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The included USB 3.0 cable is short, 18” long. I’ve included some benchmarks in Other Thoughts for reference.Ĭons: - This is a common shortcoming concerning portable external hard drives and even WD–quite literally–fell short. By slightly faster I mean anywhere from one MB to 10MB/s. It isn’t a significant difference, but the Ultra is slightly faster than other USB 3.0 External HDDs I’ve tested. The Read and Write speeds are decent enough and very close to each other. The WD Security app allows you to assign a password that must be entered to access the drive. To illustrate the program’s flexibility, I currently have it backing up my RAID Game SSD drives and my main Boot SSD every other day at 6:00PM. The backup will run in the background unobtrusively and automatically per your settings (see Cons). Most importantly, here you can select the source disk(s) you want to backup continually and schedule Daily (specific days of the month), Hourly or Monthly backups. The Backup App includes a Dropbox backup as well, which is somewhat redundant since Dropbox can do the same thing within its own program. To use a tiresome (and inane) cliché, the meat and potatoes of the Ultra is the WD Backup Program and WD Security it is bundled with. A Secure Drive Erase is also included in the Utilities to reformat and start fresh easily. Another handy feature is a Sleep Timer to set a certain time after which passes the Ultra would sleep–as opposed to running 24/7, diminishing its life. You can also scan for bad sectors on the Ultra, much like the Error-Checking in My Computer. From here you can check if SMART is enabled and running properly. The WD Drive Utility program has a few tests you can run to ensure the Ultra’s health status. I’ll outline the three programs’ cool options in the following paragraphs.
#1tb wd my passport usb 3.0 portable external hard drive software
Once installed, there are a few software updates to follow. Of course, if you want to simply use the drive as a storage drive with no frills, you can do that, but I recommend buying a different Hard Drive then, for the Ultra shines because of its extra features.
#1tb wd my passport usb 3.0 portable external hard drive install
EXE WD Apps Setup will install WD Backup, WD Security, WD Drive Utilities and WD Quick View these free programs lead to all the extended features that the Ultra touts.
#1tb wd my passport usb 3.0 portable external hard drive for mac
Included on the drive (usable 1.82TB) are a couple folders, a user manual and a few programs for mac and Windows. While running, the drive is practically inaudible, only heard when you press your ear against it. It’s understated but can be noticed without any annoyance. There’s a single LED indicator light on the side near the port. On the bottom are rubber grommets that hold the drive in place. The top has a glossy finish and looks more purple than blue, especially in the light. Though I usually prefer Black, the WD My Passport Ultra “Blue” edition is appealing. When buying one of their products, you can usually be assured of their quality. Pros: * I’ll admit I had slight bias coming into this review as Western Digital is my favorite storage manufacturer.