WD 2TB My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 Type-C External Hard Drive (Silver)
$63.99
In stock
Description
Expand the storage on your Windows system and back up photos, video, music, and documents using the silver 2TB My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 Type-C External Hard Drive from WD. This drive is equipped with 2TB of storage and a USB 3.0 Type-C interface. If your computer doesn’t have a USB Type-C port, an included USB Type-C to Type-A adapter helps ensure compatibility with older systems. This drive is also bus-powered, meaning that all its power is provided by the USB cable and no external power cables or adapters are required.
Since WD designed this My Passport Ultra drive for Windows, it comes preformatted NTFS for Windows 10, 8.1, and 7. If you happen to work across both Windows and Mac platforms, WD provides a downloadable NTFS driver for macOS, which enables the reading and writing of this My Passport Ultra drive without any reformatting. Or, make it fully Mac compatible with a simple reformat. Thanks to a 256-bit AES hardware encryption chip, your private files are kept more secure.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.52 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 8.4 × 4.1 × 1.55 in |
| Storage Capacity | 2 TB |
| Connection Interface | 1 x USB 3.2 / USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB Type-C) |
| Pre-Format | NTFS |
| Encryption | 256-Bit AES |
| Internal Interface | SATA (Unspecified) |
| Type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Power Source | USB Bus Power |
| Material | Steel |
| Cooling System | Passive |
| Certifications | NRCAN, RoHS, as per Manufacturer |
| Operating Temperature | 41 to 95°F / 5 to 35°C |
| Storage Temperature | -4 to 149°F / -20 to 65°C |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 4.3 x 3.2 x 0.5" / 109.2 x 81.3 x 12.7 mm |
Reviews (1311)
1311 reviews for WD 2TB My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 Type-C External Hard Drive (Silver)
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Stephania Nienow (verified owner) –
Can’t say much about anything that has not happened yet. But I can say it’s a solid drive. It’s not as fast as an SSD but it gets the job done and does it without raising the ambient room temperature. It’s a quiet little guy. Almost reminds me of a Prius.
Shayne Hill (verified owner) –
Fast device allowing to to transfer huge amount of data quickly. One bad thing is the fact that the Power/Activity LED is in the middle of the back where you cannot see it thus it is not easy to see if the disk is working.
Mervin Herzog (verified owner) –
The product is easy to use. I mostly use it to store pictures that I take. Love the amount of data that I can store and not clog up my personal computer.
Michelle Cole (verified owner) –
great!
Hayden Satterfield (verified owner) –
Its a great product. Very light, easy to take along, fast for write/read and has a great internal size.
Ludwig Hermann (verified owner) –
PROS – USB powered and 2 TB worth of data storage – what else could you want? does not take up a lot of desk space. CONS – wish the included cables were longer!
Ottilie Runte (verified owner) –
I bought this drive to back up my laptop because my hard drive was failing and had to be replaced. I was hoping to do a complete image (clone) of my existing drive. The software that comes with this unit does not have that function. Otherwise the unit works well to back up docs,photos, etc.
Bethany Marvin (verified owner) –
I’ve had WD Passports for years. The last one I bought was in 2016 and it feels like good quality, good weight, it’s silent, and after 4 years of daily use it’s still going strong. However, this one sounds like a jet engine starting up. Seriously, it’s a white noise machine. The description also mentions aluminum but don’t get your hopes up, it feels like a cheap piece of hollow plastic. Sure, it’s fast, and undoubtedly the drive quality is the same as it’s always been….but come on WD, try harder.
Guido Krajcik (verified owner) –
WD products are excellent, they have a long track record of being one of the best hard drive storage solutions whether in a portable drive or an internal OS drive. This Passport Ultra with 3.0 USB is blazing fast, I have it working with my backup solution, NovaBACKUP and have the best for fast backups and safe storage in case of a catastrophic disaster of hard drive proportion – I am covered. B&H provided awesome service, super fast shipping and look forward to doing business again, and again with them.
Martine Balistreri (verified owner) –
I use this drive for backing up my important data and moving large files between computers. I like that the drive gets its power directly from the USB port and doesn’t need a power pack.
Alverta Botsford (verified owner) –
Great hard drive. Fast drive writing. It is great to have the cloud backup option.
Stone Blanda (verified owner) –
It does what it claims (holds data). The encryption software is easy to use. Seems like a good value.
Annette Koelpin (verified owner) –
I bought this to backup my Macbook Pro. I’m a Graphic Design student so I don’t have that much to put on it right now, the 2TB is a good size for me at the moment and all I had to do was plug it in and Time Machine did the rest. It runs a little hot when you first set it up, but after it’s done with that it runs pretty smooth.
Antonetta Toy (verified owner) –
I’ve been using WD bus powered drives for 15 years now and have always been very satisfied with them. I just bought a new MacBook Air which has USB-C ports and all my other drives are only USB 2.0. The My Passport Ultra fits the bill perfectly, with the faster USB 3.2 gen 1 over a USB-C connection. WD is nice enough to provide a type C to type A adapter so I can connect the drive to other devices that are type A only, but it is designed to interconnect only with the WD provided cable. Since cables can fail or get lost, I’d prefer a cable and adapter not requiring a proprietary interlock method. While the drive has very fast read and write sppeds, easily 5X what my USB 2.0 drives can do with my new MacBook, a side effect of that speed is it gets very warm during large transfers, like a backup. It’s obviously not possible to have venting like larger, AC powered drives. Small transfers do not heat it up as much. Overall, very satisfied, docked one star for the USB adapter and heat issues. I would recommend this drive despite those flaws.
Tamara Ondricka (verified owner) –
I am an advanced senior citizen without grandchildren to help me, so computer stuff does not come easy. However, I researched these external hard drives and decided that this WD Passport had great reviews and everybody said it was easy to connect. I was expecting that it would take me most of the day to get it connected and operating, but it took only about 15 minutes. It works great! Wow, maybe I will try something else now.
Marquis Wilkinson (verified owner) –
Easy to use once you have it set for a mac.
Anderson Conroy (verified owner) –
Well, it does pretty much what you expect of a hard drive. I bought because it’s cheaper than Lacie and G-drive, but still offers a very good performance and storage capability.
Thaddeus Wolff (verified owner) –
Very good!
Alexa Kling (verified owner) –
3tb in a compact package without a plug in power supply. Unit is silent, stay’s cool, and works well. I’m using it attached to a USB 2 connection and it probably runs as fast as can be expected. I’m surt that it would be much faster connected through a USB 3 connection. I’m using it to back up photo files, so speed isn’t really a consideration for me. So far no problems.
Estell Nolan (verified owner) –
Very compact and quiet. Color choices were great. Worked perfectly out of the box. Very easy setup.