WD unveiled its latest Mac-formatted My Passport Studio Portable Drives. The newest members of the My Passport family are designed for Mac users on-the-go and are equipped with both FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 interfaces, a clever capacity gauge, and include a soft drawstring carrying bag for protection from scratches and dirt.

    Weighing in at less than 5 ounces, the My Passport Studio portable drives make it easy to securely carry office files, thousands of songs, videos or photos and back up a Macintosh laptop using Apple Time Machine backup software utility. This sleek little portable drive, with dual interfaces, is formatted for Macintosh®, features a clever capacity gauge and comes with a soft drawstring bag. Use it to pack up your office files and take them home, carry thousands of songs or pictures and back up your laptop.

    With an elegant silver metallic finish that perfectly complements other Mac products, these portable drives feature a shock-resistant enclosure to provide protection from the bumps and jars of everyday life on-the-go. Ultra portable, these drives are USB-bus powered which eliminates the need for an external power adapter. Equipped with both FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 interfaces, and formatted for Macintosh, this portable hard drive is perfect for Mac users on the go. Use it to pack up your office files and take them home, carry thousands of songs or pictures and back up your Macintosh laptop using Apple® Time Machine™.

    "We designed the My Passport Studio portable drives to work seamlessly with Apple's Time Machine, making this drive an ideal storage solution for creative pros on-the-go who require high performance storage to back up and carry their massive amounts of digital content," commented Jim Welsh, vice president and general manager of WD's branded products and consumer electronics groups. "This sleek personal storage device with a faster FireWire interface and Mac-formatting is exactly the storage solution our Mac customers have been clamoring for ever since we introduced the first WD Passport portable USB drive."

    Available now at select retailers and at WD's online store, the My Passport Studio portable drives are offered in capacities of 320 GB and 250 GB. WD's My Passport Studio portable drives are available now at select retail stores and from WD's online store. MSRP for the My Passport Studio portable drive with 250 GB capacity is $159.99 USD and 320 GB is $219.99 USD.

Among the futures of My Passport Studio portable drives:
    -  FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 interfaces;
    -  capacity gauge that enables users to know at-a-glance how much space is available;
    -  elegant silver metallic finish that perfectly complements other Mac products.
    -  works with Apple Time Machine backup feature included in Apple's Leopard operating system;
    -  formatted HFS+, Journaled for Mac compatibility(3);
    -  USB powered(4);
    -  industry-leading 5-year limited warranty;