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Western Digital WDXMS1200TN Passport 120 GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive

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Pack up your office files and take them home. Carry thousands of songs or pictures. This hard drive is simple to use, light and easy to carry, and require no power adapter. It is powered directly through the USB cable. Installation is a snap because you don't really install this drive; you just plug it in and it's ready to use. There is no CD to install. The included software loads from the drive the first time you plug it in. Sharing large files between office and home, between Mac and PC Backing up your existing notebook hard drive for extra data safety System Requirements - Windows 2000, XP, Mac OS X 10.1.5 or higher, available USB port Dimensions (LengthxWidthxHeight) - 5.110 x 3.14 x 0.590 Inches / Weight - 0.23 Pounds

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Product Details

Product Length:	5.1 inches
Product Width:	3.2 inches
Product Height:	0.6 inches
Product Weight:	0.3 pounds
Package Length:	7.3 inches
Package Width:	6.7 inches
Package Height:	2.9 inches
Package Weight:	0.7 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 319 reviews

Features

120 GB USB 2.0 2.5-inch external hard drive ideal storage solution for Mac or PC
USB connection; requires no external power source;128-bit encryption for data security
Included Google software for searching and managing files
Includes USB 2.0 cable and quick install guide
Measures a 0.59 x 5.1 x 3.14 inches (HxLxW); weighs less than 4 ounces

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 4.0

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Good backup unit Aug 23, 2008
I bought this last September for $91.34 with shipping, and its been a life saver ever since, the only thing you have to be careful with is that when you go to plug it use the Motherboards USB slots (The ones in the back plate), don't use the front ports on your case because the front ports don't give enough power to the HD and can kill it in the long run. All laptop ports are good though.

MINE WORKED FOR ABOUT A YEAR Jul 25, 2008
My experience is the reason that everyone should have multiple external hard drives. It's not if they fail. It's WHEN they fail. This cute little hard drive worked for about a year. Then Windows Explorer stopped recognizing it. I did all the troubleshooting myself and with Western Digital tech support. They suggested that I buy a $20 power cord. I said I have no faith that all of a sudden the drive wasn't being powered properly. So I am chucking the drive and instead spent $59 for a year of Carbonite. Won't buy another drive (other than a flash drive) that doesn't use AC. Will not buy another Western Digital hard drive. I paid $87 for this 120 GB drive and that is down the drain.

I have 2 other external hard drives and will stick with those until they fail. I bought a Simpletech here in Amazon in 2005, 120 GB, and it's still working. I bought a Cavalry 120 GB drive in 2006 for $71 and still working. Western Digital lasted a year. Simpletech gets my vote.

Great External Drive Jul 03, 2008
This is such a great product! It's so compact, simple, and works like a charm. Great storage for pictures, videos, documents...you name it. All I have to do was plug it in the USB and it worked! Plus, it looks very classic and stylish. Excellent portable drive!

Dies within a year Jun 19, 2008
I bought the 120 GB passport more than a year back. Around 7 months after I started using it, I started noticing data loss. I ran a surface scan and was completely taken by surprise by the number of bad sectors on the drive. I had to send the drive back and get a replacement. My replacement has worked fine so far. However I had also purchased an 80 GB & a 160Gb passport before these issues cropped up. The 80 GB one died with no access to data. The 160 GB one is in the process of dying, I have managed to salvage some data from it however.

The WD drives used in the passport does not seem to have a good life time which is probably why they only have a years worth of warranty.

Not reliable Jun 15, 2008
I'm not sure how others utilize electronic media storage, but if you desire to use it to store data that is retrievable at a later time, then do not buy this Western Digital 120GB product.

I bought one, and it was not recognized by any computer less than three months later. I figured it was probably something I did (unplugging without safe disconnect or something), so I bought another (not thinking about warranty replacement), and believed my ipse dixit that it will be reliable for storing and retrieving data.

Sure enough, less than three months later, the device, again, is not recognized by any computer.

Given the warranty replacement (of which I never took advantage), if you want a precarious data storage device and do not mind losing data (especially if you use it as primary backup), sending the device and all unencrypted data to a third-party with whom you have no privacy contract, and receiving not a refund, but a new precarious data storage device to begin the cycle anew, then Western Digital is for you.

As for me, I remembered that I used to use a pen flash drive back in the day, and it went as long as I could keep it in one piece (~4 or so years). So, I opted for the 32GB Flash Survivor by Corsair. It is not 120GB, but I already pointed out that, to me, 120GB is 0GB if it stops working.

I've had it a few weeks, so don't ask me if it is reliable. Google "Corsair Survivor" and review the specifications; from what it says, it should be good for life.