The WD Backup is a backup solution for Windows which works similarly to Windows’ built-in File History. WDBPKJ0040BBK (Black) WDBPKJ0040BBL (Blue) WDBPKJ0040BRD (Red)īundled Software WD Discovery (Backup, Utilities, and Security) I tried them all out and found them valuable. Keep in mind that you need to have a live Internet connection to install the apps.

The suite includes three applications, including WD Backup, WD Drive Utilities, and WD Security. The drive comes with the installer of the WD Discovery software suite for both Windows and Mac. You can use it with Mac, but you’ll need to reformat it. Out of the box, the new drive is formatted in the NTFS file system to work immediately with Windows. The 1TB and 5TB versions are available only in black, while you can find the others also in blue and red. The new My Passport is available in 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, and 5TB capacities. The three colors of the new WD My Passport portable drives. You can turn this light off using a software tool, however.

The drive has one little white indicator light near the USB port that flashes during operation. The drive is bus-powered and doesn’t require a separate power adapter. It has a regular micro-USB 3.2 Gen 1 (formerly USB 3.0) port - it has no USB-C support - and comes included with a standard USB cable. So, you can’t remove it from the new My Passport shell to use with other standard purposes, like inside a laptop.įrom the user’s perspective, the new My Passport is still quite similar, however. It’s a 15mm-thick, 1TB per platter, 5400 RPM drive with 128MB cache that uses USB 3.0 interface. The new portable drive uses a not-for-resale internal hard drive designed specifically for mobile applications.įor example, the 5TB version uses a hard drive model WD50NDZW-11MR8S1. It’s slightly thinner and narrower on all sides. The new WD My Passport looks a bit different from its predecessor with a more compact design. WD My Passport: The same drive that’s different WD My Passport Portable External Hard Drive's Rating.WD My Passport: The same drive that’s different.

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