It features a small white power indicator light that only appears visible when the device is powered on. The 4TB and 5TB models measure in at 4.22 x 2.95 x 0.75 inches and 210g/7.4 ounces.Īlong with a redesign to slim down a bit, the My Passport is also available in three colors: black, red, and blue. Do More with WD Discovery Included WD Discovery software lets you connect to popular.
Inside the fun design, is a reliable portable drive you can trust to back up your most treasured content. Key Features and Benefits: Watch My Passport for Macs Design Come to Life My Passport for Mac drive will stop you in your tracks. Rather than your standard 7mm SSD or 9.5mm HDD, the HDD in this models measures 15mm thick, which also adds to the weight. WD My Passport for Mac WDBP6A0040BBK - hard drive - 4 TB - USB 3.0. Due to the increased number of platters that WD’s My Passport needs to reach 4TB and 5TB, the larger capacities are bit bulkier. The 1TB and 2TB models measure 4.22 x 2.95 x 0.44 inches and weigh 120 grams (4.2 ounces). WD’s My Passport comes in two sizes depending on the capacity you get. Of course, it is a SED or self-encrypting drive, as it comes with AES 256-bit hardware encryption. It comes with a 128MB DRAM cache and has the USB bridge and connector built-in rather than using a standard SATA connection. Encased within its plastic enclosure, WD opted to utilize a Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR, a technology that overlaps data tracks to increase density)-based 2.5” HDD, model: WD50NDZW-11MR8S1 on our 5TB sample.
