Customer Reviews:
 Amazing Product June 5, 2008
I have owned this product for over 6 months now and never had any issues. Its really small and compact and fits right in my pocket. I carry it with me all the time during my business trips. Copying files is also pretty quick.
Highly recommend this product
Life saver...and files too...LOL May 29, 2008
Very impress, pocket size, great volume storage, work very smoothly...I travel often, so, very please...Use it with all my computers, MAC, PC and laptop.
 Great purchase, silent and very portable May 28, 2008
This external drive was affordable and has proven reliable. It has fallen a couple times to the floor without losing my data, which is more than I could ask for. It is also estetically pleasing, though the plastic has proven to be very scratch-prone.
It would have deserved 5 stars, except that is is not made of recyclable materials and the manufacturer has provided no option for sending the unit in for recycling.
 Works for basic stuff. May 17, 2008
This is my second WD portable drive. The first one failed on me. I lost about 6 gigs of photos on it. Lucky for me I have several back ups of them. Honestly I don't place much faith in hard drives anymore. WD has been the only brand I've used, and I intend to switch. I've noticed that when you shuffle through all the reviews, all the brands suck or fail or are horrible. So heres my review,
WD 250GB Drive
Works Well, quiet, operates warm but not hot, gentle vibration, almost unnoticeable.
Slow in my opinion Uses 2.0 High Speed USB, I would find one with firewire if you have it available.
Why? If you use Time Machine, you will want it, or may I say beg for it. I backed up 30GBs of data in a couple of hours. Not that I had any problem, I just wanted it to go faster.
It powers down when inactive ++
I would recommend this drive to anyone who is transferring data from on place to another. Though I lost my faith in the storage aspect of it. But that was before they remodel it, "I have both the new and old WD models"
If your into actually storing data, get a real drive one that's powered. Quality built, and for heavens sakes back up the back up. You are NOT BACKING UP if you delete all the crap from your computer. A back up is to have two copies of the same data. Which is why I don't get why people complain when their backup drives die. You should still have a copy on the main drive.
Why three stars, because I've had one WD drive fail on me. And I bought another HD of the same design from them.
Excellent for Black Macbook Owners! May 9, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
My g/f bought me the 250GB WD Passport drive as a Christmas gift. I had always wanted a portable 2.5" drive but hesitated because I wasn't sure which model/brand to get.
We use Macs and PCs in our home, but I primarily use a black Macbook as my daily driver. This little guy works great and I store all my data, music, and pictures (most-importantly). You wouldn't think it but 250GB gives you a lot of breathing room when you're backing up lots of data.
If you're a Macbook owner, or more specifically a black Macbook owner, this little drive complements the look of your machine quite nicely.
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