Western Digital My Passport Review – Best buy HDD in 2020

Product Review – Western Digital My Passport HDD – Best buy HDD in 2020

Ever since computers were developed, Data Storage has become one of the very important pain points for every user. Hence we all need to have a data storage system always ready and handy where ever we are. Since the Covid 19 pandemic outbreak, the Data Storage System like HDD has become an essential product more so as we are working from home (WFH) these days. HDDs and SSDs are the hot selling disks so far in the industry due to their easy portability and high capacity storage.

What is HDD?

The full form of HDD is Hard Disk Drive. These are mainly of two types first – internal HDD and second – external HDD. Internal HDDs are the ones placed inside your computer/desktop by the manufacturer. You can expand your internal HDDs from any reliable source but in some countries, brands will not be responsible (voids Warranty) for any kind are miss happenings (in case any) and the consumer has to pay for the physical damage. External HDDs can be connected to any computer just like pen drives. It does not void any kind of warranty. Externally connected disks are a bit slower than the inbuilt disk. At the end of the day, it is more preferable for us to use external disks and save us from any kind of damages as it is much safer.

Why HDDs play a great role in today’s lifestyle?

For instance, you buy a computer let’s say it has 64GB memory after some time you fell the storage is not enough for you and now you regret your choice. To make it convenient HDDs and SSDs came into the role. With this external storage, you don’t need to buy another computer with high storage capacity and this option definitely helps you save money. HDDs available right now offer great specifications at a cheap price. The other thing is accessibility, HDDs are now widely available in markets with customized storage options according to one’s need. Even HDD has more capacity than the latest generation SSDs. HDDs have great portability, you can carry it even in your pocket. Last but not the least, Some reports suggest that HDDs have a longer lifespan in comparison to SSDs.

Just in case if you were not knowing what actually are HDDs and why they are so much important. We hope by reading now all your doubts are very clear. Moving back to the headline, we have well tested the product in the last few days to give you our honest opinions.

WD My Passport –  Design

Western Digital’s My Passport has a very sleek and minimal looking design. In hand, it feels very soft and lighter than other available HDDs we tested so far. The product has a unique design pattern which looks very interesting and different. Some people don’t like bulky and thick HDDs this is a product they should consider. We got the red-black color combinations which is super stunning. With a perfect body size ratio, it makes it convenient for users to keep this in the pocket.

• The details mentioned in the above table is for the 2TB variant.

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WD My Passport – Features and performance

My Passport is a budget-friendly product package with all the necessary things. With this Western Digital drive, you get an auto-backup feature which is absolutely absolutely great. In any case, you lose access to your laptop you can connect this disk anytime anywhere. This shall also help you restore your data if your laptop gets stolen and you may add the data back to a new one. With Password protection + 256-bit AES hardware encryption, your hard disk is fully secure. Nobody can check or harm your personal data until he knows the password.   We will always recommend you to use such security features if you usually store any bank or personal details. You get a WD Discovery software included with your purchase of this hard disk. Below are the few things you can try on WD Discovery software.

•  Manage your connected WD devices like My Passport, My Book, and My Cloud Home drives
• Make complex things easy, like securing a drive with a password or managing drive settings
• Download, install and stay up-to-date with software offered by WD
• Register your devices and receive important software updates
• Manage Cloud Home devices

In the box items :

Fortunately, My passport supports Superspeed USB 3.0 port and is USB 2.0 compatible. The product offers some great read and write speeds at the price point.

Verdict

The device is compatible with Windows® 10 or Windows 8.1 operating systems and requires reformatting for other operating systems. Overall, the device is a decent buy with some premium offerings. If you are the one looking for getting an HDD for your daily tasks then this is the product for you. Western Digital gives a wide range of trendy color options as per your wish, My Passport comes with up to 5TB storage which is enough for all users. WD Discovery software is very futuristic and sorts all kinds of problems well. On top of that, it comes with a 3-year limited warranty ensuring durability and long-term reliability.

The product is very competitively priced in accordance with other options in the market. The base model (1TB) of My Passport drive starts at Rs. 3,989 and is available on Amazon.in.

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