WD My Passport 1 TB External/Portable HDD Review

WD My Passport 1 TB External/Portable HDD Review(Updated)

Hi folks..I started my search for new External HDD the day when my 320 GB HDD crashed :-x

which was out of warranty.. :cry:

My requirement was:-
• 1 TB Storage
• USB 3.0 with USB 2.0 (Backwards Compatible )
• Under 6k INR
• More than 1 Year of warranty

And as per as my requirements were consult. Western Digital My Passport suited me the best. And my search for cheapest price ended on Flipkart but when I Checked eBay for the HDD I found the Flipkart is a way overpriced: shock: and didn’t deliver at my location (Though DTDC service is available here).

Introduction

This HDD can store upto 931 GB and Comes with USB 3.0(USB 2.0 Supported). The cable provided is SS Cable(Super speed Universal Serial Bus) which has USB 3.0 and is USB 2.0 compatible and as per as Cable quality is consult! It’s of really excellent
Quality and feels sturdy.

Pics(Hope you Like it)

*i.imgur.com/cu6bi.jpg
Packaging was good but I found starches of the box
*i.imgur.com/w6xMc.jpg
Some detalied Info about the HDD
*i.imgur.com/o46RB.jpg
Top view.. HDD seems quite Small (Maybe cuz my last HDD was bigger )
*i.imgur.com/j2Jjc.jpg
Everything I got in BOX
*i.imgur.com/T4bpX.jpg
The SS cable(Super speed Universal Serial Bus)
*i.imgur.com/J7uoi.jpg
Top View(w/o any Cover on it)
*i.imgur.com/V5zOH.jpg
Connection Port on HDD
*i.imgur.com/az0Pf.jpg
But HDD is quite Thick
*i.imgur.com/nEwvs.jpg
Overall Side View
*i.imgur.com/jfzWN.jpg
WD Logo

Smart Apps

These Smart apps helps in Backup/ Restore, Data Protection, Management, Etc.

*i.imgur.com/9rmXv.png
WD Security-Does good job protecting your precious DATA
*i.imgur.com/rdGht.png
WD Backup Utility
*i.imgur.com/btJBv.png
WD Smartware
*i.imgur.com/ZzSI8.jpg
WD Utility-Check HDD for error and performance
*i.imgur.com/NXyMC.png
WD Quick View- Pics states it all

Benchmarks (Updated)

*i.imgur.com/hzKDH.jpg
*i.imgur.com/GUXoe.png

Dimensions

Metric*

Height	19 mm
Weight	194g
Width	82.0 mm
Depth	111 mm

*Info-Collected from Official Website

Misc Info in Spoiler<Links>

Official HDD Website
More INFO About HDD(PDF)

Note:- Guyz This is my First ever Review on a product if I missed something or did anything wrong please Guide me I am new to Reviewing field or Photographer

Thanks and Regards
Pratyush...

Good Pics!!

^Thanks Bro..

Waiting for the benchmarks. :-D

I will try posting it b4 a week...lappy is with CC ...

good, even I need to get one in the coming months, will wait for your benchmarks, btw what make was your 320gb HD?

dan4u said:
good, even I need to get one in the coming months, will wait for your benchmarks, btw what make was your 320gb HD?

It was Seagate momentus 5400.6

Don't you have a desktop. If yes why don't you do the benchmarking on the desktop?

^I got nothing bro...

^^See the title of the thread.. :lol:

rider said:
f**k its a review

T

I had got mine a month back. Developed a snag, RMA'ed it and got a new drive. Trying to boot Linux Mint off it but the drive isn't detected in the list of HDDs in BIOS. Already rewrote the boot sector but it is still a no go. Any ideas?

t3chg33k said:
I had got mine a month back. Developed a snag, RMA'ed it and got a new drive. Trying to boot Linux Mint off it but the drive isn't detected in the list of HDDs in BIOS. Already rewrote the boot sector but it is still a no go. Any ideas?

you can't boot because its not a logical drive

Abhishek Nama said:
Waiting for the benchmarks.

Bro Updated..

nice

pratyush997 said:
Bro Updated..

Decent Speeds. Enjoy!! :mrgreen:

Updated Again

R

Nice detail review . was planing to buy one

^thanks

Hi bro did you format the drive to Nfts for use with windows 7

Nope! Why

The updated format looks super!!

Abhishek Nama said:
The updated format looks super!!

Thanks.. BTW old one was pretty much Straight Forward

pratyush997 said:
Thanks.. BTW old one was pretty much Straight Forward

Yes it was. But the new format looks elegant and still informative

I do have one doubt.. Is it possible to remove the hdd from its casing and then use it in a laptop. Some of the WD hdd cannot be used in laptops.

Abhishek Nama said:
Yes it was. But the new format looks elegant and still informative

I do have one doubt.. Is it possible to remove the hdd from its casing and then use it in a laptop. Some of the WD hdd cannot be used in laptops.

Yeah it can be used!

pratyush997 said:
Yeah it can be used!

Cool. Thanks for the update.

T

it cannot be used. wd passport is a native usb drive

pratyush997 said:
Yeah it can be used!

tomys24 said:
it cannot be used. wd passport is a native usb drive

AFAIK its got a sata 2 or 3 and can be used as internal drive but speed and performance wont be good

T

pratyush997 said:
AFAIK its got a sata 2 or 3 and can be used as internal drive but speed and performance wont be good

[?] Native USB3.0 HDD to SATA or esata - AnandTech Forums

Technology.. old and new...: Which 2.5" External Portable Hard Drive to buy?

tomys24 said:
[?] Native USB3.0 HDD to SATA or esata - AnandTech Forums

Technology.. old and new...: Which 2.5" External Portable Hard Drive to buy?

faq...so it mightn't be used as internal...btw does opening the hdd cover void warranty

T

yes it will void warranty.

So it doesn't matter...just rip the idea

So it doesn't matter...just rip the idea

A bit late in posting, buy I've to say it is a good review!!

d6bmg said:
A bit late in posting, buy I've to say it is a good review!!

Thanks

Bought it as well. Pretty satisfied.

nice review!

theserpent said:
nice review!

Thanks..

heyy pratyush! tell me the name of the software that you use as download and upload indicator in the start bar.

rider said:
heyy pratyush! tell me the name of the software that you use as download and upload indicator in the start bar.

Rofl .. I expected to see " You missed xxcxxbvcxv " and do .. dafaq
BTW App is Networx Direct download link

pratyush997 said:
Rofl .. I expected to see " You missed xxcxxbvcxv " and do .. dafaq
BTW App is Networx Direct download link

shut up!

rider said:
shut up!

lol...

S

Hi Pratyush,

Good review and pictures....

You didn't mentioned how much you paid for Harddisk?

With Regards,
Santosh Kulkarni

Santosh Kulkarni said:
Hi Pratyush,

Good review and pictures....

You didn't mentioned how much you paid for Harddisk?

With Regards,
Santosh Kulkarni

its 5.6k...hdd is cheaper now btw While updating i removed it mistakenly

@pratyush997 buddy my laptop is full of data and I think I should get a HDD to store data manually. I took a look on new Seagate 1 TB Backup Plus USB 3.0 HDD costing me 4,844 bucks on infibeam. In benchmarks it shows that the reading and writing speed in above 96 MBPS. Should I buy this or your model? I already have a 3 years old 320 GB Seagate Expansion which still works perfectly fine.

rider said:
@pratyush997 buddy my laptop is full of data and I think I should get a HDD to store data manually. I took a look on new Seagate 1 TB Backup Plus USB 3.0 HDD costing me 4,844 bucks on infibeam. In benchmarks it shows that the reading and writing speed in above 96 MBPS. Should I buy this or your model? I already have a 3 years old 320 GB Seagate Expansion which still works perfectly fine.

Get the seagate one.. BTW Whats warranty period ?

pratyush997 said:
Get the seagate one.. BTW Whats warranty period ?

Same 3 years. LINK

Should I buy today or wait for few weeks for some price drop. I am not in hurry you know.

Here is the benchmark of seagate expansion 500 GB USB 3.0 at 00:47

rider said:
Same 3 years. LINK

Should I buy today or wait for few weeks for some price drop. I am not in hurry you know.

Here is the benchmark of seagate expansion 500 GB USB 3.0 at 00:47

Bro the one u gonna buy is Backup plus and the benchmark is of Expansion ...

BTW Check this and this

pratyush997 said:
Bro the one u gonna buy is Backup plus and the benchmark is of Expansion ...

BTW Check this and this

I know man but both are almost same in terms of specs. BTW you gave me review links of older model of Seagate Expansion.

They are same on paper.. donno know Performance man .

pratyush997 said:
They are same on paper.. donno know Performance man .

help me out! to get some great deal online for Seagate 1 TB Backup Plus USB 3.0 or yours WD model.

rider said:
help me out! to get some great deal online for Seagate 1 TB Backup Plus USB 3.0 or yours WD model.

YO bro! .. Will find it.. BTW Tomm exams.. studying now

pratyush997 said:
YO bro! .. Will find it.. BTW Tomm exams.. studying now

you found any good deal?

rider said:
you found any good deal?

Exams Going on.. lol Tomm last

pratyush997 said:
Exams Going on.. lol Tomm last

best of luck

Benchmarks of my Seagate backup plus USB 3.0:

*img94.imageshack.us/img94/7821/75195707.jpg

is it reliable?? Speeds??

Shashank Joshi said:
is it reliable?? Speeds??

Yeah Btw get the one Rider owns!
Benchmark is just above you post

pratyush997 said:
Yeah Btw get the one Rider owns!
Benchmark is just above you post

Backup plus is better than WD My Passport??

Shashank Joshi said:
Backup plus is better than WD My Passport??

Yeah !
Transfer speed is better

pratyush997 said:
Yeah !
Transfer speed is better

Thanks..

Shashank Joshi said:
Thanks..

Do post transfers speed when you get the HDD

pratyush997 said:
Do post transfers speed when you get the HDD

Still havnt decided which one to buy.. But will definitely put up the speeds..

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So which one to go for Seagate or WD. I have heard Seagate gives accidental warranty too and has good support. Help me I have to buy any one within few days.

nice review!

alok108 said:
So which one to go for Seagate or WD. I have heard Seagate gives accidental warranty too and has good support. Help me I have to buy any one within few days.

i have the same HDD (WD Passport)
if u want better RMA than WD
performance wise both brands are same

Note: u bumped year old thread

@OP: Good review