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(More customer reviews)You'll hate it... If you're looking for a general purpose portable USB drive. There are smaller, less expensive, and more solidly built drives around. For example Seagate FreeAgent Go 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive ST905003FAA2E1-RK (Black) or SimpleTech by Hitachi Signature Mini 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive FS-U25/500E (Espresso). Also, you *need* to use the cables provided with the drive. That's either the long one that's attached to the cradle (the cradle that will tip over in a stiff breeze and doesn't connect to the drive all that well) or the short (18") cable. You need to use those cables for a couple reasons, first because the disk-side connector is non-standard and because the manual cautions you, several times, to use only those cables. I suspect the requirement to use their cables may have helped motivate their choice of connectors.
You'll love it... If you are not a netbook user and looking for a portable drive that will easily install and connect to your desktop/laptop and include robust and reliable encryption, backup, and restore (let's not forget that part) software. The built-in software isn't as feature rich (read usually confusing) as some dedicated backup programs. However, it does get the job done and is very clear about what is happening. Further, using the supplied high quality cable means you don't have to use an external power supply or tie up two USB ports as you do with some portable drives. Finally, the cradle can be very handy for road warriors who like to capture data from their disk-side machines and use it with their laptops as they travel. This is also when the robust encryption component can be very important.
So, if you need the extra features then the extra cost us justified. If you just want an additional disk to store some DVDs then there are better choices. I didn't feel like writing two reviews so I averaged everything and hope this description will be useful to anyone trying to figure out if this drive is right for them.
BTW, I feel that honest, effective reviews take the place of first-hand experiences that are lacking in online shopping. I've always appreciated the help I've gotten from other reviewers and continue to return the favor as best as I can. If you thought this review was helpful please let me know by clicking on "Yes" button where it asks. If there was anything you thought was lacking or unclear leave a comment and I'll do what I can to fix it.
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Take your digital life with you on WD's ultra-portable My Passport Elite drive. It's our smallest drive but it's packed with smart features.Our smallest portable drive ever - WD are experts in portable storage, so they designed a smaller, high-quality integrated USB hard drive inside a premium finished package. Smaller is always better for a portable drive. WD SmartWare - A control center for your drive that gives you the power to:Protect your data automatically - Relax, your data is secure. Automatic, continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you add or change a file.See your backup as it happens - Seeing is believing. Visual backup organizes and displays your content into categories and show the progress of your backup.Bring back lost files effortlessly - Retrieve your valuable data to its original location whether you've lost all your data or just overwritten an important file.Take control - Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more from the WD SmartWare control center.Drive lock -- Gain peace of mind knowing that your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with password protection and military-grade 256-bit hardware-based encryption.Illuminated capacity gauge - Connect the drive to your computer and see at a glance how much space is available on your drive.Grab-and-go USB dock - Convenient one-hand connection to your computer.Ready to plug-and-play with Windows PCs - if you're a Mac user, check out our Mac version of this product. [link to] USB 2.0 interface - Powered directly from the USB port on your PC. No separate power supply is needed*. An optional cable is available for the few computers that limit power from the USB port.Planet friendly - We designed a small box from recycled materials to minimize waste. We encourage you to recycle it.
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