with the USB 2.0 port. I use it connected in the back of the computer and I also use it connected to a USB 2.0/1.1 hub that is connected to one of the several USB 2.0/1.1 ports in back of the computer. It works great either way. I use it between the office and home with no problems. Oh, and I am using Windows XP Pro on the home built computer. I will buy Windows Vista after it comes out January 30th 2007. I like this WD Passport 160GB HDD so much, that I am going to get another one. I see that they have dropped the price on them. Best purchase that I ever made.