My Passport Air offers high capacity in an ultra-slim, all-metal design that perfectly complements your MacBook Air. This blazing-fast drive with password protection secures your files from unauthorized use and makes backups easy thanks to compatibility with Apple Time Machine. It’s the perfect travel companion to take your digital life on the go.

Ultra-fast data transfers

Compatible with Apple Time Machine

Complements your MacBook Air

My Passport®

Air™

Portable Storage

Ultra slim. All metal. Mac-ready.

My Passport AirPortable Storage

Product Features

Product Specifications

Ultra-sleek design with high capacityAt just 11mm, this ultra-slim, all-metal portable drive is thin and fast with plenty of capacity for your important digital content.

The perfect complement for your MacBook Air The premium, anodized aluminum enclosure is the perfect complementfor your MacBook Air.

Ultra-fast transfer rates When connected to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport Air portable storagelets you access and save files in blazing speed. Reduce transfer time by up to 3 times when compared to USB 2.0 transfer rates.*

*Performance may vary based on user’s hardware and system configuration.

Compatible with Apple Time MachineWorks with your Mac right out of the box and is compatible with Apple Time Machine for quick and easy backups.

USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibilityWith this single drive you get compatibility with the latest USB 3.0 devices and backward compatibility with USB 2.0 devices as well.

Durable enclosure protects the drive insideWe know your data is important to you. So we build the drive inside to our demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance and long-term reliability. Then, we protect the drive with a durable enclosure designed for beauty.

Secure your files.WD Security™ software allows you to set password protection and hardware encryption for your drive to help protect your files from unauthorized use or access.

WD Drive Utilities™ softwareRegister your drive, set drive timer, run diagnostics and more using WD Drive Utilities.

USB-poweredPowered directly from the USB port on your Mac. No separate power supply is needed.

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Length: Depth: Width: Weight:

4.41 in (112 mm)0.43 in (11 mm)3.27 in (83 mm)0.35 lb (0.13 kg)

HFS + J Mac OS X Lion or Mountain Lion Requires reformatting for Windows® operating systems

1 TB500 GB

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KIT ConTenTS oPerATIng SPeCIFICATIonS LIMITeD WArrAnTyPortable hard driveUSB cableWD Security softwareWD Drive Utilities softwareQuick Install Guide

Up to 5 Gb/s in USB 3.0 mode andup to 480 Mb/s in USB 2.0 mode

Data transfer rate:1 Up to 5 Gb/sOperating temperature: 5°C to 35°CNon-op. temperature: –20°C to 65°C

1A USB 3.0 host and USB 3.0 certified cable are required to obtain USB 3.0 performance rate.

3 years Worldwide

Western Digital, WD, the WD logo and My Passport are registered trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. My Passport Air, WD Security, and WD Drive Utilities are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. Pictures shown may vary from actual products. Not all products may be available in all regions of the world. All product and packaging specifications subject to change without notice. The term of your limited warranty depends on the country in which your product was purchased. Please visit our web site at http:support.wdc.com/warranty for the detailed terms and conditions of our limited warranty and for a list of the specific countries in these regions.

© 2013 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. As used for storage capacity, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytess; one terabyte = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second, and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second.

4178-705777-A02 Sep 2013

USB 3.0