500GB WD 2.5″ USB 3.0 My Passport Essential Portable HDD Red PN WDBKXH5000ARD-PESN

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Massive capacity, small design

Offering massive 2 TB capacity in an amazingly small enclosure, My Passport is the ideal companion for anyone with lots of videos, photos, music and files that they want to help protect and take on the road.

500GB WD 2.5" USB 3.0 My Passport Essential Portable HDD Red PN WDBKXH5000ARD-PESN

Automatic, continuous backup software

Backup means having a second copy of your files at all times. WD's automatic backup software makes that easy. It continually works quietly in the background to help protect your data while using minimal PC resources. Whenever you save or change a file, it's instantly backed up.

500GB WD 2.5" USB 3.0 My Passport Essential Portable HDD Red PN WDBKXH5000ARD-PESN

Ultra-fast transfer rates

When connected to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport lets you access and save files with blazing speed. Reduce transfer time by up to 3 times when compared to USB 2.0 transfer rates.

500GB WD 2.5" USB 3.0 My Passport Essential Portable HDD Red PN WDBKXH5000ARD-PESN

USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility

With this single drive you get compatibility with your USB 2.0 devices today and the ultra-fast speed of USB 3.0 when you're ready to step up to the next generation.

500GB WD 2.5" USB 3.0 My Passport Essential Portable HDD Red PN WDBKXH5000ARD-PESN

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.

500GB WD 2.5" USB 3.0 My Passport Essential Portable HDD Red PN WDBKXH5000ARD-PESN

WD Drive Utilities

Register your drive, run diagnostics and more using WD Drive Utilities.

500GB WD 2.5" USB 3.0 My Passport Essential Portable HDD Red PN WDBKXH5000ARD-PESN

No power adapter required

The drive is powered through the USB port, so there's no need to lug around a bulky power adapter.

500GB WD 2.5" USB 3.0 My Passport Essential Portable HDD Red PN WDBKXH5000ARD-PESN

WD quality inside and out

We know your data is important to you. So we build the drive inside to our demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance and long-term reliability. Then we place the drive in a robust enclosure designed for beauty and protection.

500GB WD 2.5" USB 3.0 My Passport Essential Portable HDD Red PN WDBKXH5000ARD-PESN

Product Specifications
Interface USB 3.0 and USB 2.0

Performance Specifications
Serial Transfer Rate
USB 3.0
Serial Bus Transfer Rate (USB 3.0) 5 Gb/s (Max)

Physical Specifications
Capacity 500 GB

Physical Dimensions
English
Height 0.60 Inches
Depth 4.4 Inches
Width 3.2 Inches
Weight 0.30 Pounds
Metric
Height 15 mm
Depth 111 mm
Width 82.0 mm
Weight 0.138 kg

Environmental Specifications
Temperature (English)
Operating 41° F to 95° F
Non-operating -4° F to 149° F
Temperature (Metric)
Operating 5° C to 35° C
Non-operating -20° C to 65° C

As used for storage capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for buffer or cache, one megabyte (MB) = 1,048,576 bytes. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second, megabit per second (Mb/s) = one million bits per second, and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second.

Warranty Information


3 Year

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