are USB cables included with WD 500 GB WD Elements Portable USB 3.0 Hard Drive Storage
898822
Yes mine came with special USB cable to fit from the drive to a Male USB "A"
2057815
Yes, cables included. The only thing that wasn't included with mine was the USB to sata cable used for backing up the drive to be replaced. I easily worked around this because I have two bays in my laptop. Great buy. Totally recommended. Still no problems whatsoever!
2101581
I have not tied that specific drive but used Western Digital 500 gb, Acomdata 120 gb and some USB thumb drives. Everything worked fine. I think as long as the hard drive can be connected via USB 2.0 it should work.
1730459
Is it compatible with "WD My Passport for MAC" 2TB Portable External USB 3.0 Hard Drive Storage Black" (WDBZYL0020BSL-NESN), sold by Amazon.com?
2253067
sorry, I haven`t tested that. I will have a USB3 portable hd soon. I'll check it out.
9852
Don't know about the 250 B drives. I bought a 600 GB drive and it did NOT include any other components. I suspect, however, that this drive is sold as an OEM unit and would also not include cables or hardware of any kind (eg. mounting screws).
1985504
It has three USB 3.0 ports. I like Western Digital hard drives. Haven't had one fail yet!
1847190
It was included in the purchase price for me, so I assume yes.. :) Hope that helps.. Had mine almost a year now, and the way it works, I doubt I will need it.. Great drive.
1352569
I have the WDE1UBK10000N and it is a solid well built external! I don't think you can go wrong with the elements terabyte hdd!
406132
Mine did, external drives normally need an external power source. This was for an older WD MyDrive 500gb.
964139
hi ken ... the 2.5 inch drive is designed to plug in to a laptop .. so no cables are needed or provided. as i recall there is no software included. sometimes there is backup and cloning software on some drives but since high quality open source software is free there is little need to include that. however i am not sure. if any software came on the drive i would have overwritten it but i dont remember any. WD is usually good about providing anything you need as a download. if you wanted to install the 2.5 inch drive in a desktop then you would need the sata and power cables.
1701524
No just the drive. I guess they expect the motherboard comes with the cables, or that you will be replacing out an older drive.
1907655
Yes, this unit includes a short USB cable to connect to your computer. This cable is also the power source for the drive. If you need a longer cable, get a new one rather than using a USB extension cable. If you're connecting to a USB hub, make sure the hub is powered (has its own power supply).
809757
Yes, the one we purchased included a hard drive. It was sold by TigerDirect.com through Amazon. We've had the system for about a year and it is doing well. I have to wonder why they selected these connectors for outdoor use. I have wrapped them in heat-shrink tubing to protect from moisture. Otherwise ok. good luck,
2097302
Sorry but the answer is no. There is no way to trick the USB 2.0 external HD electronics into believing that it's really a USB 3.0 HD. All the external cables and connections in the world will never turn a USB 2.0 design into USB 3. The internal USB designs are simply not the same.
87494
Yes, I have mostly USB 2.0 flash drives but also some external 3.0 backup WD drives. This is an exceptional USB multiplier when you have a laptop with limited USB ports.
218584
I am not sure, but here is where you should be able to find out: http://www.seagate.com/support/external-hard-drives/