WD - My Passport SSD 1TB External USB 3.1 Gen 2 Portable Hard Drive - Black top / gunmetal (medium metallic gray) bottom
Model: WDBK3E0010PSL-WESN
SKU: 5786328
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Customers are pleased with the My Passport SSD's portability, small size, and speed as an SSD. Many appreciate its lightweight design and ample storage capacity for its size. However, some customers find the price to be relatively high and have experienced compatibility issues. The drive's ease of use and portability are frequently highlighted as positive aspects.
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I bought this for use with my MacBook Pro, since it has USC-C ports, and this drive is a USB-C drive. It comes with a standard USB-3 adapter for use with computers that don't have USB-C. I ran some quick benchmarks on the drive and am getting 290 MB/sec write, 370 MB/sec read. While this pales in comparison to the native SSD built into the 2016 MacBook Pro (2800 MB/sec read/write), it is plenty fast for backing up files for transfer between computers. It is about 3-10 times faster than USB 3 thumb drives and about 40 times faster than USB 2 thumb drives.
Posted by SSonnentag
Fast . . Compact . . Light . . Portable Though on the higher end price wise Western Digital has created one of their best products yet. Needed to protect business data and increase transfer and backup speed so I picked this up. Though I suggest making sure that you select the format for maximum speed for your computer and not letting your computer run out of power with the drive attached as I had a corruption problem once when that occurred I did not return the drive. They even give you an adapter if your computer does not have a USB-C port. I highly recommend.
Posted by RILawyer
Transfer speed is lightning fast! I am currently editing 4K videos straight from this to my computer. It's tiny and easy to carry around if you are a traveler.
Posted by MrPresident