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Western Digital Passport USB Portable Hard Drive (160GB, black) comparison

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Product name	Western Digital Passport USB Portable Hard Drive (160GB, black)	Seagate FreeAgent Go (blue, 320GB)	Western Digital My Passport Studio (320GB, Mac)	Western Digital My Passport Essential (320GB, black)	WD Elements Desktop WDE1U5000 - hard drive - 500 GB - Hi-Speed USB
Price	$72.99	$79.95 to $144.55	Check Prices	$79.99 to $134.00	$89.50
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.1 (4.0 stars)	stars Overall score: ( stars)	stars Overall score: ( stars)
Average user rating	2.5 stars	2.0 stars	2.0 stars	4.0 stars
Release date	June 01, 2006
The Bottom Line	Western Digital's Passport Portable External Hard Drive lets you take a lot of data on the road for a low price.	The Seagate FreeAgent Go is our favorite portable hard drive to date and takes our award for Editors' Choice. The drive is well designed and fast, and you won't find a better value for the price.	Whether you use a Mac or a PC, the 320GB Western Digital My Passport Studio is the perfect compact external drive with a low cost per GB, a compact design, decent performance, and a surprisingly lengthy warranty.
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Buffer Size	2 MB	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Spindle Speed	5400 rpm	5400 rpm	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	7200 rpm
Type	Hard drive - External hard drive	Hard drive - External hard drive	Hard drive - External hard drive	Hard drive - External hard drive	Hard drive - External hard drive
OS Required	Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 Apple MacOS X 10.1.5 or later	Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2	Apple MacOS X 10.5.2 or later Apple MacOS X 10.4.11 or later Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP	Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows Vista Apple MacOS X 10.4.8 or later	Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows Vista Apple MacOS X 10.3 or later
Vista Certification	Works with Windows Vista	Compatible with Windows 7	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Compatible with Windows 7
Enclosure Color	Glossy black	Royal blue	Info unavailable	Midnight black	Info unavailable
Localization	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Canada Latin America United States	United States	Info unavailable
Data Transfer Rate	480 Mbps	480 Mbps	Info unavailable	480 Mbps	480 Mbps
Weight	3.7 oz	5.6 oz	6.3 oz	6.3 oz	2.2 lbs
Average Seek Time	12 ms	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	8.9 ms
Manufacturer Warranty	3 years warranty	5 years warranty	5 years warranty	3 years warranty	1 year warranty
Storage Controller	Info unavailable	None External - USB 2.0	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Capacity	160 GB	320 GB	320 GB	320 GB	500 GB
Dimensions (WxDxH)	3.1 in x 5.1 in x 0.6 in	3.1 in x 5.1 in x 0.5 in	3.1 in x 5 in x 0.6 in	3.1 in x 5 in x 0.6 in	4.9 in x 8 in x 1.4 in
Power Source	USB bus	USB bus	USB bus FireWire bus	USB bus	Included AC adapter
Product Description	WD Passport Portable WDXMS1600 - Hard drive - 160 GB - Hi-Speed USB	FreeAgent Go - Hard drive - 320 GB - Hi-Speed USB	My Passport Studio WDMS3200 - Hard drive - 320 GB - IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB	My Passport Essential WDME3200 - Hard drive - 320 GB - Hi-Speed USB	WD Elements Desktop WDE1U5000 - Hard drive - 500 GB - Hi-Speed USB
Interface Type	Hi-Speed USB	Hi-Speed USB	IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB	Hi-Speed USB	Hi-Speed USB
Form Factor	2.5"	2.5"	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Voltage Required	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	AC 120/230 V
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