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Subject: [Leica] Western Digital My Passport Essential USB 2.0-PoweredExternal Drives
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon Feb 2 13:34:37 2009
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Thanks, Michiel.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michiel Fokkema" <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Western Digital My Passport Essential USB 
2.0-PoweredExternal Drives


> I'm using one passport and 4 elements WD drives.
> All flaw less until now.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mihciel Fokkema
>
> leowesson wrote:
>> Jim,
>>
>> I use them to transfer files from my laptop to my tower so they become an 
>> extra copy .
>> As far as the western digital, i got one, dropped it about 1 ft and it 
>> was dead.  I have never had a problem the the simpletech version.  My 
>> advice, try the simpletech one instead.
>>
>> http://www.simpletech.com/products/storage/signature-mini
>>
>>
>> leo wesson
>> photographer/videographer
>> 817.733.9157
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Feb 2, 2009, at 10:10 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>
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