MY PASSPORT HARD DRIVE REVIEWS PORTABLE
If you’re a casual user just looking for quick transfer of assets rather than a static backup drive, perhaps you should steer towards the solid-state offerings.The My Passport drive is trusted, portable storage that gives you the confidence and freedom to drive forward in life. You could consider Samsung’s T5 Portable SSD range if you’re looking to attain much higher read/write speeds, but you would be sacrificing storage space since the 500GB T5 is double the price of the 1TB My Passport. Outside of WD, there’s nothing really close to it at this low price point. Bumping the capacity up to 4TB will cost you $129.99 (MSRP) at the top end, which will fix your storage worries if you have 4K video or other large files to store. In that case, it’s easy to recommend the incremental upgrades from WD themselves. You might be tempted by more storage if you’re planning to juggle multiple video projects at once or if you’re looking to create a media server or backup games. The WD My Passport's main competition is primarily from larger storage drives, but this depends heavily on your use case. Competition: Spinning disk or solid-state Western Digital’s 1TB My Passport is by far the cheapest option on the market, especially when considering bang for your buck.
SSDs will cost more, but the tradeoff in speed may be worth it. There’s not much to grumble at price-wise, but you may be tempted by other options in the market depending on your use case. Hovering around $50, it’s dirt cheap for a terabyte drive from a reliable brand. It lags behind compared to Samsung’s T5 Portable SSD, which pulled off the same task in 8 seconds. The WD My Passport managed this task in 19 seconds, which is again, a standard result. In another test, we transferred a folder with 2GB of data across the range of portable devices we were testing. It’s nothing special, but it’ll get the job done. This is average as far as portable hard drives go, transferring your files at a reliable pace when you’re on the go. In our testing via the CrystalDiskMark tool, we found that the My Passport had a dependable read speed of 135.8 MB/s and an equally solid write speed of 122.1 MB/s. If you’re just planning on backing up those photos on your computer though, 1TB should be more than enough space. If you’re a videographer keen on transporting giant 4K files, naturally you’re going to lean towards the more sizeable offerings. The review model we tested is a 1TB hard disk drive, but Western Digital has a variety of larger storage options which are useful for users with more demanding needs.
Now if we want to get down to business, we have to talk speed. See How Our Favorite External Hard Drives Compare Performance: Dependable read and write, but no rival to SSDs On the flipside, there’s a handy blinking light that flickers to let you know when files are transferring. A USB-C offering would be far more universal and applicable to a wider range of devices. The main problem is the micro-B port being the solo connector. Sadly, it doesn’t come with a USB-C cable on the side, which would have been useful to increase the range of connectivity right out of the box. Just one port is present on the WD My Passport, a micro-B port with a USB 3.0 cable in the box. The WD My Passport also has four tiny grips on the bottom to keep it stuck to your desk or surface if it’s going to be a static drive rather than a portable one. With a three-year limited warranty, you can be fairly liberal with how you treat this drive, but it’s still not rugged enough to survive water damage, excessive dust or a substantial drop. It stands out whilst not being too gaudy.
MY PASSPORT HARD DRIVE REVIEWS PROFESSIONAL
It’s a professional design that Western Digital uses across its product range. My Passport looks the part too, with a glossy upper and a textured bottom. The WD My Passport weighs just six ounces and measures 4.33 by 3.21 inches (HW), meaning you can easily stow it in a small backpack pocket.
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