Looking at the test results for larger files prompted me to test an older My Passport Ultra 2TB. While no test is a perfect recreation of real world use, it is at least a benchmark. My Passport Ultra – slow but fine for external backupĩ9% of review don’t bother to run data transfer tests like Crystal DiskMark. While Crystal Disk Mark shows a reasonable (to be expected from a hard disk) internal read and write speed the aging USB-A to micro-B interface really lets it down for large file transfers giving speeds from. No matter how fast the USB 3.0 interface is, it will be limited by the read/write speeds of the hard disk. It comes with a USB-A 3.0 to USB 3.0 micro-B 10 pin connector (it has a micro-USB beside a power connector). The test unit was a 4TB – capacities range from 1TBĬrystal Disk Info says it is a WD SATA 600, 5400RPM hard disk. It is also larger at 110 x 81.5 x 21.5mm x 241g. Just don’t drop it as there is a spinning disk inside. Let’s assume that it does almost everything the SSD does and has similar software. Note this is the new model with a ‘wave’ design case. Review WD My Passport Ultra (Global website here) There is no issue buying a parallel import of this product. GadgetGuy’s take – My Passport SSD it a great portableĪ great little backup device with capacities up to 1TB.
If you were backing up large GB files, then speed becomes important. While the Samsung figures blow the WD out of the water for raw speed remember that you are using this as a backup device and speed needs only to be respectable for typical use.
#1tb wd my passport ultra portable
This is the fastest (and most expensive) portable SSD. We compared it to a 1TB Samsung T3 SATA 600 (now superseded by the T5). Interestingly reads from the disk are usually faster than writes to it. The figures below are very respectable for a portable device.
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If possible, we will update these figures with a Thunderbolt 3 device.Ĭrystal Disk Info identified it as SanDisk SATA 600 with 477GB usable space. We would expect faster results on a USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 device. Cable connection was via a USB-A 3.0 to USB-C adaptor (supplied).
#1tb wd my passport ultra pro
The test unit capacity was 512GB, and we used a Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
This is a diminutive sized SSD at 90 x 45 x 10mm x 39g (without cable). Review WD My Passport SSD (Global website here) In a few years’ time, SSD will be at cost parity per GB with hard disks – there will be no more need to compromise.
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