WD 4TB My Passport USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive (2019, Black)
$74.99
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Description
Always have your files on hand with the black WD 4TB My Passport USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive. Designed with a slim form factor, it’s also available in a variety of colors to suit your style. Aside from its 4TB of storage capacity, it’s built with 256-bit AES hardware encryption to help ensure your files are protected, and features USB 3.2 Gen 1 connectivity for fast transfers. It and comes formatted NTFS for Windows 8.1 and 10, but may be reformatted for other operating systems, and connects to your host system using an included micro-USB to USB Type-A cable. Users can take advantage of WD’s Discovery and Backup software to help manage and back up their files as well.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.66 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 7.8 × 4 × 1.5 in |
| Storage Capacity | 4 TB |
| Connection Interface | 1 x USB 3.2 / USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB Micro-B) |
| Pre-Format | NTFS |
| Encryption | 256-Bit AES |
| Internal Interface | SATA (Unspecified) |
| Type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Power Source | USB Bus Power |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 4.2 x 3.0 x 0.8" / 107.2 x 75.0 x 19.2 mm |
Reviews (584)
584 reviews for WD 4TB My Passport USB 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive (2019, Black)
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Ruby Rempel (verified owner) –
This 4TB drive is compact and just want I needed to back up my old Mac. I plugged it into my new PowerBook, opened disk utility, and had it formatted in Mac OS Extended (Journaled) in about a minute. Since I have an old 2011 iMac, I needed to use the older file system. I also ran some speed tests with BMD disk speed test and it did well for a none-SSD (see attached photo). If you need an easy-to-use and portable drive, It is hard to beat WD.
Tatum Jacobson (verified owner) –
I like these a lot. I’ve got a stack of them.
Emma Torp (verified owner) –
very fast, drive works great
Carlie Bergstrom (verified owner) –
Easy to use, reasonably priced. Considered an SSD but this drive meets my needs for backup with considerably less cost
Burdette Wehner (verified owner) –
Have had several WD Drives. Use it for system image. Today I see error messages after attempting a backup. Then the Drive started beeping when I reconnected it. I tried the site to locate my Drive Warranty and the site says it does not recognize my product. Disappointed to say the least especially after less than 2 months use.
Federico Lesch (verified owner) –
I’ve been looking for a larger portable USB drive as the last piece of my photography storage and backup solution. I really wish they made an 8TB model but the 5TB capacity is certainly a welcome improvement over the 4TB models. I have two WD MyCloud devices that I use for storing my photo images. RAW files go on one device and my Lightroom DNG files on the second. I then synch each of those to a WD MyCloud EX2 Ultra for on-site backup. I also wanted to have an off-site backup copy. I’ve tried cloud options but in spite of having 250+ GBps download speeds my upload is terribly slow and it’s not practical to synch. This 5TB WD Passport solves the problem. I connect it to the back of the EX2 and use the built-in USB backup tool. You can set it in synch mode so it only backs up changes, or you can do a full copy. Once the backup is done, I take the Passport to my office then bring it back every month to update. This way I have redundancy from disc failure, device failure and a location disaster. It’s a little bit of manual work but worth it.
Nash Cronin (verified owner) –
Us these drives all the time to backup workstations and server. Small, fast and reliable. Bonus No external power supply needed!
Luis Sporer (verified owner) –
Muy pequeo comparado con mi otro disco duro WD. Inmediatamente reconocido por mi Mac. Espero que dure muchos aos, no ser el ltimo que compre.
Nicole Pouros (verified owner) –
Too soon to tell.
Leslie Reynolds (verified owner) –
Slim, ready to use right out of the box, and reliable. I even like the midnight blue color! And B&H’s low price and free, fast delivery is also nice…
Norwood McGlynn (verified owner) –
Works as it should. Great back-up drive.
Fred O’Hara (verified owner) –
Said it could back up NAS devices, but only specific ones and not a Synology. So the WD material could have been more informative. My NAS had an alternative that worked just fine with the device. Easy to use out of the box.
Burdette Leannon (verified owner) –
I bought this item to backup all my photos and videos while travelling. After each day photo session, I transfer photos and videos from my SDHC card to my MacBook Air. I discard bad shots and do some adjustments for the good ones and store them in Aperture. After that first clean up, I export the working copies to My Passport (original size).That way I keep all the time 3 versions: originals on SDHC cards, good ones after the first sort on MacBook Air (in Aperture) and exported copies on My Passport.I keep My Passport with me all the time. If my laptop is stolen, I’m safe.
Cristian Nicolas (verified owner) –
The WD 2TB Passport is easy to use, although my computer guru had me install a great free software for backups, which I use instead of the WD software. It’s much faster than I anticipated it would be, since it is an analogue not ssd drive. Can’t go wrong and the price is right.
Gregory Mayert (verified owner) –
I bought this to replace a Seagate 5TB drive that died, and thus far I’m very happy with the ease of use and performance of the WD 5TB My Passport external drive. I’m using it for Time Machine backups and it’s doing the job perfectly. It would be equally good for other more mobile uses. The fact that it is powered through the USB connection is a plus and I don’t have to deal with another external power supply.
Ottilie Ritchie (verified owner) –
I bought this to go along with my HP Chromebook x360. I have used DW before and they work fine. Looking to see what this bad boy can hold for me.
Sylvan Morissette (verified owner) –
I need to have storage when I’m on set, and this drive provides that. Easy enough to bring a laptop with me, and plug the guy in for a quick footage dump. 4TB might have been a lot, but it’s better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it.
Claudie Lueilwitz (verified owner) –
This little jewel is about the size of a large cell phone. All I had to do was plug it in to my iMac and it started downloading the files. Took about an hour and a half. It comes with the necessary adapter so I had nothing else to buy. For the price I don’t think you can beat it.
Karine Heathcote (verified owner) –
Seems to be working well so far but setting it up was more difficult then is should be because of the lack of any real instructions.
Arlie Kutch (verified owner) –
Over the years I’ve purchased a dozen Toshiba external USB 3.x HDDs from B&H, and whether the operating system was Windows 7 or Windows 10, the power saving features of the drives work well. If the drives are plugged into a USB 2.0 port, the LED indicator glows white; if plugged into a USB 3.x port, the LED indicator glows blue; if the drives are in use the LED indicator blinks, but when not in use, the LED goes off. It appears that HDDs in this current series of WD My Passport USB 3.2 Gen 1 (2019) never turn completely off. When in use the LED indicator blinks rapidly; when not in use the LED indicator blinks slowly. I’ve purchased five WD drives from B&H in this (2019) series: three 2TB drives and two 5TB drives. None of them turns completely off when plugged in but not in use. It may be the case that when plugged in but not in use the power drain is just as low for these WD drives as for the ones from Toshiba, but the LED indicators don’t give one that impression.