My Passport
My Passport is a series of portable external hard drives produced by Western Digital. There are currently six series of My Passport drives; Essential Edition, Essential SE Edition, Elite Edition, Essential for Mac, Studio Edition and the Essential SE for Mac.
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My Passport drives are designed to look like and be the size of a passport, none of the drives in the passport series require a power socket although the "elite editions" feature a docking system.
Standard Editions
Essential Edition
Essential Editions include USB 2.0 though new models also include USB 3.0 ports, the white LED Indicator.[1]
Mac Editions
Essential Edition
The Essential Edition for Mac has a USB 2.0 port and a capacity of 320 GB (320 GiB) and is available in gloss black. It has the same design as the Essential Edition.[3]
Essential SE Edition
The Essential SE Edition for Mac has a USB 2.0 port and a capacity of 1 TB and comes in silver. It has the same design as the Essential Edition.[3]
Studio Edition
The Studio Edition has FireWire 400, FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 ports and a capacity of 320 GB (320 GiB) and 640 GB (640 GiB). The Studio Edition has a capacity gauge on the top side and has a silver appearance.[3]