- WD MY PASSPORT HARD DRIVE REVIEWS PORTABLE
- WD MY PASSPORT HARD DRIVE REVIEWS SOFTWARE
- WD MY PASSPORT HARD DRIVE REVIEWS SERIES
There's a tiny activity LED next to the port, which you can't even see when the drive is not plugged in. WD has gone with a old-fashioned but widely used Micro-USB 3.0 port on this drive, and it ships with only a USB Type-A cable.
WD MY PASSPORT HARD DRIVE REVIEWS SOFTWARE
We found this software unnecessary and intrusive, and we'd recommend ignoring it – our review of the WD My Passport SSD has more details. On the drive itself, you'll find an installer for the WD Discovery desktop tool which offers cloud and social media syncing tools but shows lots of promotional content.
The WD Backup tool lets you synchronise folders on your PC, WD Drive Utilities includes diagnostics and a secure erase tool, and WD Security lets you set up encryption. It does however promise 256-bit AES encryption, a three-year warranty, and WD's usual downloadable software. The official spec sheet makes no mention of data transfer speed.
WD MY PASSPORT HARD DRIVE REVIEWS PORTABLE
We're reviewing a 5TB unit in this series, which is the highest capacity portable hard drive we've seen from WD so far. For some reason, the highest and lowest capacity options are available only in black. The 1TB and 2TB versions are 11.15mm thick and weigh 120g, while the 4TB and 5TB versions are listed as 19.15mm thick and 210g in weight. The red and blue options have two-tone finishes with black bases. The plastic is also a dull matte, which is more utilitarian.
While black, blue and red remain, they're very muted. It matches the recently launched My Passport Go series.Įven the number of colour options has been halved – the distinctive yellow, orange and white are gone. The drive still has a striped pattern across half its front, but it's far less pronounced now. WD has seemingly trimmed as much weight and bulk as possible, the corners and sides are rounded for easy pocketability, and it pretty much fades into the background. The new design feels like a complete 180-degree about-face. When we got our hands on one of those drives, we liked its personality but not the practicality – the corners were sharp, and weight had increased. Everything including the packaging was given this funky hipster treatment.
At the time, the company boasted that its drives would represent “the intersection of our physical life and digital world”. WD attempted to turn portable hard drives into conversation pieces with its 2016 redesign, executed by a high-profile external branding agency.
WD My Passport (2019) 5TB design and features WD has stuck with the legacy Micro-USB 3.0 port on this model We first saw the latest generation of My Passport hard drives at the IFA trade show in August last year and were surprised that Western Digital has ditched the rather eye-catching Yves Behar-inspired scalloped design that debuted in 2016 to much fanfare and spread throughout the company's product portfolio.ĭoes the new WD My Passport lineup do anything new or different, and does it matter which generation you buy? We're going to find out.
WD MY PASSPORT HARD DRIVE REVIEWS SERIES
WD seems to have recognised this and has overhauled its popular My Passport series to focus on only the basics, stripping away fancy designs and reducing bulk as far as possible. Those who can afford portable SSDs will go in that direction, and cloud-based storage is often quicker and more convenient for people. Nothing very exciting happens in the world of portable hard drives – while everybody needs at least one or two, they're really seen as commodity items now and differentiation between brands product lines doesn't seem to matter much to buyers.
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