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Western Digital My Passport Studio (320GB, Mac)

Western Digital My Passport Studio (320GB, Mac)
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SimpleTech Signature Mini (320GB, red)

SimpleTech Signature Mini (320GB, red)
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Price $114 to $225 at 23 stores $149 to $318 at 23 stores $114 to $184 at 16 stores $139 to $317 at 23 stores $89 to $1,005 at 26 stores
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Release date March 25, 2008 May 22, 2008 February 21, 2008 March 25, 2008 February 21, 2008
The Bottom Line Whether you use a Mac or a PC, the 320GB Western Digital My Passport Studio is the perfect compact external drive with a low cost per GB, a compact design, decent performance, and a surprisingly lengthy warranty. The SimpleTech Signature Mini Black Cherry is a compact, USB-only external hard drive that will tempt you with its sleek design, and then win you over with its capacity, performance, and price.

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Spindle speed Info unavailable Info unavailable 5400 rpm
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Data Transfer Rate 480 Mbps
Info unavailable Info unavailable 480 Mbps
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Hard drive size 250 GB
320 GB
320 GB
320 GB
250 GB
Enclosure type Portable
Info unavailable Info unavailable Portable
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Weight 6.3 oz
6.3 oz
Info unavailable 6.3 oz
6.3 oz
Device Type Hard drive
Hard drive
Hard drive
Hard drive
Hard drive
Form factor Info unavailable Info unavailable 2.5"
Info unavailable Info unavailable
Interface type Hi-Speed USB
IEEE 1394 (FireWire) / Hi-Speed USB
Hi-Speed USB
Hi-Speed USB
Hi-Speed USB
OS Required Apple MacOS X 10.4.10 or later
Apple MacOS X 10.5.2 or later
Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP
Apple MacOS X 10.5.2 or later
Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP
Apple MacOS X 10.4.11 or later
Apple MacOS X
Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP
Apple MacOS X 10.3 or later
Apple MacOS X 10.4.10 or later
Apple MacOS X 10.5.2 or later
Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP
Apple MacOS X 10.4.8 or later
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows Vista
Manufacturer Warranty 5 years warranty
5 years warranty
3 years warranty
5 years warranty
3 years warranty
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