Western Digital 500GB My Passport for Mac USB2.0 External Hard Drive

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500GB My Passport for Mac USB2.0 External Hard Drive My Passport for Mac portable USB hard drive from Western Digital is easy, light, and compact. Bus powered -- requires no external power adapter. With a sleek black and silver design that fits smoothly in your hand and pocket, the elegant little My Passport for Mac portable USB hard drive from Western Digital has mega-capacity for all your digital content. Formatted for Macintosh, this stylish portable hard drive is perfect for Mac users on the go. Use it to pack up your office files and take them home, carry thousands of songs or pictures and back up your Mac laptop using Apple Time Machine. Because the drive is powered directly through the USB cable, there is no power adapter to carry.

Specification	Description
Model	WDMEA5000AN
UPC	718037742700
Data Transfer Rate	480Mbps Maximum External
Interface	USB 2.0 USB
Storage Capacity	500GB

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★★★★★

5.0

Slim AND powerful.

"Easy to use on my new MAC. Now I know my files are protected and no need to back up manually. EASY. Total peace of mind...." Read Full Review »

Nov 17, 2009 by George

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"After a few years, this drive does not start. So, I give it to my friend to fix it and retrieve very important data. I have previuos experience with WD pocket drive 120GB, it still working but right from beginning it was not recognized by many computers. If cable is longer then a few inches - no recognition...." Read Full Review »

Jun 23, 2009 by Lacros

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Great for me

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4.0

"I just use it to store my pictures, songs, documents, and movies. And it's great. Just simple and slick design. I like it. "

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Nov 10 2009

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Slim AND powerful.

★★★★★

5.0

"Easy to use on my new MAC.

Now I know my files are protected and no need to back up manually. EASY. Total peace of mind. "

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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Nov 17 2009

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great drive, heaps of space..

★★★★★

5.0

"I use this for backup of my Mac and it is ideal for music storage as well.SUPER QUIET. "

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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Nov 16 2009

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A good and fast backup solution

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5.0

"I ordered 2 of those hard drive as a back up solution. They are both time machine images, one at home, the other one at some other place. They both works very fine, and with the mac os file system (HFS+) set up by default, it's just a pleasure mount them on mac. "

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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"I really love it!! Not only does it feel like I have an endless amount of space, but it was also so easy to set up! Just hook up to your computer and follow the directions. Everything that I was looking for in a Portable Hard Drive!! "

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