I decided recently that it would be a good idea for me to get a portable hard disk. Being a student it’s important for me to be able to take my work with me.
I didn’t really want to be carrying a laptop around with me so a portable storage solution was necessary.

Having looked around at what others were buying I decided on getting a Western Digital Passport.
The one I decided on was the WD My Passport Essential Portable 250GB Hard Drive.
250Gb might seem like a lot of storage space but in this day and age, you need it. Think of all the music, movies, photos and in my case work, that you can carry with you. Small enough to carry in a pocket it’s the ideal solution.

Installing the drive is as easy as plugging it in, because that’s all you have to do. The first time you plug the drive in to a USB 2.0 port the included software gets installed for you. This is great because you don’t have to worry about carrying a CD with the drivers around with you. And there’s no need to think about the computer you’re plugging into having a CD Drive.
There’s no need to carry a power adaptor either as it draws all the power it needs from the USB port directly.

The Western Digital My Book Passport Essential 250GB USB Portable Hard Drive can be used with either a PC or MAC but you do need to be running Windows 2000/XP/Vista or Mac OS X (10.1.5 or later) respectively. And for obvious reasons you’ll need a spare USB 2.0 port.

Coming in at just under £65 this is a real bargain. I use mine every day when I’m out and about. It’s the ideal way to transport a large amount of data with ease. And because I do carry it with me I decided to get a case for it too, just for that little bit of extra piece of mind. After all, accidents do happen sometimes.

The WD Passport doesn’t just come in black. You can get pink, white, blue and Red drives and various capacities too - 160Gb, 320Gb and 250Gb.

Have a look for yourself by clicking this link.