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Secure and reliable, the WD My Passport for Mac 1TB External Hard Drive safeguards your creative life. Protect your important files with Apple Time Machine backups.
The high-quality 1TB portable external hard drive has a stylish design with a range of exciting colors. All the color choices let you add a little personality and fun to your work. You can set an optional password that only you know to activate the 256-bit hardware encryption. It can add an extra layer of security to keep valuable files safe. The USB 3.0 external hard drive is formatted for Mac OS X, and reformatting is required for Windows. It also comes with a 3-year limited warranty allowing you to buy with confidence. Now it is easier than ever to back up your creative life and take it with you wherever you go.
I bought this hard drive for my mac 2 months ago and now it failed! Without me noticing, (and while the passport was connected) my computer started doing an automatic back up. I made a mistake and disconnected the passport without ejecting it. That was all that was needed for the passport to fail.
Ever since then my computer would not be able to reboot the hard drive and also was unable to repair it. I called the WD for a refund, and their system was hard too use and inefficient. Their system would not allow me to have different mailing and shipping addresses, and just to get a refund you had to pre-pay 82 dollars if you wanted to get a replacement within 5 days. Very dissatisfied. It makes it more complicated when you have sensitive information on the drive, and returning it because you can't operate it, but maybe someone else (like WD company) IS able to, and now all your info is exposed.
Western Digital knows full well its lineup of hard drives for Mac need to offer the storage capacity Mac enthusiasts are looking for, without sacrificing the hardware's style, size or workmanship. That's why the hard drive manufacturer is upping its popular family of hard drives for Mac - the My Passport Studio and My Passport - to 1 TB, while keeping their look minimalistic and iPhone 4-like.
My Passport Studio The My Passport Studio hard drive (the black WD device) is geared for creative professionals who use their Macs to handle large media files like magazine-quality photos and 1080p HD videos. That's why the Studio drive is equipped with two FireWire 800 ports and one micro-USB 2.0 connector so it can transfer large files quickly, and connect with as many devices as possible. It can even 'daisy chain' with other hard drives or other gadgets like a HD camcorder if necessary. Housed in a metal, scratch resistant enclosure, the 500 GB Studio starts at $130, the 750 GB for $160, and $180 for the 1 TB version. My Passport for Mac The My Passport line (the silver WD device), on the other hand, is for consumers and frequent flyers who just need something portable (with more capacity than a flash drive or SD card) that they can slip into their bag wherever they take their Macs.
According to its press release, My Passport is 'ultra-compact and lightweight,' and only connects to the computer via its USB 2.0 port, which makes for a great travel companion as you wouldn't need to pack multiple cords just to your access files. At just $100 for 500 GB, $120 for 750 GB and $130 for 1 TB, My Passport drives' prices are easier to stomach than the My Passport Studio's. Both sets of WD hard drives also offer security features like built-in support for Time Machine to backup your important files, and will ship with encryption and password protection software. You can find My Passport Studio and My Passport hard drives on now or wait till they arrive in select retailers soon. Source: WD press release Related Topics. By registering you become a member of the CBS Interactive family of sites and you have read and agree to the,. You agree to receive updates, alerts and promotions from CBS and that CBS may share information about you with our marketing partners so that they may contact you by email or otherwise about their products or services.
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