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4.0 out of 5 Mice, Feb 10, 2009

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Pros

Inexpensive
Compact
Bus powered

Cons

USB-only

Price when rated: $150

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Review: Western Digital My Passport for Mac 500GB The My Passport for Mac stacks up well against competing drives, producing some of the best times we’ve seen in a USB-only drive.
Top-rated portable hard drives These smaller portable drives don't offer the blazing transfer speeds compared to desktop models, but they still have large capacities without sacrificing portability.

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