Review: 5/5
Perfect Fit + Room for Cord.
I am very impressed with this case. It is perfectly sized to fit the My Passport Essential 500 GB Portable HD and its USB cable, without being too tight, and is very easy to slip the drive & cord in. The case is about twice as thick as the passport drive. So the drive itself fits entirely in its half of the case, with about 1/2 cm all around the edges, sitting flat even with the top edge of the half shell. It easily slips in and out, and holds well with the wide elastic strap. The other half has a compartment with netting to easily slip the small USB cord in with room to spare, but not really for the purpose of storing other things. When zipped together the drive seems secure and protected without any pressure points if you squeeze the case in the middle. The cloth-covered hard shell exterior protects well. Like most, it will flex in the middle a little because it isn't reinforced with metal, but is quite firm.
This is really well designed to fit the My Passport Essential 500 GB Portable HDExternal Hard Drive WDBAAA5000AD6-NESN. You could store anything smaller than the WS Passport Essential in it, but not anything bigger. I had really liked the Case Logic Portable EVA Hard Drive Case QHDC-101 (Black), which is great, but this one is the better, more perfect choice just for the My Passport Essential 500 GB, if you compare the two.
Product Title: AmazonBasics Hard Carrying Case for My Passport Essential - Black
