Western Digital Passport Essential Edition 500GB Silver

These elegant portable drives are simple to use, light and easy to carry, and require no power adapter -- they are powered directly through the USB cable.* Works with Windows® and Mac®. Synchronize files between home and office and encrypt everything on the drive for added security.

• Sleek and colorful - This beautiful portable drive, available in many eye-catching colors, is light and easy to carry and fits smoothly in your hand or pocket.


• USB powered - Powered directly from the USB port on your PC. No separate power supply is needed.*


• Synchronized and secure - Plug My Passport into any PC, edit files and read e-mail. Then sync all of your changes back to your home or office computer. Your data is protected with 128-bit encryption. (Windows only).


• Compatible - Use with Windows® and Macintosh® computers.


• Includes Google™ software - Search your drive and simplify Web searches with included Google software. (Windows only).

• Storing or backing up your data.


• Carrying important files and e-mail between work and home or on the road and keeping them in sync.


• Sharing large files between office and home, between PC and Mac.


• Pick from multiple colors to express your unique style.

• Available USB port


• Windows 2000/XP/Vista®

• Available USB port


• Mac® OS X 10.4.11+

• My Passport Essential portable hard drive


• USB 2.0 cable


• Quick Install Guide

• USB 2.0


• Serial Bus Transfer Rate (USB 2.0) 480 Mb/s (Max)

• Capacity 500 GB


• Interface USB 2.0

• Height: 0.590 Inches


• Length: 4.967 Inches


• Width: 3.130 Inches


• Weight: 0.40 Pounds

• Height: 15 mm


• Length: 126.15 mm


• Width: 79.5 mm


• Weight: 0.18 kg

• Operating 41° F to 104° F


• Non-operating -4° F to 149° F

• Operating 5° C to 40° C


• Non-operating -20° C to 65° C