The 1TB My Passport isn't the fastest portable drive on the market, but it performed respectably on our benchmark tests. Finally, the My Passport comes with a USB 3.0 cable and two-year warranty. The Seagate Backup Plus, for example, comes with 200GB of free Microsoft OneDrive storage for two years. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but features like cloud storage can be helpful as they allow you to access your files even if you don't have your hard drive with you. Western Digital does offer a Mac-compatible version, but reformatting this drive is another option. It's formatted for NTFS out of the box, and is compatible with any PC running Windows 10, Windows 8, or Windows 7. The 1TB My Passport also shares the same automatic backup, drive utility, and security software as the 4TB version, including 256-bit AES encryption and password protection. (Opens in a new window) Read Our Western Digital My Passport (2016, 4TB) Review The Seagate Backup Plus Slim (2TB) ($139.99 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window) is, as its name implies, slightly slimmer at 0.5 by 4.5 by 3 inches, but not by much. This makes the drive pretty compact and easy to toss into your bag or pocket. Besides capacity, the only real difference between the two is that the 1TB My Passport is a bit slimmer and lighter, measuring 0.64 by 3.21 by 4.33 inches (HWD) and 5.92 ounces instead of the 4TB's 0.85 by 3.21 by 4.33 inches and 8.6 ounces. Everything from the half-glossy, half-textured design to the six different color offerings is the same. The overall look of the drive is almost identical to that of the 4TB My Passport. The Seagate Backup Plus Portable Drive (4TB) ($117.00 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window) remains our Editors' Choice pick due to its larger capacity, excellent price-per-gigabyte value, and superior performance, but this drive is a good alternative if your needs are modest.
It comes with automatic backup software, along with 256-bit hardware encryption and password protection, but it's light on flashier features like cloud storage-which is fine considering its low price ($79.99 for 1TB). That's exactly why you'd buy a portable hard drive like the Western Digital My Passport. Sometimes you just need a little extra storage, but you don't want to pay an arm and a leg for it.
0 kommentar(er)
