Customer Reviews:
 Great External Drive July 3, 2008
This is such a great product! It's so compact, simple, and works like a charm. Great storage for pictures, videos, documents...you name it. All I have to do was plug it in the USB and it worked! Plus, it looks very classic and stylish. Excellent portable drive!
 Dies within a year June 19, 2008
I bought the 120 GB passport more than a year back. Around 7 months after I started using it, I started noticing data loss. I ran a surface scan and was completely taken by surprise by the number of bad sectors on the drive. I had to send the drive back and get a replacement. My replacement has worked fine so far. However I had also purchased an 80 GB & a 160Gb passport before these issues cropped up. The 80 GB one died with no access to data. The 160 GB one is in the process of dying, I have managed to salvage some data from it however.
The WD drives used in the passport does not seem to have a good life time which is probably why they only have a years worth of warranty.
 Not reliable June 15, 2008
I'm not sure how others utilize electronic media storage, but if you desire to use it to store data that is retrievable at a later time, then do not buy this Western Digital 120GB product.
I bought one, and it was not recognized by any computer less than three months later. I figured it was probably something I did (unplugging without safe disconnect or something), so I bought another (not thinking about warranty replacement), and believed my ipse dixit that it will be reliable for storing and retrieving data.
Sure enough, less than three months later, the device, again, is not recognized by any computer.
Given the warranty replacement (of which I never took advantage), if you want a precarious data storage device and do not mind losing data (especially if you use it as primary backup), sending the device and all unencrypted data to a third-party with whom you have no privacy contract, and receiving not a refund, but a new precarious data storage device to begin the cycle anew, then Western Digital is for you.
As for me, I remembered that I used to use a pen flash drive back in the day, and it went as long as I could keep it in one piece (~4 or so years). So, I opted for the 32GB Flash Survivor by Corsair. It is not 120GB, but I already pointed out that, to me, 120GB is 0GB if it stops working.
I've had it a few weeks, so don't ask me if it is reliable. Google "Corsair Survivor" and review the specifications; from what it says, it should be good for life.
Western Digital WDXMS1200TN Passport 120 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive June 7, 2008
This is a must have for anyone dealing with more than one computer.
I've owned it for 6 months and so far, it has functioned perfectly.
Broke after 2 weeks May 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought the 80 gig version and it failed after 2 weeks. I performed the test to find the problem and the drive was unable to complete the test, probably because it sounded like the hard drive was spinning very sloppy and possibly contacting something else. I e-mailed WD the results of my test (failed to complete test) and they obviously didn't read the E-mail because they answered me telling me to take the same test I had attempted several times. They do not repair disks, only replace them and the hassle to replace it was a real pain, I refuse to put ANY important information on this drive because it is terrible quality.
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