Western Digital 500GB My Passport for Mac USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive

My Passport for Mac features an ultra-fast USB 3.0 Interface for blazing-fast transfer rates. This sleek, portable drive is designed for photographers, graphics professionals and road-warriors who want to take their Digital life with them. It's compatible with Apple Time Machine and offers password protection with Hardware Encryption to keep your Data private. It's an ideal companion for your MacBook or MacBook Air.

Features

Ultra-fast transfer rates - When connected to a USB 3.0 port My Passport for Mac lets you access and save files in blazing speed. Reduce transfer time by up to 3 times when compared to USB 2.0 transfer rates.

USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility - With this single drive you get compatibility with your USB 2.0 devices today and the ultra-fast speed of USB 3.0 when you're ready to step up to the next generation.

Sleek, compact design - This compact enclosure offers plenty of Storage making it the ideal companion for the graphic professional, student, or road warrior.

WD Security - WD Security Utility allows you to set password protection and hardware encryption for your drive to protect your files from unauthorized use or access.

WD Drive Utilities - Register your drive, set drive timer, run diagnostics and more using the WD Drive Utilities.

Formatted for Mac - HFS+ journaled so it works right out of the box with your MacBook or MacBook Air. Can be reformatted for Windows.

Compatible with Apple Time Machine - Back up your files with Apple Time Machine.

WD quality inside and out - WD knows your data is important to you. So they build the drive inside to their demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and long-term reliability. Then they protect the drive with a durable enclosure designed for style and protection.

Specifications

Interface: USB 3.0 (backward compatible with USB 2.0)

Data transfer rate: Up to 5 Gb/s in 3.0 mode, Up to 480 Mb/s in USB 2.0 mode

OS Compatibility: Formatted HFS+ journaled for Mac OS X Lion or Mountain Lion (Can be reformatted for Windows)

Size (WxDxH): 4.35 x 3.23 x 0.60 in.

Weight: 0.30 lb.