Western Digital ship the My Passport Pro ready to plug’n’play and formatted in a RAID 0 configuration - the preferred option for those wanting to get the best possible performance and use the full 4TB capacity. The underside of the drive also has a few drilled holes for extra ventilation and four rubber feet to keep it stable on a flat surface. Four rubber feet underneath to help stability. Simply plug the Thunderbolt cable in to your Mac and that’s it. It just means that you don’t need to carry around a loose (and expensive) Thunderbolt cable, and because of the female connector near the drive’s internal fan, you’re less likely to damage the connector tip, too.Įven more convenient is the fact that My Passport Pro is bus-powered, meaning it doesn’t need any additional power cables to run. Hard drives don’t generally tend to excel in the design department, but My Passport Pro’s attached Thunderbolt cable with its clever ‘tuck-in’ design is impressive. Thunderbolt cable is attached to the drive. For anybody who favours traveling light over storage capacity, that smaller model is likely to be the favourite pick of the two.
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The alternative 2TB My Passport Pro is far more portable and travel friendly, measuring up at 1.1 inch shorter and weighing a more reasonable 0.46 kg. This isn’t a device you can easily slip in to a bag without a second thought - when you’re carrying it around with you, you’ll know it. Those dimensions already make My Passport Pro a substantial piece of kit to carry around, but it’s the 0.72 kg weight that sets it apart from the average portable hard drive. Go with the larger 4TB version and you’ll be getting an anodised all-aluminium enclosure measuring over 5.5 inches long, 3.5 inches wide and around 1.7 inches tall. My Passport Pro ships in two storage capacities - 2TB (£239/$299) or 4TB (£349/$430) - both of which differ in size and weight. Design & Build Quality 4TB My Passport Pro is over double the height of a 13″ MacBook Pro (2011). That’s where Western Digital’s latest addition to the My Passport lineup comes in the My Passport Pro.ĭesigned with creative professionals in mind, My Passport Pro’s dual-drive setup packs super-fast Thunderbolt performance - around 230 MB/s read & write speeds according to WD - in to a rugged aluminium enclosure. The trouble is, when you start to need a little more oomph from your drive’s performance, USB 2.0 and the newer USB 3.0 simply can’t match up to the performance capabilities of Thunderbolt connectivity. Western Digital’s range of USB powered external hard drives - like the My Passport Ultra for instance - are fantastic options for affordable, portable storage… for your average consumer anyway.
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