http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/ Engadget Comments for Western Digital intros 250GB Passport hard drive http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/Aug 14th 2008 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/Jun 6th 2007 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/Jun 6th 2007 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/Jun 6th 2007 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/Jun 6th 2007 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/ While the exact type of hard drive crammed in there isn't clear,

There are only two 250GB drives available that can fit in this enclosure, both recently introduced. WD probably doesn't use the Fujitsu drive, so it must be the 2.5" 250GB 5400rpm SATA WD Scorpio WD2500BEVS drive. I have a couple of the 160 GB Passport drives, and they are very nice.
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Highly reccomended!]]>Jun 6th 2007 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/Jun 6th 2007 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/Jun 6th 2007 7:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/
My friend's WDPP 120G works on 3 of my 5 computers but not the other 2; I got another 120G from Circuitcity (memorial day sale) and none of my computers work with it. Had to return it and grab a Seagate FreeAgent Go instead. So far I'm happy with the Seagate drive. It comes with a Y-USB cable that allows you to get power from 2 USB ports, which most computers even laptops can provide easily. With this Y cable, I have no problem using it with all my desktops and laptops. For WDPP, you'll have to buy such cable seperately, which is about $10 + tax + s/h.]]>Jun 6th 2007 8:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/
I'd be ineterested to know what make/model of USB-translation chip the WD external cases use, but if they don't provide a Y-cable (or extra cable, as some do) for additional power, I don't reckon I even want to know.

There are a significant number of computers (and some higher-capacity HDs), as samson said, that won't power the external drive properly without an additional USB plug plugged in. The WD Scorpio 80GB is at the limit of what the USB bus can theoretically provide, for instance).

Add some deviation from the mainboard and you fairly often get a drive not working on some computers - until you plug in that second usb plug.

]]>Jun 6th 2007 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/Jun 6th 2007 9:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/And has anyone found it possible to syncronize large outlook express attachments. I need to be able to transfer autocad and jpg files otherwise my 120gb wd passport does not serve its advertized purpose.]]>Sep 10th 2007 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/Oct 2nd 2007 10:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/06/western-digital-intros-250gb-passport-hard-drive/
how do i format the drive for a mac? i just got one and have never done that b4.

thanks]]>May 2nd 2008 2:40PM