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4 out of 5 stars   great external hard drive
By CxNxRx on March 30, 2011
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Pros: Easy to use, Quiet, Compact, Easy To Set Up
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Other Comments: great product for the price
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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4 out of 5 stars   WD
By contactpraveen on February 13, 2011
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Pros: Compact, Easy To Set Up, High Capacity, Attractive Design, Easy to use
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Other Comments: good product
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   great product
By protrap on February 11, 2011
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Pros: Quiet, Easy to use, Compact, Easy To Set Up, Attractive Design, High Capacity
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Other Comments: great product & good price...very useful in backing up pics..
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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4 out of 5 stars   Easy to setup and use
By somewhat tech savvy on February 10, 2011
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Review submitted for Western Digital WD My Passport Essential 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive Black] (WDBAAA5000ABK)
Pros: Easy to use, Compact, Easy To Set Up
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Other Comments: My husband and I have a lot of MP3s and photos that we needed to back up. Our old 150GB external hard drive wasn't big enough for all our files, so we invested in this Western Digital 500GB. The file transfer took a while in the beginning because my computer needed to be reformatted and was running slow. After the reformat, I was able to transfer about 90GB worth of info back onto my computer in half the time it initially took. It was easy to setup the external hard drive and it comes preloaded with backup software, though I didn't use it. Altogether, it hasn't given us any issues and gets the job done.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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4 out of 5 stars   Good at what it does
By Greg on February 10, 2011
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Pros: Easy To Set Up, Easy to use, Compact, High Capacity
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Other Comments: Operates well, backs up automatically and quickly after the first full backup. As others have noted it uses CPU time, but downloading the latest version of the software reduces that a lot. Usually when you first start your computer then it recedes into low usage. It is however doing this in order to keep up with all the files it needs to know have changed so it can back them up.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   Great Buy and Product
By John on February 10, 2011
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Pros: Easy To Set Up, High Capacity, Easy to use, Quiet, Attractive Design, Compact
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Other Comments: Beach Camera has a great price[...]
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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4 out of 5 stars   Good Product, Good Price.
By EZ on February 07, 2011
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Pros: High Capacity, Easy To Set Up, Easy to use, Attractive Design, Quiet, Compact
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Other Comments: I have a new Macbook Pro and use this elegant device to keep it backed up. It's so compact and sleek.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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4 out of 5 stars   Excellent product @ Best Price
By Paul on January 27, 2011
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Pros: Set up only took a minute, Fast System Backup, Compact, Easy to use, Quiet, High Capacity, Easy To Set Up
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Other Comments: Excellent product at best price
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4 out of 5 stars   Nice Portable Storage
By Sport on January 21, 2011
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Review submitted for Western Digital WD My Passport Essential 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive Black] (WDBAAA5000ABK)
Pros: High Capacity, USB Power, Quiet, Attractive Design, Easy to use, Portable
Cons: Confusing Installation, No Power Switch
Other Comments: I use it to store files I use on different computers and for backup from my primary workstation. It contains software that needs to be installed to varying degrees on every computer where it gets used. This isn't mentioned on the quick intstall. It's also difficult to explore to see where the backup files are stored. The detailed pdf instruction manual is also contained on the drive. Drive needs to be ejected prior to disconnecting.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   File Backup Dream
By Bill G on January 19, 2011
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Pros: Fits in my shirt pocket, Attractive Design, Easy To Set Up, Was pleasently surprised, Compact, High Capacity, Quiet, Easy to use
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Other Comments: I have to have a reliable backup of my important irreplaceable files. The small size, including no external power converter box. It and its USB cable easily fits in my shirt pocket for portability. The PC's USB port provides both the data and the power connection.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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4 out of 5 stars   Don't stop and think. Just buy it.
By Brochi Lover on January 18, 2011
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Pros: Easy to use, Attractive Design, Portable, Quiet, Easy To Set Up
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Other Comments: I just started using it and I don't think I'll ever stop. It's awesome!!
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   Easily transported.
By JK on December 11, 2010
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Pros: Quiet, Portable, Easy to use, High Capacity, Easy To Set Up
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Other Comments: Very easy to use.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   Perfect
By djTumor on December 09, 2010
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Pros: Attractive Design, High Capacity, Easy to use, Easy To Set Up, Portable, Quiet
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Other Comments: I have been using Western Digital hard drives for years and I have never had a problem.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   Excelent experience
By Lando on November 29, 2010
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Pros: High Capacity, Portable, Quiet, Attractive Design, Fast
Cons: Difficult To Use, Difficult setup
Other Comments: I use My Passport as a files repository of last resort. If everything else fails, there you've got My Passport!
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   Good storage
By John on October 30, 2010
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Pros: Easy To Set Up, Quiet, High Capacity, Easy to use, Compact
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Other Comments: Backup for computer/photos - works well.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   Quick no hassel
By Hard Disk User on October 30, 2010
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Other Comments: Works well
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4 out of 5 stars   Just what i had hoped for
By Angel on October 15, 2010
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Pros: Attractive Design, Quiet, High Capacity, Easy to use, Compact, Easy To Set Up
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Other Comments: Got it for another employee, but kept it after working with it.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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4 out of 5 stars   Nice unit
By pr on June 07, 2010
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Review submitted for Western Digital WD My Passport Essential 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive Black] (WDBAAA5000ABK)
Pros: Attractive Design, Easy To Set Up, Easy to use, Quiet, Portable, High Capacity
Cons: Can't remove CD partition
Other Comments: Nice unit. However there is no way to remove the CD partition. This partition is small though so it's not a huge problem. Just annoying.
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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5 out of 5 stars   Good drive!!!
By Edgar on April 28, 2010
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Pros: Attractive Design, Easy To Set Up, Compact, Easy to use, High Capacity
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Other Comments: Works well and I am very pleased
I recommend this product Yes, I recommend this product
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