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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 694 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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96%would recommend to a friend

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Customers often highlight the portability, size, and overall performance of the My Passport 1TB External USB Type-C Portable SSD, with many praising its compact design and fast speeds. Positive feedback also mentions the ample storage capacity and convenient connectivity options. However, some users have noted concerns regarding heat generation and occasional compatibility issues with certain systems. A shorter-than-ideal cable length was also mentioned as a minor drawback.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great, portable, easy to use and hold all of the pictures and videos I wanted.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size, Storage capacity

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Excellent size

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    An excellent way to storage the data. Kept on very narrow space

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best decision

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My laptop is not fit for gaming especially since it only has 118gb. I purchased this drive mainly for Sims 4 and it hasn’t failed me. It’s affordable, has ridiculous storage capacity, and took no effort to set up.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Doctor/Mr.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    At affordable cost, and has been found dependable retaining charge for a long time.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great!

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very quick! About 600Mb/s. Feel so good! Very small.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Portable

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very good quality and size. Light and easy to use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance
    Best Buy Employee

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    1TB External SSD

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Remarkable speed and capacity on an older PC. Easily connects to PC.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Lightweight, highly efficient and affordable!!!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The My Passport 1TB External USB Type-C Portable SSD - Blue is a lightweight and highly efficient external hard drive that is an affordable option for anyone's budget.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice and compact

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Compact smaller than most hard drives so far so good

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great.

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great on my iMac. Easy installation and start up of system backups.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good speed

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bough it for a present, it worked vey well for a backup and, in comparison of a traditional HDD the speed was very notorious when reading about 100 GB in both, SDD took like 2 mins, while HDD 6 min

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great ssd hard drive!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was hesitant to get this as many reviews say they don’t work well with iMac. However since the G-tech similar product is 3 times the cost, I gave the WD a chance and it works perfectly and was simply to format for use with my time machine.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Small Drive, Big Power

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This little gadget holds so much power. It’s so easy to use, just plug and play. I have it attached to Velcro on the top of my computer so it’s ready to go. It saved my items in record time and I honestly feel more secure having this SSD instead of the external hard drives I own.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Tiny but fast

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this little guy to use as a network drive. Setup was very easy making it a public drive on the network to increase our home office storage across multiple devices. Speeds are quick and everything works as if it were a local drive on my machines. Would recommend.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Recommend!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Light, portable, small and super fast read/write speeds.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Speedy and easy

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It is a really speedy backup for my computer. The instructions were easy to follow, although it was intuitive anyway.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Worth every dime!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Simply the fastest SSD I have ever used. Super fast speeds, small footprint as well and works with both Windows and Mac computers right out of the box. Also, has the encryption and password protection along with the 5 years of warranty for extra peace of mind. Highly recommended

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size, Speed

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Perfect Except for the Cable

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This thing is super fast and I like that it's nice and small. But the suppled USB Type-C to Type-C cable is way to short and makes using the drive difficult whether it's with my MacBook or my new iMac. It's nice that they've included a USB Type-C to Type-A adapter but it doesn't make up for the way too-short cable. Comon, guys!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for backups

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Just wanted a quick additional backup and this worked great. Lots of capacity, fast, and reasonably priced.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Portability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great to have.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent, small, compact and fast read and write. Great to have for easy transport while traveling.

    I would recommend this to a friend