Western Digital Passport Portable External USB Hard Drive

The most recent version of the Western Digital Passport Portable External Hard Drive lives up to its name: It is around the same size as a passport.I were surprised at its light weight, too, given its solid design, however I expect as much from a portable drive. Setting up the Passport was simplicity itself.The drive comes with a single standard mini-USB cable for both data and power, as the drive is bus-powered; a approved touch for a portable drive.All I had to do is plug in the drive to my PC, and I were up and running. Western Digital preloads some software on the drive, including Google's desktop software, Western Digital Sync synchronisation-and-encryption software, and an electronic version of the included quick-start guide.sadly, the sync-and-encrypt software works with only Windows 2000 and XP operating systems, so Mac users will have to find and install their own software.I tested the 120GB unit, which has a cache of 2MB; it measures 14.7cm by 9.1cm by 2.2cm and weighs around 270g. The drive includes Western Digital 's own synchronisation-and-encryption software, and has a one- yesr warranty, with free telephone support for 30 days from the first call, and chargeable per incident after that.There is a knowledge base and software downloads on Western Digital 's Web site, and an email support form. In my tests, the Passport's speed didn't disappoint us.It took around 20 minutes to write a 10GB test folder to its disks, which is comparable to other portable hard drives.The reading test produced even better results: the drive needed only 8.7 minutes to copy the 10GB folder back to my test machine. It is compact enough to fit anywhere in your baggage, yet spacey enough to hold all of your documents plus maybe even all of your music collection.