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My Passport is a series of portable external hard drives produced by Western Digital. There are currently six series of My Passport drives; Essential Edition, Essential SE Edition, Elite Edition, Essential for Mac, Studio Edition and the Essential SE for Mac.
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My Passport drives are designed to look like and be the size of a passport, none of the drives in the passport series require a power socket although the "elite editions" feature a docking system.
Essential Edition
Essential Editions include USB 2.0 though new models also include USB 3.0 ports, the Essential Editions are currently only available in a 500 GB variation. This model comes in five different colours and has a single white LED Indicator.
Essential SE Edition
Essential SE Editions have both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports and come in 750 GB and 1 TB variations, the Essential Editions have the same physical appearance as the Essential Editions.
Elite Edition
Elite Editions has a USB 2.0 port and come in 320 GB (320 GiB) , 500 GB(500 GiB)and 640 GB (640 GiB) variations. Elite Editions come with a desktop dock and have a LED capacity gauge on the front and a lock indicator. This edition comes in Red, Blue and Black.
Essential Edition
The Essential Edition for Mac has a USB 2.0 port and a capacity of 320 GB (320 GiB) and comes in gloss black. It has the design as the Essential Edition.
Essential SE Edition
The Essential SE Edition for Mac has a USB 2.0 port and a capacity of 1 TB and comes in silver. It has the design as the Essential Edition.
Studio Edition
The Studio Edition has Firewire 400, Firewire 800 and USB 2.0 ports and a capacity of 320 GB (320 GiB)
and 640 GB (640 GiB). The Studio Edition has a capacity gauge on the top side and has a silver appearance.