About WD My Passport Drive 500GB
The WD My Passport Drive for Mac features a 500GB storage capacity allowing you to store a variety of files including HD quality movies, videos, photos, music, documents and more. Quickly access your files via the integrated USB 3.0 ports providing data transfer rates up to 5 Gb/s, while remaining backwards compatible with USB 2.0 ports providing data transfer speeds up to 480 Mb/s. The My Passport Drive for Mac comes formatted HFS+ Journaled for use with Mac computers running Mac OS X Lion or Mountain Lion and can be easily reformatted for use with Windows PCs.
WD My Passport Drive 500GB Features
Ultra-Fast Transfer Rates: When connected to a USB 3.0 port, this My Passport for Mac portable hard drives lets you access and save files with enhanced data transfer speeds. Reduce transfer time by up to 3 times when compared to USB 2.0 transfer rates
Sleek, Compact Design: This compact enclosure offers 500GB of storage making it an ideal storage device regardless of your hobby or profession
WD Security: WD Security Utility allows you to set password protection and hardware encryption for your drive to protect your files from unauthorized use or access
WD Drive Utilities: Register your drive, set drive timer, run diagnostics and more using WD Drive Utilities
Formatted for Mac: This drive is formatted HFS+ journaled so it works right out of the box with your Mac Computer. You can also reformat this drive to use with Windows
Compatible with Apple Time Machine: Back up and protect your important files through Apple Time Machine
Bus Powered: Conveniently powered through the USB 3.0 interface, you can quickly connect to your Mac computer and access your files. There's no need to carry around a power adapter
Durable Enclosure Protects Your Drive: This drive is built to meet demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance and long-term reliability