Thanks, Jerry. Now I know the difference in the two.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Smith" <proud_texan63@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 11:09 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Western Digital My Passport Essential USB
2.0-PoweredExternalDrives
> Passports and books, pretty much tells the size. I have a 500gig passport,
> it is a "housed" laptop size hard drive, where as the My Books are desktop
> drives and I believe are about the size of a paperback book. Guys use the
> My Passport drives all over here at work, and I have not heard anything
> bad about them. Jerry
>
> Life is not a race, it is a ride. Enjoy it!!
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> --- On Mon, 2/2/09, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] Western Digital My Passport Essential USB 2.0-Powered
> ExternalDrives
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Monday, February 2, 2009, 11:04 AM
>
> Thanks, John. I suspect yours are similar to the ones that I am
> considering.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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> From: "John Hermanson" <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Western Digital My Passport Essential USB 2.0-Powered
> ExternalDrives
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>> We each have WD 500G My Book USB2 on our computers (are these almost the
>> same as "My Passport")? They are quiet, turn off when
> they're done.
>> We've had no problems with them.
>>
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>> On 2/2/2009 11:20:47 AM, Sue Pearce (bs.pearce@xxxxxxx) wrote:
>>> Have two. One has been in continous use for years, it seems, with no
>>> problems. The second has been a problem with image files, and lost
> some
>>> last summer in Italy. UGH. I went to the WD website and ran their
>>> diagnostic
>>> software where it tested perfect. Will try it on less important data.
>>>
>>> Bill Pearce
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "LUG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Cc: "Olympus Camera Discussion"
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>>> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:10 AM
>>> Subject: [OM] Western Digital My Passport Essential USB 2.0-Powered
>>> ExternalDrives
>>>
>>>
>>> > Are any of you using Western Digital My Passport Essential USB
> 2.0-
>>> powered
>>> > external hard drives? If so, what are your comments on these as
> to
>>> > suitability for backup use, and reliability?
>>> >
>>> > Thanks in advance.
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