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How are they "less clunky" than something that looks the same?

The only difference I see is that one end is rounded off a little more. The 320Gb passport I have here is also bus powered and also comes in shiny black.

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Why do they make two such similar models?
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Likely just functions as a regular external drive; first thing I'd do is reformat the thing anyway.]]>Jan 30th 2008 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/
If you are running this under Leopard, there is Time Machine, which the 320gb model would make an excellent portable companion.]]>Jan 30th 2008 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/Jan 30th 2008 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/Jan 30th 2008 9:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/Feb 29th 2008 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/
For some reason they charge more for the internal drive than for the external one, despite the drives themselves being identical. In the 320 it's just a 5400rpm 8Mb cache sata drive.

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Once opened pull the foil off the drive and remove the small PCB. That's all there is to it.]]>Jan 30th 2008 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91841

Going to see if I can get WD's warranty to either repair or replace, but I was interested in taking the internal drive out to get my data out. Any suggestions?

I was able to open up and look inside prying iwth just my hands. ]]>Jan 30th 2008 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/Jan 30th 2008 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/Jan 31st 2008 12:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/Jan 31st 2008 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/
I've never plugged mine into a computer that didnt supply enough power for it to run. used it on Apple, dell, toshiba, HP, & gateway notebooks and it always worked well.]]>Jan 30th 2008 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/Jan 30th 2008 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/Jan 30th 2008 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/Jan 30th 2008 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/Jan 30th 2008 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/30/western-digital-intros-my-passport-essential-external-hdd/http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/File-Sharing-Blocked-on-Western-Digital-Storage-Devices-90072
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Did you figure out how to fix it? ]]>Mar 24th 2008 7:01PM