WD My Passport Essential 500 GB Midnight Black Portable Hard Drive (USB 3.0/2.0)

Title : WD My Passport Essential 500 GB Midnight Black Portable Hard Drive (USB 3.0/2.0)
ASIN : B004445JHC
Features :

• Dimensions: (W x H x D) 83 x 18 x 110 mm
• Colour: Black
• Connection: USB 3.0
• 500 GB storage capacity
• USB 3.0 interface

List Price : £106.11

category: 321GB - 500GB
brand: Western Digital
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 4.1
Review : Help with setting up this product for other customers
I recieved this hard drive for Christmas and have just set it up after reading all the reviews on Amazon. I found these very helpful and would like to share my experience with this product.

It's pretty easy to set up. I plugged it in and my Windows 7 computer said there was no driver for this device, but it still read it. When you open the hard drive location, it has all the pre-loaded software on. After reading the other reviews about it, I must admit that I was a bit panicked, but I decided to steer clear of the software and use the hard drive as a drag and drop device, the same as my USB stick, so that I can use it at college or work.

I decided to copy the pre-loaded software onto a DVD disc, should I ever need to use the software. I would recommend this and also to print a copy of the user guide which is pre-loaded.

Another two points that may be useful are on the actual product page. One is:

"WD SmartWare Software
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