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4.5 stars
"If you get the correct cable, it'll work..."
Pros: awesome performance, very fast, small and very light
Cons: none honestly
Summary: All the reviews I've seen about this product is, "...it doesn't work with laptops....sucks with laptops..."
Well, that's probably because all of those people didn't get the correct cable. You HAVE to buy the add-on "Y" USB cable for this hard drive to work properly with a laptop. Just using the small single USB does NOT receive enough power supply, and have enough flow to function quickly and properly.
If you get the Y USB cable, you have the separate "Power" USB just to turn on the hard drive itself, then you have the normal USB 2.0 which actually 'connects' the hard drive to the computer.
Aside from that, this hard drive is absolutely amazing (assuming you have the Y cable). I actually have the 250GB Passport, and it's amazing. I use it with Windows Vista Ultimate on my laptop. It's only slightly larger than my SLVR cell phone, and weighs the exact same as my SLVR. It's very fast transferring data on and off of the computer.
So, if you guys just spend an extra 15 bucks and get the Y USB Power cable, this thing works perfectly.
Where to buy
Western Digital Passport USB Portable Hard Drive (160GB, black):
$159.99
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