Along with the My Book update this week, WD has released a new version of the My Passport and My Passport for Mac, the company's popular portable storage solution. This re-release is highlighted by a new modern design that features a textured underside and is available in six distinct colors: Black,...
Same reliable hardware; Back up software works great and is seamless to use; Its new design is coupled with vibrant color options
Performance hasn't improved over the previous version
Each color of the new WD My Passport comes with a color matching USB cable. If you want to store a lot of data, and maybe even use colors to categorize your data, the new My Passport portable drive from WD is for you.
The new WD My Passport portable drive has lots of storage space, good performance and supports strong encryption; It's available in some vivid color options and comes in an eye-catching design
There's no USB-C (so no future-proofing) and the high-capacity versions of the drive are bulky
I use this drive to provide Time Machine backups for the 3 Macs in the house. Two of my Macs have USB2 ports, so these ports dominate the write speeds to the disk. Even though the TM backups took 20 or 30 min each, these were the first time backups which amounted to 60-90GB.
Silent, low power, reliable (so far); The small form factor and self-powered aspects are pluses as well
None; Update(2016/Jan): I used it a few times (maybe 4) and had it unplugged sitting on my desk; I used it just now for another Time Machine backup and it started to act weird; It would unmount spontaneously.
The Western Digital takes home an award by offering a capacious drive for surprisingly little cash
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