This is a very nice looking, compact drive with a large storage capacity. I now look at it as a mega USB drive.
However, my original reason for wanting one was as a single-PC backup storage for critical files and it just doesn't have the stability for that.
The device features a single mini-USB to USB connection (cable included) to provide data transfer and power to the drive. This unfortunately means that the drive can come into scenarios where there isn't enough power coming to it that it can be detected by your PC. This is especially the case if you try to plug it into a USB hub.
Plugging mine directly into the PC fixed the problem for me but required me to put my device in an inconvenient location.
I like the form factor on this guy and I think the synchronization software would be handy for other people, but I should have purchased a Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 1 TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U10000N instead since it provides power and data connections.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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