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
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The editors liked
Good speed
Compact and light
Available in five colors
Quiet operation
It's a compact drive with high storage capacity and exceptional backup software
The editors didn't like
Case is prone to smudges and scratches
The drive has a mediocre twoyear warranty and its software isn't compatible with Mac.
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: 2012-03-26, Author: Matt , review by: techradar.com
Portable, Large capacity, USB 3.0 compatible
Backup software isn't the best out there
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...
The My Passport Essential gives you plenty of hard drive space in a compact and lightweight device, making it much more convenient to keep your important information as close as your pocket. ...
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)
A good performer which is also competitively priced. Page(s) 1 I am interested in more information about this productI am interested in buying this productPrintCommentEmailDiggDel.icio.usRedditTwitter NAS: QNAP TS-219P II PMP: Zebronics Zebmate C...
The Western Digital My Passport 500 GB HDD retails at Rs. 4,299. It might be small and sleek but as far as storage is concerned, it’s just 500GB. The Seagate FreeAgent 1 TB retails at Rs. 5,000 and makes buying the My Passport a bad idea. Also, it does...
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...
