Western Digital My Passport Elite 320GB
Jayesh Limaye, May 22, 2008 1545 hrs IST
This is a sexy-looking portable drive with a performance to match
Gorgeous looks, decent performance, decent software
Pricey, no software CD, no carry pouch
We've reviewed quite a few external drives available in the market, but most of them are plain boring to look at; the Western Digital My Passport Elite 320GB is an exception. This time, it's this sleek and compact portable hard drive that came our way and we put it through our tests drill to find out if beauty is only skin deep.
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Western Digital My Passport WDML3200
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WD doesn't provide a software CD with this drive; the software is provided on the drive itself. Therefore, you need to back it up before you start using the drive; however, if something goes wrong, you can still download it from the WD site, but that may take a long time since the software is big. The provided 11-inch cable may be too short in some cases. The drive comes with just a USB cable and if your computer cannot power it up, then you may need to purchase a separate USB + Power Y cable. Since this is a premium product, it would have been better if WD would have provided a carry pouch with this drive.
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I picked up a WD passport 250gb for 4.3k a month back from lamington. its been a good performer also have gentoo booting from it and haven't had any issue yet
by vinay, mumbai, on May 23, 2008 08:05 PM, Report abuse Reply
fifteen days back I got 250Gb for 5250/- after checking with ten stores, is that pricey?
by FUKKAD, Calcutta, on Jun 10, 2008 12:16 PM, Report abuse
could u be a little specific as to which shop u bought ur WD 250GB passport for 4300.
by saty, Mumbai, on Jun 19, 2008 05:25 PM, Report abuse
Yeah... That's way too expensive.
by Bhaskar Ramaiah, Bangalore, on May 24, 2008 12:38 PM, Report abuse Reply
fifteen days back I got Passport Essential (only black color was available) 250Gb for 5250/- after checking with fourteen stores. Are there other models of WD in small portable 250Gb capacity? Did i pay a high price?
by FUKKAD, Calcutta, on Jun 10, 2008 12:18 PM, Report abuse
I don't think it looks that great. The finish is simply silver. The LEDs are a nuisance if you ask me. The performance seems average. I don't care about a software CD (saving the environment by not providing a useless CD is more important) But I'd wait for something cheaper.
by marantz, Bangalore, on May 23, 2008 11:26 AM, Report abuse Reply