Western Digital has released its portable USB drive, called My Passport Essential, in the Indian market. Housed in a glossy black finish, this compact and stylish storage product comes in a wide range of memory capacity such as 320GB, 250GB, 160GB and 120GB.
This easy-to-carry device can slide into the pocket smoothly as it weights less than 5 ounces. Claiming to be bus powered, the latest drive works without an external power adapter. It comes with sync and encryption software and boasts to be Windows-compatible only.
With the help of the Sync software, users have the freedom to simply synchronize essential personal files and Microsoft Outlook data on the computer and carry their desktop content whenever and wherever. The 128-bit encryption ensures the protection of the data if My Passport Essential is misplaced.
According to Sharad Srivastava, director, sales, India and South Asia, Western Digital, “The newly designed My Passport Essential Drives are the perfect travel-friendly storage device to hold the rich media content generated by higher resolution photos and HD videos and music. The desire to carry and keep their digital files close at hand continues to grow, and this new drive offers a sleek and stylish solution with plenty of storage capacity for consumers on the move.”
WD’s My Passport Essential USB drive is equipped with Google software that has the ability to assist consumers to track files with the ‘Google Desktop Search’ search tool. They can even manage photos with the Picasa photo organiser software and simplify web searches by using the Google Toolbar search bar.
Currently available in the country via WD’s distributors, selected retail stores and online retailers, the WD My Passport Essential Portable USB Drives comes in 320GB 250GB, 160GB and 120GB comes with a price tag of Rs 9,500, Rs 6,800, Rs 4,700 , Rs 4,200, respectively.
