WD 4TB My Passport USB 3.0 Secure Portable Hard Drive (Blue)

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love it with one minor goof
The 5th one I own. I love them. Never any problems & no issues. The one goof I made buying this time around was purchasing the PC version instead of a MAC version. Simply had to figure out how to reformat it which worked out just fine as now it is formatted so it can be read by both MACs and PCs. I use these to store pictures from sports photography business on them and as well as using two as back ups stored off site.
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Great price and works great
I'm using it to store my Lightroom catalog and photos. So far, after a few weeks, it is working fine. It was a little thicker than I was expecting, but that's not a problem!
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Great little drive
Works great out of box. I have been a fan of WD all my professional life. So much that I don't even look for other brands while shopping. Never failed on me ......................... ever.
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Functional Little Drive
Two things I really like about this drive. The transfer speed using USB 3.0 and the security feature. Security is quick & simple and functions without first going through the long process of encrypting the drive partitions. I do not use the backup feature so cannot comment on that. I have had nothing but good experiences with all my WD drives. Can't beat B&H either.
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Excellent Quality and Reliable
First, let me say that I got this item with speed from B&H for a Christmas gift - they were all too ready to ship it quickly to me - I received it on Christmas Eve, Great!!! The drive is plug & play - no issues what so ever, and based upon other reviews and WD's reputation, I knew I could count on Western Digital's tradition of quality and reliability. Thank you B&H!
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Great Size Physically and Digitally
I have used prior Passport cases and I was worried that this new case design would not work for my older case, but it still is the same size, despite the new digital size of 4TB. It runs quiet. But I have not been able to test it for long use. I have had older Passports and would use them for about 3 years and they are always rock solid stability. A great external drive for storing pictures on a laptop. I use it with Lightroom and have no problem editing my pictures on USB 3.0. The drive comes in NTFS but you can format it to any format you want such as Journal for Mac.
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Great Size Physically and Digitally
I have used prior Passport cases and I was worried that this new case design would not work for my older case, but it still is the same size, despite the new digital size of 4TB. It runs quiet. But I have not been able to test it for long use. I have had older Passports and would use them for about 3 years and they are always rock solid stability. A great external drive for storing pictures on a laptop. I use it with Lightroom and have no problem editing my pictures on USB 3.0. The drive comes in NTFS but you can format it to any format you want such as Journal for Mac.
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WD 4TB My Passport
wd drives are the best i've used. i have 12 and have given several as gifts. the colors are very useful.
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Bus Powered 4tb HD
Every year I purchase 3 hard drives for my photo business. 1 bus powered drive that to use as my work drive that goes with me from my studio and to home or where ever. In the past 2tb were about the max and fit my budget. About 8 months into the year I would have to delete some raw images that more than likely were never going to see the light of day. Now with this drive i will be good for an entire year and the 4tb drives to back up to at home and studio will now be used to the fullest. Only 2 days into 2018 with only 1 shoot so far and so far so good.
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It's A Boring Hard Drive That Works!
Hard drives are hard to write reviews for because they are so boring. But, I can say that I love my WD 4TB My Passport. I have used Seagate external drives before, but this time I went with WD. I have used both over the years, and I have had good and bad experiences with both, so this is not a pro-WD or pro-Seagate post or anything like that. Facts: it is fast on the USB 3 port. It seems very quiet so far. It hasn't given me any problems yet. I have one on my Xbox One and one on my PC. I'd buy it again.
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good size, fast.
I did have some issues at first, but I formatted it before using, and it still works perfectly.
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WD 4TB My Passport USB 3.0 Secure Portable Hard Drive
I use these drives work great for my laptop to keep files and all my RAW pictures on while I am traveling. It save me a lot of room on my Laptop Hard Drive that doesn't have enough room to hold them all.
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Portable WD Hard Drive
I really like my WD My Passport drives. They are small and fit right on my desk without taking up much room. Also, the USB connection to the computer is the power source so no need for plugs. I like to store my backup files in my bank's safe deposit box and these drives hardly take up any room.
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Re: Shipment hard dive packaging
Most drives are not that susceptible to shock when the drive are not spooled up because the needles/arms inside are in the stowed position. You could probably drop most modern drives that are not connected and not have any problems. I dropped a 2tb portable drive years ago from about 5 feet in the air onto a hard floor and I lost some data, but for the most part the drive was fine. If the hard drive is spinning, though, and you just barely drop it, it may experience damage as the needles/arms are not properly stowed.
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I would buy this again
These drives worked great on location. We recorded HD videos with a Panasonic GH4 during the day and I would load the footage onto 2 4TB My Passport portable Hard Drives (one for back up) at night. We did this for 3 days which included 20 interviews and about 1TB of storage. They're fast and reliable (so far). It's been 6 months and I'm able to edit the footage directly off these drives using Premiere CC. They worked for our budget and continue to do the job. Small, fast and easy. Note: Capacity is actually 3.63TB.
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Works
No issues so far. Not particularly fast, but this is expected from a USB powered external drive.
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Quick and Easy transport from Computer to Computer
Good drive, portable, I use mainly for video editing. Yes, I prefer RAID but this serves as a livable compromise.
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Best Value
Best value for $/TB on the market. I love that it does not require AC power and can just be plugged into the usb slot. I own 5 of these and have never had a problem yet. I just wish it came with a USB Type C connector so that I would not have to purchase that separately.
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WD LOVER!
I was super excited the moment I received the box. It only took 5days for them to ship to BRUNEI. Thank you for the excellent service Fdx ( I was expecting more than a week) soo im super excited. Regarding the HD, well its heavier and thicker than i thought because the previous one ( WD My Passport) is lighter and slimmer. It works well on my windows. Thank you B&H , because of 'you' I got CHEAPER and EXCELLENT hard drive. 3
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So far so good.
Bought it to back up photos and documents. It works although reformatting is somewhat convoluted in order to keep all 4TB
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Super Passport External Hard Drive
I'm very satisfied with my 4TB Passport. I'm using it to store my incremental daily back-up with Acronis software. I keep it plugged in all the time, and it has performed flawlessly for me.
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Powerful drive in small package
Lightweight and portable. Fast when accessing. Perfect for photographers as main or backup.
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Physically Larger Than Expected
It was a little larger than I had hoped, especially because I own multiple other WD drives. I didn't check the dimensions expecting them to be around the same size, so that's on me to not check the size. Overall, it works right out of the box, so good enough.
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Basic inexpensive, capacious portable drive.
Basic inexpensive portable hard drive, which I use for Time Machine backups. I do not monitor the speed but it seems fine through my USB-C ports. One nice thing is that the drive's case is of a non-slip material so it stays on the table, reducing the likelihood that it will fall if it is tugged while connected for backups. Do not bother buying the same drive pre-formatted for Mac if it is more expensive than the Windows version. These are easily reformatted for OSX.
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