Western Digital Passport Drives

SiHH · 22 Sep 2006 at 10:42

Anyone used these - are they any good ?

I like the fact they dont use an external power source.

Elric · 22 Sep 2006 at 13:28

I have one, It's great.

The fact that is uses the USB cable for power was the very reason I bought it. It's a decent speed too, I was expecting it to be slow but it is about as fast as my previous WD Media Centre USB drive.

SiHH · 22 Sep 2006 at 13:38

Elric said:
I have one, It's great.

The fact that is uses the USB cable for power was the very reason I bought it. It's a decent speed too, I was expecting it to be slow but it is about as fast as my previous WD Media Centre USB drive.

I believe it has a laptop drive inside it - are these as reliable as the normal 3.5" ones ?

Elric · 22 Sep 2006 at 14:21

Seems to be so far, I've had my 80gb one now for 6+ months, it's used every day and has not given me any cause for concern.

Mujja · 22 Sep 2006 at 19:09

A guy at work has one, 120GB. His disk developed bad sectors recently and he asked me to help recover his parition/data.

The case is rubbery and the disk looks well protected. But it's pricey. You can save money by buying the disk and enclosure seperately. You can upgrade disk capacity at a later date and change the enclosure if you fancy a change or it gets worn/damaged.

Also, as mentioned in another post, seperately purchashed disks will typically come with a 3yr warranty. What's the warranty on the WD disk?