WD Western Digital 2TB My Passport Portable SSD, 1050MB/s R, 1000MB/s W, Upto 2 Meter Drop Protection, HW Encryption, Type-C Cable & Type-A Adaptor, for PC&Mac, Red, 5Y Warranty, External SSD

From the brand like this one should get two separate cables not that connector to convert USB C to normal USB. That connector is prone to misplace and get faulty as to its material and form factor is concerned

Pros1. Fastness- It's more than 3 times faster than my Toshiba 2TB HDD and gives me write speed of 272MBps vs 78MBps when used with USB 3.0 port in my DELL SSD laptop but at the same time it gives me weirdly same speed of 36MBps when used with USB 2.0 port via Type A to Type C. It has been detected by my Moto Z2 Play and given 47MBps speed via Type C to Type C. All these files in all the above cases are of Video only.2. Weightless- Believe me, holding this in hand after holding a normal mobile is simply amazing and you feel nothing.3. Working- You don't need to install any software and the device is detected even in my mobile very fast.4. Password- It has optional password protection with 256-bit AES hardware encryption which might be very useful to professionals.5. Warranty- Against 3years warranty offered by some other companies like Samsung, WD offered 5years which is good.6. Contest- There is buy, share and win contest going on, so it's an added luck benefit.Cons-1. Heating- It is heating a little more while using which might be common for all SSDs even though it concerns me.2. Port- The port for connecting cable is given to a side, however if they have given it in centre it could have been nicer.3. Build- It seems to be very delicate even though company mentioned it is drop resistant, expected company to provide a rubber case just like for a mobile for added strength. I didn't dare to do any drop or scratch test though. In addition, there is no waterproof, so be careful and also they didn't provide any LED notification.4. Color- Company simply omitted mass choice of black color which is quite disappointing.5. Size- Even though it seems to be weightless, the size seems to be on larger side and can't fit in my purse.6. Memory- Out of 500GB only 465GB it is showing, are you serious 35GB just for software and other stuff?7. Cable- Cable (Type c to Type c) length is short, may be just 4 inches (will be sufficient for many) and in addition they have given adapter of Type C to Type A, at least they could have provided a separate cable for Type C to Type A just like Samsung.Also, it is mentioned as Product of China (backside of SSD) but Manufacture in Ireland by SanDisk (backside of Box).So, 5TB hard disk at 8899 or 500GB SSD at 6999 (without discount or cashback) which one I have to choose? After several deliberations, I have opted this SSD! Don't make same mistake...Verdict- You can very well go with 5TB HDD (or 2x2TB HDDs for more safety) instead of this 500GB SSD because you will get 10 times more memory with acceptable speeds, however if you are a professional or you desperately need super speeds or you want to show off or more specifically if you have a PC or laptop with USB 3.2 (Gen2) or Thunderbolt 3 port then only go with this SSD.Nearest competitor for this WD My Passport SSD is Samsung T7 which is available at same price with slightly better specifications and in addition if you choose 1TB version then you will get extra 1000rs off coupon (12999-1000 coupon discount-10% card discount) on T7 as of now which is cheaper than WD.Bought at 6300 on 24.10.2020.Another 300rs special discount coupon given on the next sale till 13.11.2020Now from 14.11.2020, price increased to 9839 which is clearly not worth your money too!

very portable as it is small in size

quite handy and light weight, size of a visiting card. transfer speed good

Tge input type c port of devuce is loose to connect second time pls make ensure it is tight to connect

Summary:I'm loving this product to its core. I have used it for 1 week so far. Just close your eyes and go for it. Check PROs CONs and Competition below.Price:Bought it for INR 6999 on 22-Oct-2020 during the Great Indian Festival salePros:• It's extremely small and extremely light-weight. It's a little bit larger than a credit card. And barely thick. I have posted a pic with the SSD near my spectacle box for comparison.• It gives tremendous speed for something that is connected via an USB. I always thought that USB devices can't give much speed as a SATA or PCI interface does. But I'm wrong. I connected this guy to a Thunderbolt port and was getting exceptional speeds of 1024 MBps Read and 992 MBps Write (pic attached).• The cables provided are very reliable. No shakes or anything like that. I use this on my laptop for running a live OS. And I keep moving my laptop while it's on and connected to this guy. Not a single issue so far.• Games load extremely fast and play butter smooth.Cons:• It lightly gets warm during usage. Nothing that I care of. I think it's normal for electronic devices to get a bit warm during usage. Also, I use it for running a live OS. So yes, I guess it's normal as it keeps running all the time.Competition:I had to choose this over the Sandisk & Samsung T5 external SSDs in the same price segment. And here's why I chose it:• This is an NVMe based SSD unlike the other 2 but for almost the same price• This one gives almost a GBps read/write speed compared to those which give only half of it for that price• This has 5 years of warranty while the others have only 3PS: I'm unable to add images to the review due to some technical issue. I'll try to add it later.

Very tiny but great storage.

Price could have been lower compared to other brands!Overall excellent product

I have used several Portable External Hard Drives, all of which were damaged suddenly and cannot be repaired during use. I saw that a friend has been using this brand of Portable External Hard Drive for many years, so I bought one. Satisfied so far.

So far this is a first time I used a 4TB SSD so far it is fast enough to perform what I want to get out of it like transferring files and do minor video editing of some video files externally on video editing software.

Unbelievably fast drive at a good price.

After several unsuccessful attempts to get this working on a Macbook Pro running Big Sur, I sent it back. I was able to format it, but when I wrote more than 2TB of data it became corrupted - all data gone, and a reformat required. I tried both APFS and MacOS Extended (Journaled) - same result.It was probably a one-off failed unit, but with all the scams around thumbdrives, it left me wondering sightly if this is legit.

The cable supplied with this drive is ridiculously short. 150mm including the C type USB plugs. Any one buying will need to factor in buying a sensible length of cable as this is unusable.