WD’s My Passport Edge 500GB is slimmer than its siblings in the My Passport range of portable hard drives, supports both USB 2.0 and 3.0, and comes bundled with backup and data protection software. RRP: S$109.
WD My Passport Edge offers high capacity in an ultra-compact design – an ideal companion for anyone who needs to take their digital content on the road.
Only available in 500GB capacity, My Passport Edge is ultra-compact and comes with automatic, backup software, software protection and hardware encryption to help protect your files from unauthorised use.
Only 12.5mm thin, My Passport Edge comes pre-formatted with NTFS for Windows computers (up to Windows 8), and WD SmartWare backup software and WD Security hardware encryption with password protection.
You can use My Passport Edge with a Mac computer, but you’ll need to reformat it into HFS+ in order to write to it.
However, WD also sellis “My Passport Edge for Mac” that’s designed specially for Macs.
This version retails at S$129, comes in a metal enclosure and is Mac-ready and compatible with Apple Time Machine.
A single standard half-metre USB cable connects the drive to the computer and provides both the data and power connection.
Once plugged into the computer, the drivers installed themselves automatically and two minutes later, the drive was up and ready to use.
The USB 3.0 transfer speeds are up to three times as fast as the USB 2.0 transfer speeds. So you should connect the drive to a USB 3.0 port to maximise the drives speed.
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