Western Digital - My Passport Essential 250GB External USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive - Midnight Black

I bought this external drive to back up my PS3 data and it works great. The drive was already formatted to FAT32 right out of the box, so I could just plug it into my PS3 and start backing up data, however I needed to partition the drive so I could use it with my PC as well and it was very simple. I recommend that you use the Western Digital help and support options that come with the drive, it was simple and very easy to partition the drive. Be sure to read all the steps once you download the tools for partitioning If you're looking for a small, portable, sleek, drive to back up your PS3 data without having to download different software that might not work, I'd say get this and tell your friends too. I'm sold on this product and this company I'm going to use Western Digital for all my future hard drive upgrades. I'd also like to thank Gabe at the Best Buy in my area for helping me with my purchases. My only complaint is that I only bought the 250GB but I'll go back and get the 1TB in the near future. Thank you.

It seemed like a good buy and I needed a hard drive to store my music. I also wanted to back up my computer just in case, because i've had a computer crash before. I didn't know it wouldn't allow me to do a back-up. Also, the Google desktop software will not install properly. It is supposed to do some kind of indexing, but there is always an error message. Other than that, it seems to be working fine right now.

I brought this to backing up customers data, music and documents in case of OS reinstalls - data transfer speeds are very decent. Driver and program installs on the fly once the USB is connected. Works well with Vista Home Premuim (I haven't tried XP yet). Great Price ! - It's a steal paying $65 (sale price) for 250gb

I bought the WD 250 GB External USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive for one reason and one reason only. To backup my files on the Playstation 3 gaming console. I have the 60GB PS3 and I wanted have an external hard drive on hand to give me that extra memory just in case, but my main reason was for backing up my files. About 6 months after purchasing my PS3 the console froze and I had to reformat my entire system loosing eveything I had saved in the process. 100's of gaming hours were lost and precious saved files were all deleted in order to have my PS3 up and running again. So in order for that not to ever happen again, I purchased the WD Passport Essential 250GB External USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive to make sure that all my files for my PS3 were safe and saved. I have 3 accounts on my PS3 and all 3 accounts' files have successfully been uploaded and saved on my WD External HD. I recommend this for any PS3 gamer who has 100's of hours of gaming and saved files on his/her console and is afraid of the worst. Great HD for a great price.

if you're looking for a high capacity storage for a low price, this is definitely a good choice. it's got a stylish finish with different colors to choose from. but i'm so used to SSD and 7200rpm drives that the 5400 drive speed (same as in laptops) seem a little lackluster (*dnt blame me*). i'd love to see a hihger speed on subsequent versions.

Excellent drive to use for quick portability of files and data between computers. Just plug it in and it is ready to go. No having to find an outlet to plug an external power supply into. I have 3 of them 60gb, 120gb and the 250gb. Carry them in my computer back pack and no problems. Great buy when they are on sale, good buy when they aren't.

i bought one of these for my dad as a present for him to backup both his laptop and business computers. he didn't have to learn how to connect it nor did he have to install any additional software. this external drive is fast and reliable

This is a great product, it allows me to store my entire music collection and I am able to store my programming doc's and programs to transport home and to school to work anywhere I chose without having my laptop storing it. I have always bought western digital products and never been let down.