The My Passport Elite is a worthy addition to Western Digital's line of portable hard drives. Like the other drives in the Passport family, it is small, lightweight and can be powered off of a computer's USB bus. The Elite also is also capable of some respectable reading and writing speeds and runs both quiet and cool, even after extended use.
What makes the Elite unique, though, are its features. The drive has a soft-touch finish that looks good and makes it easier to hold on to. It also has a built in capacity gauge that lets you know at a glance how much space is available. Western Digital rounds all this out with a five year warranty and a collection of backup, synchronization and remote access software. Mac users may feel a bit left out as most of the software is Windows only. However, in this case, the Mac-formatted My Passport Studio is the probably the better choice.
The My Passport Elite is available now in 250GB and 320GB capacities and in your choice of four different colors. The suggested retail price for the 320GB version is set at $199.99. However, the drive can be picked up for considerably less through some of the vendors on Pricegrabber.
