WD My Passport Elite 500GB USB 2.0 2.5" External Hard Drive WDML5000TN

Pros: Small, Fast, Plug and play, The Black Bug that it comes in and the soft skin.

Cons: The Software

Overall Review: Yes it probably is faster on an 2.0 USB port, but it works grate on my 1.0 port. I bought two of them, and love them!

Pros: Size, capacity and suprisingly good speed for a USB powered device. This is the 5th WD drive I have connected to my desktop, and I can't tell the difference in transfer speeds between this, and my 3.5" external 500GB WD drive while using USB.

Cons: price is a lil high

Overall Review: Get one, or wait a few months and wait for the price to come down. But definitely get one.

Pros: The space is great, as of course is the form factor and the fact that it is powered through the computer. A very useful and affordable addition.

Cons: It's small, so there is a tendency to through it in my bag and forget about it, which might end up resulting in damage. Also its small size resulted in me losing my last version of this product, which is why I had to purchase this one. In both cases, the cons are based on user error though and not the product.

Overall Review: One other thing that I should mention: I got very used to having this extra storage around all the time, and sort of forgot to back up this extra drive. When I lost my last one, I lost a lot of really important files, so I suggest having a back up plan for this guy if you get one.

Pros: Slim, portable and $30 cheaper than Best Buy.

Cons: If planning to buy a WD Passport Elite 500 GB HDD, make sure to stir it and not shake it while on the go, because inside parts come loose easily, and become noisy, too. Defeats the purpose of a portable drive when one of its parts becomes loose after a couple of weeks, and without reason start rattling inside the unit. By definition, portable should also mean sturdy, durable and tough.

Overall Review: This was my last try with Western Digital hard drives, external or internal.

Pros: Portible, compact size, large capacity, ease of use, quite, and so far reliable. I like this product. The size, bag and 6"USB cable makes it as convenient as can be for transport or just backups.

Cons: Bundle Software is not for me. I had to reformat NTFS.

Overall Review: It is what it is. It is not designed compete for speed, unlimited capacity, or run from a under powered USB. Coupled with my purchased syncronize software, it is a great product. The most of the finish is durable and the way it is designed, overall it looks like a very small book. The LED light moves left to right and back again when in use. I can mount it on the hood of my car and become night rider.

Pros: It's small, USB powered, runs extemely cool, decent tranfer rate for a drive that only requires one USB slot, and it looks pretty sweet. Bought my drive elseware for $130.00. Dumped software and formatted to NTFS in seconds.

Cons: The cheap black case/sock is pretty useless unless you happen to lose a sock and have tiny feet. I ordereed a WD protective case that is made for My Passport that is waterproof and will hold SD cards and the like. No real information on all the supplied software.

Overall Review: I picked up this drive to run my 100GB and growing music collection through my cars audio. Now I only need to find a USB enabled head unit that can handle that much data.... Laptop owners will love this device!