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WESTERN DIGITAL My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drive - 500GB, White

Product code: 116934

£69.99

  • USB 2.0
  • USB 3.0
  • 5400 rpm
  • No power supply required
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Take your data with you everywhere you go with the Western Digital My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drive. Here in a cool arctic white finish, this hard drive has the space and the functionality to make sure that nothing gets left behind!

The WD My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drive has a 500GB capacity, packed into a compact lightweight frame. One of the highlights of this hard disk drive is its USB 3.0 connectivity, which is also backward compatible with USB 2.0. This not only lets you connect to a whole host of devices, but also keeps you ready to work with devices in the future with USB 3.0 compatibility!

The slim white My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drive from Western Digital also boasts faster transfer rates, with up to 5Gb/sec in the USB 3.0 mode! Along with its instant backup and support feature, it also has password protection and encryption to make sure your data remains yours only!

For complete peace of mind with data transfers and storage, look no further than the My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drive with the legendary Western Digital quality!

General Information
Capacity 500 GB
Interface USB 3.0 (backward compatible with USB 2.0)
Transfer Rate Up to 480 Mb/sec in USB 2.0 mode
Up to 5 Gb/sec in USB 3.0 mode
Size 15 x 110 x 83mm (H x D x W)
Weight 0.14kg
Required Configuration Formatted NTFS for Windows® XP, Windows Vista®, Windows 7,
Requires reformatting for Mac OS® X Leopard®, Snow Leopard®
Content Hard drive
USB cable
WD SmartWare software
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