Test: WD My Passport

Konklusion

Det er bestemt en ganske fin ekstern harddisk, som Western Digital har fået smidt på markedet her. Designmæssigt scorer disken højt, og ydelsen ligger på et ganske fint niveau. At softwaren ikke fungerer til Vista/Win 7 er det eneste der rigtigt trækker ned, mens høj kapacitet og lav pris trækker i den anden retning. Alt i alt et sikkert køb, hvis du altså ikke havde planlagt at benytte softwaren.

Innovation/Teknologi - 2
Intet nyt under solen, eksterne harddiske i 2,5" format er og bliver smarte, men lignende produkter jar været fremme længe.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 3
Man får det obligatoriske USB-kabel med, samt en lille kort vejledning. Der medfølger også et backup-program, men da dette ikke fungerer til Vista/Win 7 er det ikke meget bevendt for de fleste. Vi sniger os netop op på et tretal, da nyere versioner efter sigende skulle inkludere et fungerende stykke software.

Design/Layout - 5
Designet er måske en kende kliche - men flot det er det altså. Et enkelt sort design med blanke flader er gennemprøvet og virker, så hvorfor skulle man begynde på andet? Lidt "andet" er det dog, for hvis man ikke kan lide sort fås disken også i hvid, blå og rød.

Software - 1
Da programmet ikke virker, bliver det altså til en bundkarakter. Vi håber at den nye version virker til Windows 7.

Ydelse - 3
Ydelsen kan man ikke klager over, den er som den skal være. På dette punkt er det dog svært at skille sig ud, da de fleste diske i denne størrelse yder ca. det samme. Det bliver til en middelkarakter.

Pris - 3
WD My Passport Essential på 500GB kan fås på nettet for lige omkring 700,- kr med fragt. Der findes både dyrere og billigere diske med samme kapacitet, men der er ikke mange af dem der er ligeså gennemførte rent designmæssigt.

Test: WD My Passport

Innovation / Teknologi	2
Bundle - Tilbehør	3
Design - Layout	5
Software - BIOS	1
Ydelse	3
Pris	3
Samlet	56%

UK summary

The Western Digital My Passport is definitely a very nice external hard drive. The design is nice and stylish and the performance is on a fine level as well. It is a drawback that the software is incompatible with Vista/Win 7, but it is pretty much the only one. The capacity is high and the price somewhat low which makes it a safe buy - at least if you were not planning on using the software anyway.

Innovation & Technology - 2
There is really nothing new about this product when you come to think about it. External hard drives in a 2.5" format is a great idea, but similar products have been around for ages.

Bundle / Accessories - 3
The bundle include the obligatory USB cable, and a short guide. Also included is a backup program, but since is incompatible with Vista / Win 7 it is not at all useful for most people. The final grade is three as later versions of this disc is said to include a functional piece of software.

Design / Layout - 5
The design is perhaps a cliché - but it still looks great. A simple black design with bright surfaces is thoroughly tested and it works, so why would WD want to come up with anything else? The disc is however also available in white, blue and red.

Software - 1
Since the program does not work we hit the bottom of the scale. We hope that the new version is compatible with Windows 7

Performance - 3
The performance is pretty much as it should be. It is a tough job standing out from the crowd when it comes to performance in this kind of device which leads to an average grade.

Price - 3
WD My Passport Essential 500GB is available online for about 700,- DKK including postal. There are both more expensive and cheaper disks with same capacity, but few of those are as good looking as this one.