WD 4TB My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 Type-C External Hard Drive for Mac (Silver)
$97.49
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Description
Expand the storage on your Mac and back up photos, video, music, and documents using the silver 4TB My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 Type-C External Hard Drive from WD. This drive is equipped with 4TB of storage and a USB 3.0 Type-C interface. If your Mac 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 Mac, it comes preformatted HFS+ for macOS Mojave, High Sierra, and Sierra. If you happen to work across both Windows and Mac platforms, WD provides a downloadable HFS+ driver for Windows 10, 8.1, and 7, which enables the reading and writing of this My Passport Ultra drive without any reformatting. Or, make it fully Windows compatible with a simple reformat. Thanks to a 256-bit AES hardware encryption chip, your private files are kept more secure.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.73 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 6.3 × 4.1 × 1.6 in |
| Storage Capacity | 4 TB |
| Connection Interface | 1 x USB 3.2 / USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB Type-C) |
| Read Speed | Maximum: 480 MB/s |
| Pre-Format | HFS+ |
| Encryption | 256-Bit AES |
| Internal Interface | SATA (Unspecified) |
| Type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Security Features | None |
| 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 0.8" / 110.0 x 81.5 x 21.1 mm |
Reviews (1311)
1311 reviews for WD 4TB My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 Type-C External Hard Drive for Mac (Silver)
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Flavio Kilback (verified owner) –
Handy as a pocket on a shirt.
Savion VonRueden (verified owner) –
This is the silver version which I thought might match my MacBook Pro but it doesn’t really as it has a slight blue cast to it. This doesn’t worry me though as I didn’t buy it as a matching accessory. I bought it because I have a camera which produces 50mb RAW files and 10mb jpegs. So I wanted plenty of capacity, which this has by the bucket load. My preference was for a 4TB disk as I have read bad press on the 3Tb ones in general, not specifically from WD. I also have an older 2TB version in blue which is looking worn after 2 years of abuse in my bag but I didn’t notice this until I put the new one alongside, so I have the same expectations of this one. They are both sturdy looking units and the metal casing on all but the base makes these a must have if you need your portable drive to be rugged. I can’t fault the performance, with a USB 3 connection it zips through file transfers pretty quickly. Not quite as quick as my thunderbolt drive but out on the road speed isn’t really my priority, reliability is. If this unit is as reliable as my 2tb one I will be very very happy.
Fred Moore (verified owner) –
Of course hard drives are great until they don’t work any more. So this review is just for ease of use etc. Hopefully this WD portable HD will keep running for many years to come. I can retire my older, less reliable drives by transferring their content to this drive. The thing I love most about current portable HD drives is that they are USB powered. This drive provides 2TB at a great price, it’s very quiet and looks good. Current digital cameras produce very large files so it’s great to get all that capacity in this nice compact HD. By accident I ordered the Windows version of this drive even though I have an Apple PC. But WD had really excellent instructions for how to reformat this drive for Apple using my computer’s built-in Disk Utility program. I followed the step-by-step instructions and got it up and running in just a few minutes. I was impressed with how good the instructions were (including screen shots) The best thing is that I didn’t have to return the product to B & H.
Bell Reinger (verified owner) –
Great back up for my movies and music. Doesn’t take up much space and loads fast.
Liana Corkery (verified owner) –
I bought this to backup photos on my Macbook. It was easy enough to configure and works great so far!
Jeremie Lesch (verified owner) –
As photographer, I like to use these for archival purposes. Part of my 3 location backup system. Cloud, raid and external HD. While the speeds are slower than SSD’s I find they work well for my purposes
Rylee Wyman (verified owner) –
Needed to get a larger drive, preferably USB-powered and as fast as possible, at an economical price. While I would have liked to have bought an SSD, they’re still pretty expensive compared to the Passport. I’m using it for my MacOS Time Machine backups as well as archiving other files that are suitable for near-line (versus on-line) storage.
Eudora Huels (verified owner) –
Great portable HDD for media and backups.
Joanie Harvey (verified owner) –
I use it for WMC recorted tv shows. It works fine on serveral different systems.
Laury Blick (verified owner) –
Seems to be great so far. Compact, light and easy to travel with. Seems a bit slower than my conventional (non-portable) external HD, but it’s still a great drive.
Velva Graham (verified owner) –
I purchased this version of WD’s Passport because it came with a USB-C plug with I needed for it to connect with my new iMac without an adapter. Initially there some problems with the formatting but this is now resolved and it works fine.
Aaron Donnelly (verified owner) –
Great deal! Love the backup software – no more remebering to back up.
Nia Lang (verified owner) –
I’m using this on an old, and HEAVY HP 17.3 laptop. Needless to say, anything that;s added to the laptop bag takes up a lot of room and adds weight to the laptop bag. This drive is small and lightweight. Performance-wise, it’s pretty fast. Sometimes, cloning (with Acronis) can take a long time, especially since my drive is about 3/4 full. I would definitely buy this again AND I probably will, to backup my desktop at home.
Eda Turner (verified owner) –
Not as thin as I had hoped for but still a great HD. Fast and easy to use. I use it for my mac and backing up photos. 2tb is a treat.
Carolyne Denesik (verified owner) –
Love these drives! I buy them 3 at a time so that I can run backups on multiple computer. One is the main drive and the other 2 act as a backup. They are well priced and very dependable. I will continue to buy them and as the sizes get larger, I will get those as well.
Malvina Willms (verified owner) –
I like the look and feel of this portable drive, it’s small enough to carry around and has the storage size for to store all my photos, music and videos. The SamrtWare backup software takes a long time for the initial backup – I had to let it run overnight to backup my 366 GB. Once that is done the subsequent backup runs very quickly.
Loren Johnson (verified owner) –
We use WD external hard drives for all of our video projects and they have always been reliable, durable and great in performance.
Efrain Prohaska (verified owner) –
The My Passport Ultra Portable Hard Drive is a wonderful product. Never fails to backup my files, and run smoothly. This is the second one I have purchased, and I will continue to buy in the future.
Brannon Lowe (verified owner) –
Simplemente de lo mejor. Trabajo en este mi catlogo de fotos de ligthroom. su funcionamiento es rpido y es muy cmodo de cargar
Nikki Jaskolski (verified owner) –
Liked mine so well I ordered on for my son and daughter-in-law.