Western Digital My Passport Portable BY8L0020B 2TB
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13 years ago
WD My Passport Portable External Hard Drive - 2 TB (black)
Great value, great product. I'd highly recommend a solid protective case to protect from falls.
Pros:
- Light, low-profile, very nice surface finish
- Some backup & password protection software preloaded
- Fast transfers with USB 3.0.
Cons:
- I would highy recommend a solid protective case to protect from falls
13 years ago
One of the very few 2.5" portable USB 3.0 drives in a 2TB capacity
If you're really looking for something to complain about, take umbrage with the 2 year warranty - 3 years would have been more appropriate in my opinion given the premium pricing, but considering the industry-wide HDD warranty reductions, perhaps two years of coverage should be considered generous.
Pros:
- The WD My Passport 2TB USB 3.0 is mostly fantastic
- Cramming 2,000 GB of storage into a portable package isn't easy, but if you're Western Digital, you have the luxury of just making a special custom drive.
Cons:
- Over the past year, more and more external drives are being purchased merely to rip out the HDD inside
- That's not possible in this case due to its custom nature (the non-standard connectors on the drive etc.), so don't buy it with that purpose in mind.
13 years ago
Review: Western Digital My Passport (2TB)
The My Passport is Western Digital's mainstream line of portable hard drives. The best performer in the roundup, it's available in 500GB to 2TB...
13 years ago
Failed Within 6 Hours
Used this on a new 2012 MacBook Pro with USB 3.0 (after reformatting using Apple's Disk Utility on OS X Lion) and tried to copy/paste two folders containing 1.2TB worth of backup data.
Pros:
- Compact
- portable
Cons:
- Very unreliable
- crashes / dies permanently when used for storing large files
13 years ago
Western Digital My Passport 2TB review
Portable hard drives typically distinguish themselves in one of two ways: Speed or capacity. With its brisk USB 3.0 interface and plentiful 2TB of storage space, the Western Digital My Passport (which retails for £170) approaches this proverbial fork in the road and takes both paths.
Pros:
- Huge capacity
- Speedy USB 3.0 transfer rates
- Attractive and compact chassis
- Some useful pre-installed software
Cons:
- Not as future-proofed as some rivals
- No alternative connections to USB
13 years ago
Western Digital My Passport 2TB: high capacity portable disk
A 2TB hard disk you can slip into your pocket
13 years ago
WD My Passport WDBY8L0020BBK 2 TB USB 3.0 Portable Storage Drive Review
WD sent a new portable hard drive- 2 TB My Passport drive with USB 3.0 port for evaluation. Time and again, External hard drive has become very useful in more 1 ways: as a backup and as a source for portable storage and with devices such as LCD screens and NAS storage using external drives with USB...
14 years ago
Fast and Reliable...
I was attempting to hold out until a portable drive with USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt came out. Doubtful, at this point, that anyone would ever consider that possibility. But, circumstances changed and I required a large drive with a fast/common interface (USB 3.0).
Pros:
- 2TB of storage and USB 3.0
Cons:
- No thunderbolt compatibility..
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