WD 4TB My Passport, Portable External Hard Drive, Red, backup software with defense against ransomware, and password protection, USB 3.1/USB 3.0 compatible - WDBPKJ0040BRD-WESN

This model is the latest generation of the many My Passport drives I've owned or purchased for clients. They have proven reliable and good performers. They have incrementally improved with each new generation. This model features a new case design which I feel is much better looking and is slightly smaller than the last version. BOTTOM LINE (for the impatient): This model is a little bit faster than the last (2016) model I bought. I got the black 2TB model and this generation offers up to a 5TB model as well as the usual smaller capacities. This model is just noticeably faster than the last generation on sequential reads and writes when I tested using CrystalDiskMark. This My Passport has a new design that returns to rounded corners and soft-look matte case. I like this much better than the older one with its cheap-looking (to me) styling. The drive is slightly less thick, wide and long than the 2016 model. In my laptop bag that’s welcome even if not a lot smaller. I’m very pleased with this My Passport drive as with ones purchased over the last decade plus. It’s reliable, fast for a USB mechanical HD and gives a lot of space for a low price. If you want more details, read on... SUMMARY: The My Passport USB 3.0 drives are simple to use and come with reasonable software tools and backup/sync software. These are now in a single installer on the drive. I have my own backup solution and do not want encryption on this drive, so have not explored this software. If these are of interest, be sure to check for newer versions on the WD web site. Pluses: + This drive works fine with Windows, Linux or Mac out of the box. With Linux or Mac (where it is read-only with NTFS). They generally performs best when reformatted with a native file system to the respective operating system. Mine came formatted with NTFS for Windows. + This generation has 5TB, 4TB, 2TB, and 1TB models. The 500GB models were dropped a couple of generations ago and more recently the 3TB models. + This drive is faster than the last generation, but just a little. Up to about 3% faster in benchmarks, but barely noticeable in practical use. + The form factor of the new drive is lighter and slightly smaller before with a much nicer case without pointy corners and scratch/fingerprint prone glossy finish. + The warranty has been returned to 3 years from 2 years on the 2016 generation. Minuses: - It comes with the same very short USB 3.0 cable as previous versions. I like a longer 3ft (or more) USB 3.0 cable : a very good upgrade purchase for the My Passport drives. IN THE BOX: The My Passport comes in a easy to open retail package containing the drive and a annoyingly short USB 3.0 cable. There are a couple small pieces of paper for warranty and quick-start. That's it. The cable in this model is the same as previous versions. This may be just fine for a lot of folks but I keep some 3ft (or more) USB 3.0 cables handy for longer runs to my desktop or even on top of a tall computer. FORM FACTOR vs. PREVIOUS GENERATION: I'll compare the new generation of My Passport with my 2016 My Passport Ultra This Model My Passport's dimensions: 1TB-2TB: 0.27lb, 4.22in X 0.44in X 2.95in 4TB-5TB: 0.46lb, 4.22in X 0.46in X 2.95in 2016 My Passport's dimensions: 1TB: 0.37lb, 4.33in X 0.64in X 3.21in 2TB-4TB: 0.54lb, 4.33in X 0.85in X 3.21in TESTING: I tested both my older 2016 My Passport 4TB drive and my new My Passport 4TB model using CrystalDiskMark benchmark software and by copying 11GB folder of updates and files to the drive. This was to compare the benchmark with real-world copying. The 11GB folder has a broad mix of file sizes and types including files an over 2GB iso DVD image. Using CrystalDiskMark I found sequential reads were about 3% faster and writes about 8% faster with the new model. Random reads were just a tiny bit slower and writes were about 8X (!!!) faster. While the benchmarks showed significant differences using them in my real-world copy test the difference was most noticeable with lots of smallish files, but not so much with large sequential reads/writes. If you need to write smallish files this drive is noticeably better than the 2016 model and about the same for large files. For my testing the My Passport drive was connected to built-in USB 3.0 controller on my Dell 7710 Precision Mobile Workstation. I also tried it on a older add-in card with the Renasas USB 3.0 chip set on my Dell Precision T7500 tower. I have the latest Renasas drivers installed. Both are running build 1903 of Windows 10 Pro and both have SATA SSD boot drives. I used CrystalDiskMark V7 64bit version. CRYSTALDISKMARK Results: The New Generation My Passport: Sequential Read (Q8T1): 129.18 MB/s Sequential Write (Q8T1): 119.75 MB/s Sequential Read (Q1T1): 120.37 MB/s Sequential Write (Q1T1): 118.08MB/s Random Read (Q32T16): 4KiB 0.6 MB/s Random Write (Q32T16): 4KiB 10.8 MB/s Random Read (Q1T1): 4KiB 0.49 MB/s Random Write (Q1T1): 4KiB 7.8 MB/s The 2016 My Passport: The New Generation My Passport: Sequential Read (Q8T1): 125.5 MB/s Sequential Write (Q8T1): 113.7 MB/s Sequential Read (Q1T1): 119.1 MB/s Sequential Write (Q1T1): 113.7 MB/s Random Read (Q32T16): 4KiB 0.573 MB/s Random Write (Q32T16): 4KiB 1.290 MB/s Random Read (Q1T1): 4KiB 0.505 MB/s Random Write (Q1T1): 4KiB 1.305 MB/s REAL WORLD COPY: In my real world copy test the new My Passport drive was just noticeably faster than the older My Passport Ultra. More on the writing than reading side and more noticeably with smaller files than larger files. It peaked out at about 70MB/s with large files. I never dropped below 35MB/s even with large amounts of small files being copied to the drive. The 2016 My Passport Ultra peaked out at about 68MB/s and dropped several times to 30MB/s. I'm thinking the newer drive may have a larger on-drive write cache or maybe it's just a bit faster drive. Maybe both. On big copies the new My Passport may save you a few seconds here or there but if copying a lot of small files to it the difference was much more noticeable. CONCLUSIONS: The My Passport line of drives from Western Digital has been very good to me and to my clients. This reliable and good to excellent performing line has a long positive history with me. This WD My Passport model is an evolution over the 2016 My Passport. I'm picking it for new purchases over the older model, but won't rush out to replace older drives. I like this 2019 My Passport’s rounded corner case better than the 2016 sharp edged and glossy one, but it's very minor point for me. Overall it's an excellent evolution to a 5 star predecessor and continues to be a very good external storage choice. For making improvements in small file write performance and correcting the 2016 bad case design issue this new 2019 generation of My Passport drives is worth 5 stars in my opinion. Hope this helps someone!

New and works perfectly. The price could not be beat :) Using occasionally to back up large files and phone videos. As long as its not dropped, this external drive should provide years of reliable operation :) Purchased a WD ("My Book") years ago and it has always worked perfectly as a file backup storage system.

I ordered one of these drives and it arrived quickly and in good order. But once I plugged it in and formatted the drive, about 4 days later it began clicking. This means the heads were getting stuck and kept jumping back and forth. I called Amazon and they sent me another one. I had this one less than a day before it too started cli king and then the drive died and was unresponsive. I sent them both back and got a refund. Western Digital has been really good in the past for me. I started using them when Seagate drives all began to have SMR drives. So kinda bummed and looks like I might try a Seagate again as long as it isn't an SMR drive.

This was a replacement for an aging My Passport of the old design that was finally getting wonky. This one is smaller and I got 4Tb (for backing up my system) for the same price I paid for 1Tb some years ago. I's pocket-sized portable, but it hasn't moved from the corner of my desk, where it takes up very little space. The backup software took a while to figure out (the user's manual for that could use a thorough rewriting), but once I worked out how to make it do what I wanted, it works just fine. Lots of room for a full drive image, plus several weekly auto-backups. It's reasonably fast, but this is my personal system, not for business, so I don't anything with an aftrerburner. WD is easily the best external drive brand on the market of the several I have used, no matter how much space you might need.

Very fast, works well, but it is loud sometimes, so much so that I wonder if it is safe.

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This arrived from Amazon in the afternoon, And as soon as I got home I installed the preloaded Acronis backup software and performed the first backup. I also used the included bootable rescue drive builder utility and built a recovery drive. So now If I ever have to install a new drive or recover the old one I have everything I need. The software also includes Easy to use scheduling. This tool is a bargain. Update: The Acronis backup software license is good for 5 years after activation. They give you an option to continue, but maybe it is better to buy another WD with backup software?

My husband DJ music in his extra time but he's olde school still use vinyl. When he asked me to purchase a 4TB SSD portable hard drive I didn't know it was gonna be that expensive. I purchased this as USED but it was in perfect condition and works perfect. He was able to download all his music and still have space left to download more music. The speed is normal for downloads. The noise level is normal you can hear it working. The weight is on the heavy side. It didn't get hot and it's very durable. It was worth the price and I would purchase it again!

works well the speeds are perfect but compatibility with older equipment is hit and miss mostly miss with some digital video players and recorders as for durability not that great unfortunatly dropped once and appeared intact worked afterward for a weeek or 2 then completly failed beyond repair sadly thats my experience hopefully other people had better luck

Die Festplatte ließ sich problemlos anschließen und wurde vom System (Windows 10 Prof.) sofort erkannt. Etwas größer als eine Zigarettenschachtel ist sie natürlich perfekt für unterwegs und bietet mit 4 TB auch ausreichend Platz. Das Rot des Gehäuses ist nicht zu knallig, da ich die Festplatte aber nur für Backupzwecke nutze war mir die Farbe egal, die rote Version war die günstigste Version. Von der Leistung her ist an dem Datenspeicher nichts auszusetzen, die Daten wurden flott und mit der erwarteten Geschwindigkeit auf die Festplatte geschaufelt. Zur mitgelieferten Backup- und Synchronisationssoftware kann ich nichts sagen, da ich diese nicht benutzt habe und eigene Tools benutze, aus dem Bekanntenkreis höre ich aber nur positives darüber. Für viele wie auch für mich nebensächlich, ich möchte es aber trotzdem erwähnen: die Festplatte ist durchaus hörbar, wenn sie in Betrieb ist und am Rechner hängt, bei Datenzugriffen wird sie noch etwas lauter. Nicht stören laut, aber vernehmbar. Mein PC ist flüsterleise trotz mehrerer Hochleistungslüfter, als ich Platte aktiv war dachte ich zuerst dass diese das leise Geräusch verursachen, es kam aber von der Platte. Bei normalen Umgebungsgeräuschen fällt das sicherlich nicht auf, aber abends im stillen Homeoffice hat es mich doch etwas gestört.

Got this to backup a network drive shared across our family and it's perfect. Speed reaches 120mb/s on average with a mixture of documents and large media files. For 4TB of space, the price is really good. My only issue is that it doesn't have USB-C. Other than that, it's a really good portable hard disk.

Lo uso da tempo senza problemi e ho acquistato diversi prodotti di questa marca per la loro comprovata affidabilità..

En mi caso, ya tenía WD my passport de generación anterior de 2tb, pero ya casi superé la capacidad del disco y decidí comprarme un nuevo. El disco duro como tal está bastante bien, solo le falta (en mi opinión personal) las patitas de silicona para que se queda estable en la mesa (la edición anterior lo tiene). La velocidad durante copiar los archivos llega a 105 MB/s, tal vez esto depende mucho de la potencia del ordenador porque he visto que otras personas no lo tenían tan alto. El plástico es mate, el diseño yo lo tengo en rojo, es rojo más claro y de color más naranja que el de la edición anterior. El cable viene en negro. En cuanto al tamaño del disco duro, el mío WD my passport de 4tb de 2019 es más pequeño que el de la edición anterior y tiene peso más o menos igual. Uso ambos discos con WD backup y WD security. Sabiendo mi experiencia con discos duros de WD a lo largo de los últimos 7 años, no es de extrañar que este producto me ha gustado. Recomiendo para la gente que necesita disco duro que funcione establemente, protege los datos y no se rompe rápido .