WD Passport Drives Bumped to 250GB

Western Digital announced a 250GB capacity Passport portable drive today. The new WD Passsport 250GB weighs less than four ounces and is powered by your notebook’s USB port.

“The rich, storage-hungry media content generated by 10 mega-pixel digital cameras and HD video camcorders makes the one-quarter terabyte WD Passport Drive a compelling solution,” said Jim Welsh, vice president and general manager of WD’s branded products group. “WD Passport is a travel-friendly gadget for consumers who want to carry their entire digital portfolio with them.”

WD’s Passport drives are protected with 128-bit encryption and come with WD Sync, software that simplies the synchronization files and Microsoft Outlook.

The WD Passport will retail for $199.