WD Elements Portable 2.5 inch 500 GB External Hard Disk  (Black)

The WD 2.5 Inch 500 GB External hard disk is a perfect portable storage device for users of all ages, be it business professionals or college-goers. Featuring a sleek and ultra-portable design, the hard drive comes with adequate memory and features to help you store all your favourite movies, music and other important data. The ultra-portable hard drive is extremely light and compact, which allows you to carry it with great ease anywhere you go. WD offers complete protection for all your personal data with this handy storage device.

Build

Like all its previous models, this hard drive from WD comes with a slim and trendy design that is sure to give you comfort and luxury. You can flaunt this gadget at work or college as it has a smoothly curved body that is a lot more attractive than most conventional hard disks available today. Despite its plastic build, the hard drive is highly durable and withstands the stress of constant use to a considerable extent. You can also slip the hard drive into your shirt or jacket pockets easily as it comes with sleek dimensions of 78 x 19 x 113 mm. The hard disk is also extremely light and easy to carry as it weighs a mere 210 g.

Performance and Requirements

Movies, music or pictures, the WD Elements HDD offers plenty of space as it boasts of an impressive storage capacity of 500 GB. You can secure and preserve hundreds of movies, songs and thousands of pictures or a combination of all these files easily. The hard disk also allows you to access these data at amazing speeds with its brilliant performing abilities. However, the major highlight of this hard drive is that it comes with a USB 3.0 interface, which is symbolic of high-speed and performance. You can connect to compatible devices and transfer data at brilliant speeds.

Get started with this WD Elements Hard drive effortlessly as it features a simple plug and play mechanism. The hard drive can also be accessed with little fuss on a variety of operating systems which include Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 as far as Windows platforms are concerned. For Mac platforms, the hard drive supports Mac OS X v10.5, v10.6, v10.7. There is no need for an external power supply to power this hard drive as it is capable of operating using the power of the host device. Indulge in high-speed data sharing with other compatible devices as the hard drive boasts of incredible transfer speeds. The hard drive is capable of a transfer speed of 480 Mb/s on a USB 2.0 interface, and a monumental speed of 5 GB/s on a USB 3.0 interface.

Special Features

Protecting your invaluable data is extremely crucial and the WD Elements 2.5 Inch 500 GB HDD does not disappoint on that note as it offers ample security measures to help secure and protect all your personal files. Preloaded with essential software and applications, the hard drive is ready to work with. You can view movies, music and videos on compatible display devices by connecting this hard drive. On the whole, this is an ideal storage device for all users, be it college-goers or business professionals who are looking to carry their office data anywhere they go.