broadband household currently has over 120 gigabytes (GB) of digital media and files, which is expected to grow to over 1 terabyte (TB) of data by 2013. Available now at select retailers and the WD online store (), the new My Passport Essential and My Passport for Mac drives are offered in capacities ranging from 320 GB to 1 TB and come in a range of colors including Pacific Blue, Real Red, Cool Silver and Midnight Black.Īccording to research firm Parks Associates, the average U.S. The new portable drives with WD SmartWare software visually present consumers’ data in a control center, providing them peace of mind that their precious photos, videos and files are securely protected. The new My Passport drives are more than 20 percent smaller than the previous generation My Passport.
WD®, the world’s leader in external storage solutions, introduced its smaller, smarter and more secure My Passport™ Essential™ and My Passport for Mac® ultra-portable external hard drives featuring WD’s new WD SmartWare™ software and equipped with hardware-based encryption.
