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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 852 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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96%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers regard the My Passport for Mac hard drive favorably, particularly praising its ease of use, ample storage capacity, and reliable performance. Many appreciate its compact size and consider it good value for the price. While some users found the instructions unclear, the overall experience is overwhelmingly positive. The USB connectivity is generally well-received, functioning as expected for most users.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great storage option!

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

    This is the 4th one of these I have purchased for different coworkers. Haven’t had any issues. Easy to just plug in and go!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great back up drive for my Mac.

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

    This has been a great back up drive for my Mac, since the Mac has a small HD to back up. It has been very reliable so far.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Photo backup

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

    Great hard drive so far. Very fast and reliable. I have filled up 1/2 of it up with photos so far.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Always reliable!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I buy these like candy! I use them both for offline storage and delivering client media files and I have never had a problem.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Just what I needed

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great - meets my needs and expectations doing photos and music stuff. Recommend

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Lightweight easy to use encrypted hard drive

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

    Very happy with the purchase. It was easy to use and was able to back up my machine much faster than expected. Thumbs up!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very reliable hard drive

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I always go for My Passport when choosing hard drives, and I've never had any issues. I really like this product and highly recommend!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great footprint and functionality.

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The "WD My Passport 1TB" has worked flawlessly. I have hundreds of movies on the drive with still more space available.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great external 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.

    This is the best external hard drive because there is basically no set up to it and is ready to back your computer up.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great item

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The external drive was the perfect product to store ALL of my pictures and documents when I needed to clean my laptop out.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    My Passport for Mac

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Western Digital's external hard drive, My Passport for Mac, is an excellent device - very easy to use. Just plug and play really!

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Convenient small size

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I use this for Time Machine backups, along with an older one (Time Machine can be set to use both, alternating between the two. It doesn't take up much room on my desk, and I like having backups available.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Needed a backup drive Just what I needed

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Western Digital Makes Good external drives so this was a no brainer for the price It is also specifically made for a mac computer

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It just works

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    No need to reformat on a Mac or use the included software. Just respond to the offer of enabling Time Machine to backup your Mac.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    My Mac

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent product respond to all my expectations and resolve problem I was having before

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

    Great for Mac book pro backup

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I had to backup my Mac book pro and found this at Best Buy. It would just as described. I had no problems with it at all.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Perfect amount of storage

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

    We needed more storage for our song lyrics for our church sound booth. Perfect amount of storage at a good price!

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

    Easy to use

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this unit to backup a MacBook Air. Have a similar unit for a windows-based computer, and both work flawlessly.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works well

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this to back up a Mac. Had it up and running in less than a minute after taking it out of the box. Works fine.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to Use

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Downloaded documents and photos. Easy to use. Connect and forget about, until you are ready to to a back up, or download.

    I would recommend this to a friend