Hi frnds im giving a advice not to buy WD My Passport portable drive Essential se 1 tb not be the fastest drive available, and it has not having good speed docks like the Must-have Seagate HDD.

Along with the My Book update this week, WD has released a new version of the My Passport and My Passport for Mac, the company's popular portable storage solution. This re-release is highlighted by a new modern design that features a textured underside and is available in six distinct colors: Black,...

Same reliable hardware; Back up software works great and is seamless to use; Its new design is coupled with vibrant color options

Performance hasn't improved over the previous version

Western Digital's own product description (above) gives an accurate, no-exaggeration summary of this hard drive and I really can't take any issue at all with the claims they make for it.

My wife bought me the WD passport pro 2TB for my Mac Air. Even so it is reasonably fast, not as fast as my thunderbolt ssd drive. It is also very noisy in my opinion. The biggest drawback however is its weight!.

capacity

heavy; noisy; big

purchased in december 2014 and it's January 2015 now. This hard drive still runs strong! Transfer speeds are around 60-70mb/s and continue to be this way. I use this drive for all my games/media. I wouldn't hesitate to use this as a backup drive but always remember to backup twice.

WD Hard Drives, Store and Share Data Easily Pros:- This external hard drive is integrated with USB 3.0 connectivity that is perfect for power and data functions alike.- It contains the WD SmartWare Pro automatic backup software that protects all kinds of data by creating instant back-ups.

1T is plenty room for movies and music and add to that the price and 10th Anniversary Edition design and I am very pleased with my purchase !!!

What's striking about Western Digital's My Passport Pro portable hard drive is its size and weight. The 4TB version I tested weighs 1.58 pounds, which is light when compared to your average five-pound clay brick.

This experience further cements WD's good name in my book.

I've owned this drive for 5 years, and gave it a lot of abuse; I've thrown it into backpacks, traveled with it, thrown it on the table, dropped it multiple times from desk height; The drive never skipped a beat; The last time I dropped it the plastic casing unsnapped , producing a gap in the body.

None that I can think of

Western Digital's range of USB powered external hard drives - like the My Passport Ultra for instance - are fantastic options for affordable, portable storage… for your average consumer anyway.