Testseek.com have collected 36 expert reviews of the Western Digital My Passport Essential USB3 WDBACY and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital My Passport Essential USB3 WDBACY.
August 2011
(77%)
36 Reviews
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Abstract: I recently acquired a new notebook PC with USB 3.0 ports built in, no need for a PCI-Express card or any type of peripheral to take advantage of the speed advantages offered by USB 3.0. My only problem was I really didn’t have a portable USB 3.0 hard ...
Abstract: Not as sleek as the new Edge series, the My Passport (formerly known as My Passport Essential) isn't without considerable appeal. Sure, i's a little chunkier than the Verbatim Mobile ...
Priced at £89.99 in the UK or $129.99 in the US - where a smaller 320GB version is also available for $89.99 - the Western Digital My Passport Essential is definitely a worthy upgrade....
Usually external hard drives are much of a muchness, but if you want USB 3.0 speed and a better warranty, then in this case we'd go with Seagate instead.
Unless random write speeds are high on your priority list, Seagate's three-year warranty is more compelling than Western Digital's two when it comes to external drives....
Affordable; compact; range of colours to choose from
Not designed specifically for Mac; has only USB 3 interface, $99.95
If you want FireWire as well you’ll have to pay a little more for the Freecom or Verbatim drives, but this is a neat and affordable option if you’re happy with USB 2 for now (and the option of USB 3 in the future).Related Tags: guide, hardware, rating,...
Sleek design. Includes backup and password protection software. USB 3.0 is markedly faster than USB 2.0
Not the quickest USB 3.0 drive available
Western Digital's My Passport Essential USB 3.0 1TB is an adequate USB 3.0 drive, but it's not the quickest drive on the market....
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Published: 2011-05-05, Author: Javier , review by: muycomputer.com
La introducción del puerto USB 3.0 en unidades USB externas es un gran aliciente para el mercado y para los usuarios, que podrán mejorar de forma clara el rendimiento de sus transferencias en toda la gama de dispositivos actuales. El WD My Passport Essen...
