Ever since the USACE (US Army Corps of Engineers) outlawed USB keys, I've had no way of transferring my data from one work computer to another. Several co-workers used the past generation of this hard drive without a problem so I decided to get one. This little thing is fast (with USB 2.0) and extremely quiet. I just have this sitting on top of my desktop tower with the USB cable going to the front. There is a bright white light in front (by the USB connector) that serves as the HD's activity light - it also lets you know when it is safe to disconnect (when you disconnect it in Windows first).
As with all HDs - I formatted this to NTFS and just make sure to disconnect in Windows before I physically pull it out. I got the 320GB one - after formatting shows = 298GB. The black external plastic is extremely easy to scratch (and it shows) so you might want to go with a different color. I went with black because at the time it was $20 cheaper than the other colors. I haul this thing in my laptop bag - it is so thin it slides into any slot without a problem.
I've owned this drive for a few months. Just a warning: You'll never go back to your old way of working with computers. Ever since I found: [...] - I have everything I need on my Passport drive. Even when I'm at home, I plug this thing in and use Pidgin, OpenOffice, and Notepad++ 100% from this drive.
As with any hard drive - always backup your data.
Definitely recommend!!! 5 stars!Get more detail about Western Digital My Passport Essential 500 GB USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive WDME5000TN (Midnight Black).
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