Hard drive
| Hard drive size |
2.5 " |
| Hard drive capacity |
500 GB |
| Hard drive speed |
5400 RPM |
Other features
| Internal |
N |
| Mac compatibility |
Y |
| USB required |
Y |
| Quick start guide |
Y |
| USB cable |
USB |
Power
| USB powered |
Y |
| External power adapter |
N |
Ports & interfaces
| USB connectivity |
Y |
| USB version |
2.0 |
Performance
| Data transfer rate |
480 Mbit/s |
Additionally
| Transfer rate (Mbps) |
480 Mbit/s |
| Wireless technologies |
Wired |
My Passport Essential 500GB
The world’s most popular portable drive is now smaller than ever. And it’s smarter than ever with automatic, continuous backup software and password protection. Choose your favorite fun color to look smart and stylish.
Our smallest portable drive ever - We’re experts in portable storage, so we designed a smaller, high-quality, integrated USB hard drive inside a stylish package. With a variety of fun colors, there’s sure to be one to suit your style.
WD SmartWare - See your life safe in one place.
See your backup as it happens – Seeing is believing. Visual backup displays your content in categories and shows the progress of your backup.
Protect your data automatically – Relax, your data is secure. Automatic, continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you add or change a file.
Bring back lost files effortlessly – Retrieve your valuable data to its original location whether you’ve lost all your data or just overwritten an important file.
Take control – Customize your backup, set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings, and more from the WD SmartWare control center.
Drive lock - Gain peace of mind knowing that your data is protected from unauthorized access or theft with password protection and 256-bit hardware-based encryption.
Ready to plug-and-play with Windows PCs - if you’re a Mac user, check out our Mac version of this product.
USB 2.0 interface - Powered directly from the USB port on your PC. No separate power supply is needed.
Planet friendly - We designed a small retail box from recycled materials to minimize waste. We encourage you to recycle it.
