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WD 4TB My Passport Portable Storage External Hard Drive USB 3.2 for PC/MAC Blue (WDBPKJ0040BBL-WESN)
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- Slim design
- Automatic backup - easy to use
- Password protection + 256-bit AES hardware encryption
- Up to 5TB capacity
- 3-year limited warranty
- Trusted drive built with WD reliability
- WD Discovery software for WD Backup, password protection and drive management
- SuperSpeed USB port; USB 2.0 compatible
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| Best Seller Ranking | #25 in Portable External Hard Drives |
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| Brand | WD |
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| Series | My Passport |
| Model | WDBPKJ0040BBL-WESN |
| Color | Blue |
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| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 1 |
| Capacity | 4TB |
| Features | Slim style. The new My Passport drive has been redesigned for you to make the most of your own journey. It features a convenient, slim form factor and is available in a range of vibrant colors. Locked down. The My Passport drive's password protection and built-in 256-bit AES hardware encryption helps keep your digital life's contents secure. Just activate password protection and set your own personalized password using WD Discovery. Social friendly. Included WD Discovery software lets you connect to popular social media and cloud storage services like Facebook, Dropbox and Google Drive. Seamlessly import, organise and share your photos, videos and docs to the My Passport drive to backup your online social life. WD Discovery can also manage your drive through WD Drive Utilities. Backed up. The My Passport drive comes equipped with WD Backup software to help make sure everything you create while on your own life journey - photos, videos, music, and documents - doesn't get lost. You can set it to run automatically to your schedule. Just pick the time and frequency to back up important files from your system onto your My Passport drive. Super easy. My Passport portable storage is ready right out of the box including all necessary cables. And with SuperSpeed USB, you can quickly start backing up everything in your life and keep driving forward. Ongoing confidence. There's no telling what's ahead in your own journey. That's why WD builds drives to demanding requirements for durability and long-term reliability. |
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| System Requirements | Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 Chrome OS Requires reformatting for other operating systems. |
| Dimensions | 0.75" x 2.95" x 4.22" |
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| Weight | 0.46 lb. |
| Package Contents | Portable hard drive SuperSpeed USB cable WD Discovery software (Windows only) Quick install guide |
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| Date First Available | September 30, 2019 |
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Good for backup storage, not so much for a secondary external drive.5/8/2021 3:42:30 AM
Nice portable storage3/18/2020 3:25:57 AM
Pros: Works as intended. I bought this product for home personal cloud storage and I guess it will work well.
Cons: I suggest to remove cable from the device after finishing using it, because that connector which is connected to the device doesn't look so strong.
Overall Review: I have a friend who travels a lot and he used this portable passport for years.
Anonymous
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Verified Owner
Does what it should and does it well12/4/2020 7:54:24 PM
Pros: + small footprint for a larger capacity drive. fits in most of my drive cases + seems fast, although I have not tested the actual read/write speed + nice case design
Cons: + it did not come with the encryption software, so I had to download it from WD my previous passports came with it, which was very convenient
Overall Review: I have had great luck with WD Passports. I have 3 and the others are pretty old and have been used a lot, with no issues.
A good external drive4/30/2020 8:54:50 AM
Pros: All you have to do is set it up( which is easy) and it does what it needs to do!
Overall Review: A good drive because I have internal ones in my past computers, never had a problem.
It is a great product to store data from my computers!3/18/2020 9:36:44 AM
Pros: Easily connects to all my computers and works very well!
Cons: Will not connect to my Samsung TV which is one of the reasons I purchased it.
Overall Review: Overall, great for data storage.
Anonymous
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
Verified Owner
External storage2/15/2021 11:36:30 AM
Pros: This is the unit recommended by our tech support. We had 2 others and needed new ones. Good product for low cost.
Overall Review: Yes, I would recommend this...installed on work and home laptops.
Large storage at a great price, but slower than grandma6/22/2020 10:43:26 AM
Pros: large storage space price size no corruption
Cons: The transfer rate is horrible. I was getting fluctuations between 10-25MB/s for large file transfers. It is USB 3, but it can't even transfer at USB 2 speeds. This is definitely not a drive for short-term storage since it takes so long to transfer to/from.
Overall Review: If you want a lot of space at a good price and speed doesn't matter much then get this drive.
Manufacturer Response:
Hi Steve W.,
We regret to learn that your WD My Passport Portable External Hard drive is not performing as expected. Slow performance can be caused due to several factors like computer configuration, multiple applications running on the computer while trying to access or backup the data, fragmented disk which may also result in slow computer disk read capability, the total amount of data on a disk and the relative size of each file, encrypted backup or scanning of each file by anti-virus installed in the computer or USB port of the computer with which the drive is connected etc.
Stopping applications and software that use CPU and memory, keeping all the files in a single directory instead spreading them in multiple directories, connecting the drive directly to the USB 3.0 port of the computer and avoiding the USB hub while using the drive, etc. are the recommended steps to enhance the performance of the drive.
Furthermore, you can also refer to the link suggested below and check for the Theoretical USB Interface Speeds to find out the theoretical speed given by different USB port types.
"Theoretical USB Interface Speeds":
https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5043
The best practice is to run diagnostics with WD Drive Utilities when a drive does not perform as expected or is behaving abnormally. We have placed a few helpful links below providing more information for your convenience.
"Setting up and using WD Security and WD Drive Utilities":
https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/13880
We would like to followup with you to help discover the root cause of your hard drive's slow performance to provide a positive resolution for this concern. Please reach us via the phone concerning the Newegg review. We will be happy to assist you.
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USB 3.2 could mean USB 3.0, USB 3.1, or USB 3.2.1/27/2021 7:19:09 AM
Pros: - Will make you more careful when shopping around for gear. - Will make you distrustful of marketing departments. - Will make you distrustful of version numbers.
Cons: - The actual USB version of this drive is "USB 3.0", so its speed is 5Gbps. - The "marketing" USB version of this drive is "USB 3.2 Gen 1". - "USB 3.2" tells you *nothing*. It could be 3.0, 3.1, or 3.2. - USB 3.0 is now called "USB 3.2 Gen 1" - USB 3.1 is now called "USB 3.2 Gen 2" - USB 3.2 is now called "USB 3.2 Gen 2x2" - Yeah, so "USB 3.2" can mean "USB 3.0" or "USB 3.1" or "USB 3.2"
Overall Review: I am so angry at marketing tricks like this. I thought I was buying a bonified USB 3.2 20Gbps drive. Nope. Because USB 3.2 might not actually mean USB 3.2. It might mean USB 3.0 (5Gbps) or it might mean USB 3.1 (10Gbps). In this drive's case, "USB 3.2" means USB 3.0 (5Gbps). Do a Google search for "USB 3.2 explained: Making sense of current and confusing USB standards" and keep yourself informed.
Manufacturer Response:
Hi Jason H,
We are sorry to hear about your experience with WD My Passport Portable External Hard Drive and appreciate your time providing this review.
Please let us confirm that there can be multiple factors that may work with or against the drive and we would like to have the opportunity to address your concerns directly as we think there were greater underlying causes that needed to be investigated with care resulting to a positive outcome.
Furthermore, you can also refer to the link suggested below and check for the Theoretical USB Interface Speeds to find out the theoretical speed given by different USB port types.
"Theoretical USB Interface Speeds":
https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5043
All our products must pass our stringent quality standards before leaving our factory to be free from defects in materials and craftsmanship. We stand behind our products throughout the device's factory warranty period. We would appreciate the opportunity to assist you further. You can contact us by phone and provide your details.
Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.
Warranty & Returns
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Warranty
- Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years
- Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years
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Pros: Read/write is noticeably fast, but I havent truly clocked the top speeds. It runs quiet. It has held up to some prolonged, large uploads/downloads and is still kicking...BUT it needed some support. Getting to that in the Cons section.
Cons: It is big (thick) for a portable drive, but I expected some trade off for 5Tb. It is not very at aesthetic or nice to look at. The big downfall is lack of adequate cooling. It gets HOT if you are transferring large chunks of data. In fact, it gets so hot that it turns off abruptly and without warning. Im not sure if this is a self-protection feature or if it is outright crashing. It would reach this disabling temp at about 20Gb writing at around 10-15Mb/sec (internet download speed). The have to run a mini USB desk fan pointed right at the drive to keep it cool enough to prevent shutting down. Also set it on top of a plastic soda bottle cap to give it some more surface area for the fan to blow across. It has never crashed or had an issue with the fan on it.
Overall Review: TL;DR: Dont expect it to perform (or run continuously) without some external cooling support. It overheats during large/long file transfers, even at average speeds.