| Western Digital Elements 500GB Portable USB 2.0 Hard Drive - Black | 
| Brand: Western Digital
Category: Personal Computer
Buy New: £128.19
as of 5/9/2010 16:16 CDT details
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New (1) Used (5) from £63.97
Rating:  61 reviews
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Hard Drive Size: 500
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5 x 3.1 x 0.6
MPN: 0718037750460
Model: WDBAAR5000ABK-EESN
UPC: 718037750453
EAN: 5052461521360
Release Date: June 9, 2009
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | WD quality inside and out - Designed with the sa | | • | Plug-and-play simplicity - Just plug it into a U | | • | USB powered - These drives require no power adap | | • | Compact design - Weighing in at only a few ounce | | • | Preformatted for PCs - Designed for use with Win |
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| Customer Reviews:
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Good quality, good value, practically silent December 12, 2009
Ian Roberts
47 out of 48 found this review helpful
I chose this product as I've had good experiences with similar WD drives used at my work, and unlike many other similar drives it stops spinning automatically after a few minutes of idle time. There is a slight delay the first time you try and use it after this as it spins back up, but for my purposes the auto-spin-down is a great feature - I have the drive permanently connected to a Marvell SheevaPlug which I use for automatic network backups.
Another plus point is that the drive is practically silent when in use - the first time I used it I had to pick it up and feel the vibration to convince myself that it was actually spinning! If you're looking for a drive to use in a quiet room this is definitely one to consider.
Works great with my Mac December 21, 2009
D. Henry (UK)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
Very quiet, simple, sturdy. I much prefer it's matt finish to the finger print magnet My Passport 'Essential' line. It also has a decently mounted micro USB port (recessed), a proper drive light (pleasing white LED from deep within) and an efficient auto spin down.
No problems when using it in Mac OS X(Leopard), I run a partition for my Time Machine backup of my MacBook Pro off with space leftover for another partition for general stuff. All easily setup in minutes from Disk Utility.
I'm well pleased with it.
Good Quality and Value December 6, 2009
JC
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I decided to choose the "Elements" over "My Essential passport" due to the £20 price difference. The size was almost the same and as I am keeping it inside a CaseLogic carry case, I can't see it most of the time anyway. Unfortunately, I have to remove it slightly so that I don't put strain on the mini-USB connector, but that's no hardship. It is of good quality and seems sturdy. I like the operating light to give an indication of activity, which I read is not on the newer version. Well happy.
High quality hard drive. March 24, 2010
D. Rogers (England)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Am extremely impressed with this.
Good points:
a) It transfers data very quickly (up to 14MB/second).
b) It's pretty much silent.
c) It's sturdy - I dropped it accidentally onto a wooden floor from chest height and no problems at all.
d) It doesn't need an external power supply, just plug it in to the computer and good to go.
e) It's light, fits in my pocket and looks good.
Bad points:
Can't think of any!
Nb/ I'm on Vista, so I can't comment on Windows 7 compatibility.
Works with USB port on my old Dell laptop when WD passport doesn't March 7, 2010
S. Ford (U.K.)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have an older 160Gb WD passport drive which won't work on my Dell laptop without a double-headed cable. This newer 500Gb Elements model works without any problems: no need for double-headed USB cable and works on every PC I have tried. This drive may not have the latest styling but it has been faultless for the three months that I have had it and it has had plenty of travel and use in that time. No pre-installed software to fight with, just a plain vanilla drive. I would recommend this to anyone. If you want a portable drive, buy this one.
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