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Western Digital WDMS3200TN 2.5 Inch 320GB 5400 FireWire 400/USB 2.0 My Passport Studio External Hard Drive | 
| Brand: Western Digital
Category: CE
List Price: $179.99
Buy New: $175.16
You Save: $4.83 (3%)
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1979
Media: Personal Computers
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
System Memory: 2
Hard Drive Size: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.6 x 2
nv:Capacity (GB): 320
Interface: USB 2.0
Interface: FireWire-400
Spindle Speed (RPM): 5400
Buffer Memory: 8MB
Data Transfer Rate on USB 2.0: Up to 480 Mb/sec
Data Transfer Rate on FireWire: Up to 400 Mb/sec
Type: Retail
Warranty: 5 years warranty
MPN: WDMS3200TN
Model: WDMS3200TN
UPC: 718037729435
EAN: 0718037729435
ASIN: B001781SN2
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Flexible Dual-interface: Comes with a FireWire 400 interface that's perfect for Mac computers and a USB 2.0 connection for convenience and compatibility among multiple computers | | • | Formatted for Mac: Formatted HFS+ Journaled for Mac compatibility. Requires Mac OS X 10.4.11+ or 10.5.2+. Can easily be reformatted for Windows Vista/XP/2000 | | • | Works with Apple Time Machine: Fully compatible with Apple's Time Machine backup software | | • | Capacity Gauge: Connect My Passport to your computer and see at a glance how much space is available on your drive | | • | FireWire or USB powered: No separate power supply is needed |
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Product Description
Equipped with both FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 interfaces, and formatted for Mac, this portable hard drive features a clever capacity gauge and comes with a soft drawstring bag. It is perfect for Mac users on the go and. Use it to pack up your office files and take them home, carry thousands of songs or pictures and back up your Mac laptop using Apple Time Machine.
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| Customer Reviews:
Special cable a PAIN! July 20, 2008
Mark E. Roberts (Deepdiver)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I agree that the special firewire cable is a pain to use (it's too thick and too short) which has me thinking of just using the usb port instead. If I had known that in advance I could of bought one of the other models for a lot less money and just formatted it for a Mac. I can't see any advantage of spending extra for this model.
If WD ever makes this with a 800 FireWire with a standard cable then current version will be on ebay fast!
Nice idea, poorly implemented July 7, 2008
Stephen Collins (Alabama)
11 out of 18 found this review helpful
First off, the aesthetics and form factor of this device are outstanding. It also appears to be a reasonable value given combination of portability, storage capacity and firewire 400 and usb2.0 connectivity. That's the good part. The rest of the review points out the negatives.
There are several things that annoy me about this product. First up is the firewire interface. Instead of providing a standard 6 pin interface, what you get is 1 firewire 4 pin plus 1 usb 2.0 interface on the device. In order connect the drive via firewire, you are forced to use their special firewire/usb hybrid cable. The usb interface powers the device while data is passed over firewire. This is bad in case you lose the cable or just find the provided one too short. My guess is this is going to be a tough item to find at the local electronics retailer.
Next, up is the capacity gauge. Why they put the thing on the "back" next to the interface ports is beyond me. Would have been much nicer to have it located up front so that you don't have to twist the device around backwards, limiting the reach of your already too short supplied cable.
Final point on the capacity gauge. It is designed with 4 lights so that an active light at position 1 indicates 0%-25% full, position 2 indicates 25%-50%, and so on. Simple right? WRONG. Suppose I accidently flip the device bottom up? Now a %25 full drive appears %75 full and vice versa. Now I have to think "am I using the product the way the design engineers intended?" Would have made much more sense to have the lights fill from left to right so that lights 1,2, and 3 together would indicate %75 full.
For a product aimed at apple customers, Western Digital apparently paid far too little time testing ease of use. While the drive works as advertised, there are too many annoying aspects for me to recommend the product.
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