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Western Digital My Passport Essential SE (1TB)
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TECHNADO SCORE
TECHNADO SCORE
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F4
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79%
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80%
The Western Digital My Passport Essential SE (1TB) is compact, inexpensive, and gets the job done even though it could use a boost in writing speed.
85%
The My Passport Essential SE has four 250GB platters, making the drive slightly fatter than its 320GB and 500GB counterparts. It's still extremely portable and light....Go To Full Review
82%
Western Digital's My Passport Essential USB 3.0 1TB is a perfectly serviceable drive with a decent price point. At the time of writing, however, the key reason to pick up a USB 3.0 drive at what are still early adopter prices is to get the best speed possible, and in the key area of file writing to the drive, it still lags behind the competition....Go To Full Review
80%
The Western Digital My Passport Essential SE ($159.99 list) is a compact, portable 1TB drive that doesn't require an external AC adapter. It's convenient enough to pop this drive into your travel bag, especially if you need a copy of all your files, but don't want to bring your whole desktop or laptop with you when you commuter or travel....Go To Full Review
80%
This palm-size (though thicker than usual) 1TB USB drive performed well. The included WD SmartWare software is nicely designed, too....Go To Full Review
70%
While the read speed is average, the write speed is a lot lower than what is expected of a USB 2.0 external hard drive. Backing up a whole 1 TB system will therefore take much longer than expected....Go To Full Review