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WD My Passport Essential 500GB Portable Hard Drive - Black

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WD My Passport Essential 500GB Portable Hard Drive - Black

Carry tons of photos, videos, files and music with 500 GB USB 2.0 My Passport Essential Midnight Black Portable Hard Drive from Western Digital. This compact lightweight drive slips easily in your pocket or purse and stores up to 500 GB of data.

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WD My Passport Essential 500GB Portable Hard Drive - Black

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URL	http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=525

Performance
Rotational Speed	7200 RPM
Cache Size	2 MB
Host Transfer Rate	480 Mbps

Warranty
Warranty Information	3 Year Limited Warranty

Dimensions
Depth	4.9 in
Weight	6.3 oz
Width	3.1 in
Height	0.6 in

General
Internal/External	External
normalized-Rotational Speed	7200
normalized-Capacity	500000
normalized-Cache Size	2
Form Factor Width	2.5

Interface
Interface Connection	USB
Interface Type	USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0

Storage
Capacity	500 GB

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