Western digital MY PASSPORT ESSENTIAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

My Passport™ Essential™

Portable Hard Drives

USB Powered

Sync & Encryption Software

Ultra-portable Design

Portable Hard Drives

Storage to go in your
choice of colors.

Carry your music, video, and photos in style with WD’s
My Passport Essential portable hard drive. Big capacity in a small
elegant design. Pick the one that satisfies your appetite for style.

Ideal for sharing large files
between office and home,
between PC and Mac.

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USB powered — Powered directly from the USB port on your

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computer. No separate power supply is needed.*

Synchronized and secure — Plug the My Passport portable

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hard drive into any computer to edit files, read e-mail, and view
photos. Then sync all of your changes back to your home or
office computer. Your data is protected with 128-bit encryption.
(Windows® only)

Big capacity that fits in your pocket — This compact drive

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fits easily in your pocket or purse, weighs only a few ounces
and, with capacities up to 500 GB, you can take tons of photos,
videos, files and music with you wherever you go.

*An optional cable is available for the few systems that limit power from the USB port.

My Passport Essential Portable Hard Drives

Here are some examples of how much you can store.

250 GB 320 GB 400 GB 500 GB

up to

Photos

Songs

Hours

Examples of the number of photos, songs, videos, and any other files that can be stored on a hard drive are provided for
illustrative purposes only. Your results will vary based on file size and format, settings, features, software, and other factors.

71,000

or or or

62,000 80,000 100,000 125,000

or or or

100 100 100 200

up to

91,000

up to

114,000

up to

142,000

Interface

USB 2.0

Dimensions

Height: 0.59 in (15.0 mm)
Length: 4.967 in (126.15 mm)
Width: 3.130 in (79.5 mm)
Weight: 0.40 lb (0.18 kg)

System Compatibility

Windows Vista/XP/2000
Mac® OS X 10.4.8, 10.5.3 or later

Compatibility may vary depending on user’s hardware
configuration and operating system.

Capacities and Model Numbers

250 GB, 320 GB, 400 GB, 500 GB

Midnight Black WDMExxxx
Cool Silver WDMESxxxx
Real Red WDMERxxxx
Intense Blue WDMEBxxxx
Vibrant Pink WDMEPNxxxx
Arctic White WDMEWxxxx
Cherry Red WDMERCxxxx
Deep Viola WDMEPxxxx
Raindrop Blue WDMEBRxxxx

Limited Warranty

3 years

Kit Contents

Portable hard drive
USB 2.0 cable
Quick Install Guide

Product Specifications

Data transfer rate1: Up to 480 Mb/sec
Operating temperature: 5°C to 40°C
41°F to 104°F
Non-op. temperature: –20°C to 65°C
–4°F to 149°F

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A USB 2.0 host and USB 2.0 certified cable are required to obtain

Hi-Speed USB performance.

Portable Hard Drives

Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and Put Your Life On It are registered trademarks in the U.S. and other countries; My Passport and Essential are trademarks
of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. Pictures shown may vary from actual product. Not all
products may be available in all regions of the world. All product and packaging specifications subject to change without notice.

As used for storage capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on
operating environment. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second, and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one
billion bits per second.

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