WD My Passport Essential 1TB USB 3.0 Portable Drive Review

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Everything USB is pleased to announce our latest review on Western Digital My Passport Essential SE USB 3.0 Portable Drive.

 

When it comes to external storage solutions, you really can never have enough space, enough speed, be too good looking or be too small. One company who is no stranger to getting this delicate balancing act right is Western Digital. Their USB 2.0 My Passport Essential series has always been a perennial favorite of customers, but it was in desperate need of a refresh. Today I am going to take a look at the Western Digital 1TB My Passport Essential SE USB 3.0 to see if this refresh of a classic brings it up to snuff and makes it a real competitor for the likes of Seagate and their GoFlex line of portable hard drives.

 

http://www.everythingusb.com/western-digital-my-passport-essential-se-portable-drive-21149.html

 

The Good:

+ Good Looks

+ Very small size for its class

+ Large Capacity

+ Decent Price

+ Solid software

+ 256-bit AES hardware encryption

 

The Bad:

- 5200-rpm drive

- No power switch

- While 1TB is big, competitors have similar drives with 50% more capacity

- Only 2 year warranty

- Not compatible with Elite dock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regards.

 

Ian Chiu

Managing Editor, Everything USB

http://www.everythingusb.com/