WD Expands My Passport Elite Portable USB Drives

Expanding on its
popular portable storage offerings, WD introduced its new
My Passport Elite Portable USB Drives which are designed to make it
easy to securely carry thousands of songs, videos or photos in style.The new fully-featured My Passport Elite Portable USB
Drives include a luxurious, soft-touch finish that makes these drives easy to
grip, comfortable to hold, and fashionable to carry.

Weighing in at less than 5 ounces and available in capacities of 320 and
250 GB, the new My Passport Elite drives are small enough to fit in a pocket
for consumers on-the-go. Adding to the small footprint, these drives are
USB-bus powered, which eliminates the need for an external power adapter.

"Your digital content is as personal today as photos in shoeboxes and
racks of CDs were yesterday," said Jim Welsh, vice president and general
manager of WD’s branded products and consumer electronics groups. "The device
that securely holds your content should be just as personal. Having listened
to our customers, we are expanding the options available on our WD Passport
family of personal storage devices with more features, content management
functions and fashionable design."

Features of the new My Passport Elite Portable USB Drives include:

• Capacity gauge that enables users to know at-a-glance how much space is available;
• Powerful automatic backup software lets users designate files and folders for automatic and continuous backup;
• Synchronization software that lets users sync their changes and protect their information with 128-bit encryption;
• Retrieve forgotten files from any MioNet-enabled PC (compatible with Windows only) and copy them to My Passport Elite with MioNet installed allowing users to retrieve forgotten files from the road using the unique MioNet Key software;
• Available in four elegant, soft-touch colors: bronze, titanium, westminster blue and cherry red;
• Industry-leading 5-year limited warranty; and,
• Plug-and-play capability with gaming consoles(2) to make it easy to play music and view photos and video files on a TV.

 
WD’s My Passport Elite USB Drives are available now at select retail
stores and from WD’s online store

MSRP for the My
Passport Elite USB Drive with 250 GB capacity is $169.99 USD and the My
Passport Elite 320 GB is $199.99 USD.

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