WD Elements 500GB Portable Hard Drive USB 3.0/2.0 - Black

Title : WD Elements 500GB Portable Hard Drive USB 3.0/2.0 - Black
ASIN : B005A97A86
Description :

Technical Specifications: ATT.EXTERNAL_HARDDISC_CONNECTION_TYPE: USB 3.0 · Colour: Black · Dimensions: (L x W x H) 11,3 x 7,8 x 1,9 cm · Memory capacity: 500 GB

Description: WD ELEMENTS 3.0 500GB WDBPCK5000ABK

Features :

• Depth:11.3 cm
• Interface:USB 3.0
• Weight:210 g
• Capacity:500 GB
• Height:1.9 cm

List Price : £45.69
Price : £45.69


category: Products
brand: Western Digital
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 4.5
Review : Onwards with USB 3.0
First of all the product picture made me think this hard drive was the same size as the older WD Elements USB 2.0 1 TB hard drive, in actual fact its a similar size to the WD Passport range, much much smaller and a great surprise when it arrived. USB 3.0 is obviously this hard drives main focus point, I use this hard drive with my laptop mainly, as it has native USB 3.0 connectivity, but as always the hard drive is backwards compatible and will work off any USB 2.0 port but of course you won't get the increased transfer rate. Read/Write speeds of the drive are great with USB 3.0 and it can function in pretty much any scenario i.e. Backup, Storage, Portable hard drive for college/work etc.

My only bad point I would mention about this drive is the USB connection on the drive enclosure itself seems a bit flimsy and brittle. When the cable is plugged in, I felt as though I had to be really careful with it. (Not that I'm careless with hard drives in the first place). I think the...