Rating: - Awesome!
I received this as a gift, and initially was disappointed. I wanted one of those huge 500 GB WD external HD, but my sister frets over the load I carry in my backpack, and she decided that I was going for compact, light and practical.
Well, I was undoubtedly the envy of my graphics class. It is compact, AND light, AND oh-so-practical. No extra wires, no worrying about transporting in bomb-proof cases, no using valuable desk-top space and worrying about outlets and power sources.
At the time I received the product, I had a Dell at home, and worked on Macs in the lab at school. I had no problems with saving my work-in-progress and working on it at home on the PC. (Of course, I had corresponding software on both, don't take that to mean that you can use it on different machines if you don't have the software) At the time, I had a USB 1.0 hub, and had no problems with that either.
I have to admit, it works like a dream, I have had no problems what-so-ever with the WD 160 GB Passport External HD. I have been using it since January 2007, during the semester that amounted to approximately 5 day/ week at anywhere from 3 to 10 hours a day. (that is plugging and unplugging from class to lab, and back and forth from school to home) This did not limit me to the amount of work I could take home to work on like the thumb drives did, and for it's physical dimensions, 160 GB seems perfect!
By the end of the semester, over half my class had purchased their own. BTW, I DO have larger external HDs now, on my desktop for more permanant storage of my work. But, for school and on-the-go, this smaller, lighter HD can't be beat!
I most heartily recommend this hard-drive!
Rating: - Exactly What I Wanted
I have to say that this is probably the best purchase I have made in a long time. It was exactly what I wanted - a large storage capacity in a lightweight, small device that was cheap. This is a very solid, extremely portable hard drive (it can fit in the pockets of my jeans like a wallet) that is so much more useful than my 320GB western digital hard drive that must be plugged into an electrical outlet and is relatively massive and weighty. Additionally, it transfers files fast and easily. This is, as far as I'm concerned, the best external hard drive you can buy if you need around 100GB. Even if you think you won't need a portable hard drive, you'll find that it makes life so much easier when you do have a small, durable hard drive that you can move around easily without having to plug it in. The only caveat I have is that many people have problems with this device and I'm pretty sure it's because they are using laptops that aren't new and can't provide enough energy to the hard drive. I have a macbook and I have no problems but I couldn't plug it into my brother's 3-year-old macbook pro because it didn't supply enough energy. So, I'd make sure you know that you have a good enough laptop or desktop before you buy this.
Rating: - Works with PS3 and Mac!
I use this WD USB 160GB Passport for my PS3 backups. Works great for what I use it for. I use my Mac (OS X) to format the USB drive as FAT32. And then use my PS3 to backup the music, photo and game data. Works great.
I also like the fact that it's USB powered and there's no need to hook up AC power. Just plug, backup and play.
Rating: - The product is just OK
I bought a 160 GB Western Digital External Hard Drice. The cost was high. We get 250GB lesser than 100$.
Western Digital 160GB 2.5-inch Passport USB Portable Hard Drive Reviews
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