For comparison sake, at the time of this writing the WD My Passport SSD 1 TB external drive was around $130 while a comparable WD Elements HDD 1 TB drive was around $50. The only drawback is they are more expensive. With no moving parts, smaller size, and faster speeds, I’d recommend an SSD drive to anyone looking for an external hard drive. (This older drive has been going strong for 6 years now and is also pictured here in this post.) The WD My Passport SSD has one USB-C port and it comes with two cables, a USB-C to USB-C (perfect for Mac laptops) or a USB-C to USB-A. I’d say at least 50% faster to almost double the speed of my older WD MY Passport Ultra HDD. While I’m usually in no great rush, file transfers are much faster with the SSD drive. It’s essential like a huge thumb drive that you plug in to your computer or laptop, and it runs off the power from this connection. My most recent upgrade was to a 1 terabyte Western Digital My Passport SSD or solid state drive ( shop at Amazon). I have not had any problems with any of the WD external hard drives I’ve owned and they are all still working.
At that point I moved on to Western Digital and am now on my third external hard drive from WD. The passport has the additional feature of protecting against ransom ware. You can put it on a device on your network backing up company files using whatever backup software you wish, ideally this computer has limited or no internet access.
More than a decade ago, I used other brands ( cough cough LaCie cough cough) only to have one hard drive overheat and fail. For those wishing on site backup, Passport is for you. Western Digital also offers a version for Mac users, though you could reformat this drive if you wanted to use it on an Apple machine.This review is not a comprehensive look at external hard drives, but I wanted to share my years of experience using Western Digital external hard drives with no issues. Out of the box, the My Passport is formatted for NTFS, and is compatible on any PC running Windows 10, 8, or 7. The 4TB My Passport weighs 8.6 ounces, the same as the Seagate Backup Plus, but a tad heavier than the My Passport Ultra (8 ounces). It's bulkier and a lot more expensive, but it's also built to withstand drops, dust, and water. And while the 4TB My Passport is perfectly fine for everyday portability, you'd probably want to consider a hardier option like the (1.3 by 3.75 by 6) if you need to bring your data to harsher terrains and climates. Measuring 0.85 by 3.21 by 4.33 inches (HWD), it's a smidge thicker than both the 2TB (0.8 by 3.25 by 4.5) and Seagate Backup Plus (0.8 by 3.1 by 4.5), but not so much that it makes a significant difference. The drive comes in six color options-black, orange, red, white, yellow, and an extremely bold blue (like our review unit)-and other capacities of ($79.99), 2TB ($109.99), and 3TB ($149.99) are available.
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