Western Digital WDE1MS1600BN - Elements Portable 160 GB External Hard Drive, WDE1MS1200BN - Elements Portable 120 GB External Hard Drive, WD Elements WDE1MS2500, WDE1MSBK4000BN - Elements Portable 400 GB External Hard Drive, WD Elements WDE1MS1600 Specifications

WD Elements

Portable Hard Drives

Plug and Play

Fast, Reliable Storage

Compact Design

Portable Hard Drives

™

Plain and simple
storage to go!

Plain, simple, reliable add-on portable storage for your PC or
Macintosh® notebook. The WD Elements portable hard drive is
ready for immediate use. Simply plug it into a USB port and start
saving or backing up your photos, music, video, and files. The
compact design is perfect when you’re on the go.

Ideal for carrying large files
between work and home or on
the road.

Easy to use – Just plug it in and it’s ready to receive your data.

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USB powered – These drives require no power adapter – they

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are powered directly through the USB cable.*

Reliable – All WD drives, even our most basic products,

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are designed to protect your data and are put through a
comprehensive battery of tests before they are sold.

Compact design – Weighing only a few ounces, these tiny

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drives fit easily into your pocket or purse.

*An optional cable is available for the few computers that limit power to the USB port.

WD Elements Portable Hard Drives

Portable Hard Drives

Interface

USB 2.0

Dimensions

Height: 0.70 in (17.8 mm)
Length: 4.89 in (124.4 mm)
Width: 3.09 in (78.6 mm)
Weight: 0.34 lb (0.155 kg)

What it Holds

Photos

up to

160GB 45,000
250GB 71,000
320GB 91,000
400GB 114,000

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.

or

or

or

or

Hours

up to

70
110
140
170

Songs

up to

or

or

or

or

40,000
62,000
80,000

100,000

System Compatibility

Windows

®

2000/XP/Vista

Mac® OS 10.3+

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

Capacities and Model Numbers

160 GB WDE1MS1600
250 GB WDE1MS2500
320 GB WDE1MS3200
400 GB WDE1MS4000

Limited Warranty

Americas 1 year
EMEA 2 years
APAC 3 years

Kit Contents

USB 2.0 portable hard drive
USB 2.0 certified cable
AC adapter
Quick Install Guide

Product Specifications

Data transfer rate:1 480 Mb/sec

Operating temperature: 5°C to 40°C
Non-op. temperature: –40°C to 65°C

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

Hi-Speed USB performance.

Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and Put Your Life On It are registered trademarks in the U.S. and other countries; and WD Elements is a trademark 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, and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion 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.

The term of the limited warranty depends on the country in which the product was purchased. Visit our web site at support.wdc.com/warranty/policy.asp for the
detailed terms and conditions of our limited warranty and for a list of the specific countries in these regions.

© 2008 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4178-705025-A00 Oct 2008

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