Expanding its portable storage offerings, Western Digital has introduced its new 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 capacity gauge, and include a soft drawstring carrying bag for protection from scratches and dirt. The My Passportstudio portable drives are offered in capacities of 320 GB and 250 GB.
Weighing in at less than 5 ounces, the My Passport Studio portable drives make it easy to carry office files, thousands of songs, videos or photos and back up a Macintosh laptop using Apple Time Machine backup software utility. With a silver metallic finish, these portable drives feature a shock-resistant enclosure to provide protection. Some unique features of the new My Passport Studio portable drives include formatted HFS+ Journaled for Mac compatibility, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 interfaces and a capacity gauge that enables users to know at-a-glance how much space is available. These new drives also work with Apple Time Machine backup feature included in Apple's Leopard operating system.

"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," said Sharad Srivastava, Director Sales (India and South Asia), Western Digital branded products and consumer electronics groups.

WD's My Passport Studio portable drives will be available with select distributors in India. MSRP for the My Passport Studio portable drives are up to Rs. 10,500 (depending on capacity).