Frequently Bought Together

Total price $18,640
Hard drive
HDD size
2.5"
HDD capacity
500 GB
HDD speed
5400 RPM
Type
HDD
Ports & interfaces
Maximum data transfer rate
480 Mbit/s
USB connector
USB
USB version
2.0
Features
Product colour
Red
Power
Bus powered
USB
External power adapter
No
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T)
5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
-20 - 65 °C
Weight & dimensions
Width
126.2 mm
Depth
79.5 mm
Height
15 mm
Weight
104.8 g
Packaging data
Bundled software
WD SmartWare backup
Other features
USB 2.0 ports quantity
1
USB required
Yes
USB cable
USB
Internal
No
Mac compatibility
Yes
Quick start guide
Yes
Compatible operating systems
Windows 2000/XP/Vista Mac OS X 10.4.8+

The world’s most popular portable drive is now smaller than ever. And it’s smarter than ever with automatic, continuous backup software and password protection. Choose your favorite fun color to look smart and stylish.

Our smallest portable drive ever - We’re experts in portable storage, so we designed a smaller, high-quality, integrated USB hard drive inside a stylish package. With a variety of fun colors, there’s sure to be one to suit your style.

WD SmartWare - See your life safe in one place.

See your backup as it happens – Seeing is believing. Visual backup displays your content in categories and shows the progress of your backup.

Protect your data automatically – Relax, your data is secure. Automatic, continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you add or change a file.

Bring back lost files effortlessly – Retrieve your valuable data to its original location whether you’ve lost all your data or just overwritten an important file.

Take control – Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more from the WD SmartWare control center.

Drive lock - Gain peace of mind knowing that your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with password protection and 256-bit hardware-based encryption.

Ready to plug-and-play with Windows PCs - if you’re a Mac user, check out our Mac version of this product.

USB 2.0 interface - Powered directly from the USB port on your PC. No separate power supply is needed.

Planet friendly - We designed a small retail box from recycled materials to minimize waste. We encourage you to recycle it.

Western Digital My Passport Essential 500GB, 500 GB, 2.5", 2.0, 5400 RPM, Red

Western Digital My Passport Essential 500GB. HDD capacity: 500 GB, HDD size: 2.5". USB version: 2.0. HDD speed: 5400 RPM. Product colour: Red

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