WD My Passport 500GB USB 3.0 High Capacity Portable Hard Drive for Mac - Silver

Title : WD My Passport 500GB USB 3.0 High Capacity Portable Hard Drive for Mac - Silver
ASIN : B00CUYOMXK

Features :

• Weight:140 g
• Device Type:Hard drive - external ( portable )
• Interface:USB 3.0
• Width:110.6 mm
• Capacity:500 GB

List Price : £69.99
Price : £59.99
Saved Price : £10.00

category: Products
brand: Western Digital
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 4.8
Review : Blazing Fast, Compact, Truly Portable.
Having just taken delivery of this I immediately put it through its paces.

First of all the hardware. This is a small box around the size of a pack of playing cards (a bit thicker). It's light enough to be genuinely portable - though if that was truly the intention perhaps a soft carry pouch would have been included? The USB 3.0 lead has a standard USB input to the computer but a proprietary one on the end which connects to the hard drive. The cable is 18 inches long, which initially seemed to be a bit short, but on reflection I think this is fine as a longer cable just adds yet more clutter to the desktop. Nevertheless if your set up involves a longer distance to the hard drive location it is a point to note. The other cable saving element of this is that it doesn't need an external power supply.

It comes bundled with some extra bits of software on the drive and as this is specifically formatted and badged as for Mac these are obviously Mac specific. They are a...