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I was considering getting one of these for my Macbook Pro (250 gb passport) however I heard it needed to be connected to both USB ports in order to provide enough power.

Is this the case, or can you just plug it right in?

@Peter Ha

Thanks for the reply; the 2 USB ports I was referring to was on the computer itself, for the current draw.

Reading some reviews at Amazon, it looks like the Passport draws 650mA and most USB connectors only put out 500mA. Since the Passport doesn’t have external power supply, you need a y-cable to hook it to the only 2 ports on a MBP, though I suppose you could use an external powered USB hub (which I dont have, and dont particularly want).

Is yours plugged in directly?

I got a 160 GB passport to use as a Time Machine after having a WD MyBook for over a year with no probs.
It DOES only need one connection and works seamlessly.
Buy one this Christmas for someone you love (even if its just yourself!)

I’ve been using a 120g and and 160g for some time now. I travel, and also lend technical support for many people with various computers. I have only run into trouble on a tower that was home-built from parts. An optional Y cable (which lets you use 2 usb ports for power) is available if your computer limits bus power. You can get it from WD’s website and many other places.

yea, yea, I’m on my way to CostCo to pick one up to test. If it doesn’t work out I can use the awesome return policy to return it and pick up a Firewire or Powered External HDD.

I have the passport 160 and 3 Dell Latitude D400 and it will NOT work on them

lol, DELL.