Western Digital My Passport for Mac USB3 WDBZYL / WDBLUZ

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Pros:

Sturdy construction, Good performance, Low cost
Small & Portable, Decent speeds, Only requires one USB port, 3 year warranty, Professional look, Comes in multiple colors & sizes, USB 2.0 & 3.0 support

Cons:

Only offered in a single color unlike its My Passport Ultra counterpart
No Firewire or eSATA support, Speeds are slower compared to some competitors, USB cable is flimsy & short, Needs to be reformatted to work on both Windows & Mac

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Last revision on March 24, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Sturdy construction, Good performance, Low cost
Small & Portable, Decent speeds, Only requires one USB port, 3 year warranty, Professional look, Comes in multiple colors & sizes, USB 2.0 & 3.0 support

Reviewers Didn't Like

Only offered in a single color unlike its My Passport Ultra counterpart
No Firewire or eSATA support, Speeds are slower compared to some competitors, USB cable is flimsy & short, Needs to be reformatted to work on both Windows & Mac

Expert reviews and ratings

A portable drive is typically defined as one that draws its power from the USB port itself and doesn't require a second connection to a separate power source; plugging the drive into your computer makes the data connection and power connection. These...

By technologytell.com on June 20, 2015

I am very happy with this device. For under $150, I was able to score a portable, durable, and decent performing hard drive with 2 terabytes of storage! I did need to do some tweaking to get the device to work with both Mac & Windows, but once it was...

By thetechreviewer.com on February 06, 2013

This particular My Passport is specifically made for Mac. Of course, you can reformat this drive to work with either operating system, but the included software is aimed at OSX:The My Passport for Mac comes in 3TB, 2TB, 1TB, and 500GB capacities.This...

By Gear Diary on July 08, 2015

The My Passport for Mac is a good addition to WD's library of portable hard drives; it makes setup easier for Apple users while still supplying the same features and performance of the My Passport...

By StorageReview on June 15, 2015

Quando falamos em produtos de armazenamento, a Western Digital certamente é uma das principais marcas que vêm à mente dos consumidores.A fabricante é conhecida por seu vasto portfolio, com modelos tanto para uso interno quanto externo. Com dispositivos...

By TecMundo on March 04, 2016