WD Introduces My Passport Essential Portable USB Drives

WD introduced its
new My Passport Essential Portable USB Drives. Redesigned to
complement WD’s popular My Book family of external drives, the drives
introduce a sleek new form that feels good in your hand and fits neatly
in a pocket or purse.
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Available now,
the new My Passport Essential USB Drives feature a beautiful glossy
black finish and put almost a third of a terabyte of digital storage in
the palm of your hand.

Weighing in at less than 5 ounces,
My Passport Essential Drives are light and compact to carry and because
they are bus powered, they do not need an external power adapter.
Equipped with sync and encryption software (Windows-compatible only),
this lightweight drive with mega-capacity, makes it easy to securely
carry thousands of songs, or videos or photos.

WD Sync
software allows consumers to take desktop content with them by
simplifying the synchronization of essential personal files and
Microsoft Outlook data on a PC. Should owners misplace the drive,
they know their data is protected with 128-bit encryption. Google
software on the drive allows users to quickly locate files with the
Google Desktop Search search tool, manage photos with Picasa photo
organizer software and simplify Web searches with the Google Toolbar
search bar.

"The newly designed My Passport Essential
drives are the perfect travel-friendly storage device to hold the rich
media content generated by higher resolution photos and HD videos and
music," said Jim Welsh, vice president and general manager of WD’s
branded products group. "The desire to carry and keep their digital
files close at hand continues to grow and this new drive offers a sleek
and stylish solution with plenty of storage capacity for consumers on
the move."

WD’s My Passport Essential USB Drives are available now at select retail stores and from WD’s online store (www.shopwd.com). MSRP for the WD Passport Essential USB Drive 320 GB is $199.99 USD.