Western Digital announced its latest PASSPORT portable USB drive today with 320GB of storage capacity. The drive is available this week online at WD’s store and via some retailers.

The 320GB PASSPORT includes software to allow the backup of data from a computer like Outlook data. Data on the drive is also protected with 128-bit encryption. Preinstalled Google software makes searching files on the 320GB drive easy to do.

"The need for travel-friendly storage devices continues to be an area that is growing immensely with the advent of rich media content generated by consumers," said Jim Welsh, vice president and general manager of WD's branded products group. "It's not only music that's consuming space on desktops. Higher resolution pictures and HD videos eat up storage very quickly so we're excited to make a portable 320 GB solution available for consumers on the move." Pricing for the 320GB PASSPORT is $229.99.

Via Western Digital