Meaning if you decide to switch over from Windows 7 to, say, Ubuntu Linux, you will have a heck of a time trying to get your files out of Windows 7’s Backup and Restore. The downside of both Apple’s and Microsoft’s backup solutions, however, is that they are largely OS dependent. But Windows 7 and the upcoming Windows 8 feature a built-in back-up tool that can back-up your files just as well. The My Passport EdgeSimilarly, the Windows version is formatted in NTFS and comes with WD SmartWare software that offers continuous and automatic backup. But that’s not saying much considering that Time Machine can use pretty much any external hard drive if it is formatted as HFS+. WD says the Mac version is compatible with Time Machine out of the box. There are slight operational differences between the two drives. Both are also pretty light, weighing close to the 4.9-ounce iPhone 4S at 4.8 ounces for the Windows version and 5.76 ounces for the Mac one. The two drives are also slim, measuring 0.40 inches and 0.50 inches in depth, for the Mac and Windows versions, respectively. The two new drives, The My Passport Edge for Mac and the My Passport Edge for Mac, both feature USB 3.0 connectivity for transfer rates of up to 5 Gigabits per second. Western Digital subsidiary WD recently unveiled two sleek, thin 500GB portable external hard drives for Mac and Windows PC users.
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