WD - My Passport Ultra 3TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Classic Black
- Key Specs
- Storage Drive Type: HDD (Traditional, mechanical hard disk drives are the most common type of storage because they're relatively inexpensive and offer huge capacities. However, they also generate both noise and heat. Solid state drives, also known as SSDs, are many times faster than hard disk drives and have no moving parts to wear out, but typically offer less capacity for the same price.)
- Rotational Speed: 5400 revolutions per minute (The rate at which the hard drive spins its platters. The higher the rotational speed, the faster the drive can read and write data.)
- Interface(s): USB 3.0 (Refers to the types of connections that devices use to interact and communicate with each other.)
- General
- Product Name: My Passport Ultra 3TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive
- Brand: WD
- Model Number: WDBBKD0030BBK-NESN
- Performance
- Storage Drive Type: HDD (Traditional, mechanical hard disk drives are the most common type of storage because they're relatively inexpensive and offer huge capacities. However, they also generate both noise and heat. Solid state drives, also known as SSDs, are many times faster than hard disk drives and have no moving parts to wear out, but typically offer less capacity for the same price.)
- Rotational Speed: 5400 revolutions per minute (The rate at which the hard drive spins its platters. The higher the rotational speed, the faster the drive can read and write data.)
- Compatibility
- Internal Or External: External
- External Hard Drive Type: Portable (Physical characteristics of the hard drive, including size, weight and how you connect to your device.)
- Interface(s): USB 3.0 (Refers to the types of connections that devices use to interact and communicate with each other.)
- Features
- Security Features: Software
- Dimensions
- Product Height: 0.83 inches (The out of box height of the item. Height is measured as the vertical distance from the bottom of the item to the top as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Width: 3.21 inches (The out of box width of the item. Width is measured as the horizontal distance from one side of the item to the other as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Weight: 8 ounces (The out of box weight of the item.)
- Other
- UPC: 718037838199
Safeguard your files with this WD My Passport Ultra 3TB external hard drive, which features a variety of security measures and is designed for fast, efficient performance. WD Backup software allows you schedule regular file backups to a Dropbox account.
- 3TB storage capacity: Provides additional space for storing photos, videos, music and other files.
- USB 3.0 and 2.0 interfaces: Allow wide-ranging use.
- Supports up to 5 Gbps via USB 3.0 or up to 480 Mbps via USB 2.0: For speedy data transfers.
- 5400 rpm speed: Ensures efficient performance.
- Optional password protection: Along with 256-bit AES hardware encryption help keep sensitive files secure.
- WD Backup software with automatic scheduling: Allows you to back up your files to Dropbox (not included) for easy Cloud storage.
- WD Drive Utilities software: Makes managing, configuring and running diagnostics on the drive simple.
- Compact, shock-tolerant design: For durability and easy portability.
- Compatible with PC and Mac: Formatted NTFS for use with Windows Vista, 7 or 8. Requires reformatting for Mac OS X.
Whats Included
- My Passport Ultra 3TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive
- Owner's manual
- USB cable
- WD Backup and WD Security software
- WD Drive Utilities software
Q: Is is compatible with Windows 10?
A: Both my desktop and my laptop are using Windows 10.
Q: does this automatically save from your PC or must you manually copy and save from PC?
A: If you configure it to do this automatically it does it, however I prefer doing this manually since that way I'm pretty sure which files are the ones I want to back up and which ones not.
Q: It says USB 3.0/2.0 but will it really work with only the 2.0?
A: It will work with any computer that has USB 3.0 or 2.0 like my Alienware. This type of external hard drive that is 3.0/2.0 is the best to have than you will not have to worry what kind of USB port the computer has. The only difference with 3.0 is faster transferring of files.
Q: Can this fly
A: I used this drive up to 8000 feet, which is about the same as aircraft pressurization. No problems. Most of the drives are rated to 10,000 feet.
Q: will this work out of the box with a macbook pro? needs reformatting?
A: This HD will work with a MAC but yes, it will need to be reformatted. It's actually a very easy process. Plug in the HD. Go into applications, utilities, then disk utility. You'll see the HD listed on the left side of the window. Click it. When you do you will some tabs to the right. Go to the tab that says erase. There will be a drop down menu where you will select what format you want. Chose the one for MAC and then click format. You can also choose FAT32 format which will allow you to use the HD on both MAC and PC but there are pros and cons to doing that. Hope this helped, if not, try YouTube
Q: Can you drag and top to this from Computer?
A: Yes, from file explorer.
A: This drive can be formatted either to operate in a windows or Mac O/S. If you are looking to use this drive for a Windows O/S environment as well as a MAC O/S environment it is possible but not right out of the box. I would suggest reading this article from CNET regarding how you can. http://www.cnet.com/how-to/the-best-ways-to-format-an-external-drive-for-windows-and-mac/
A: Yes it works great. Just follow directions on Xbox one. What I like about it is that it gets power from the USB port
