Western Digital My Passport 6TB HDD Review: Sturdy, spacious and secure
₹15,000. Second, while the My Passport comes in four color options (white, red, blue and black), only the top lid is customizable, while the bottom dark grayish cover remains the same for all colourways.While I personally don't know too many people who would fill a hard drive with 5TB of storage, if you are one of those people, you can now get an extra 1TB of space with the new My Passport drive.
After plugging in the drive, you get an actual usable space of 5.45TB that can be used for photos, videos, software, games, music and you get the idea.As an HDD, the My Passport doesn't offer blazing speeds like SSDs, but Western Digital claims a transfer speed of up to 5Gbps with this drive, which should be enough for most users.The drive comes pre-formatted in NTFS, so you won't need any additional software to use it with a Windows laptop. However, MacBook users may have to jump through a few hoops to set it up for the first time.The My Passport drive comes with a bundled installer for Windows and Mac that includes support for three additional softwares.
The standout for me is the ability to password protect data on the drive with 256-bit AES hardware encryption, one of the most secure encryption methods available. Another useful addition is the Acronis True Image software, which can back up your Windows or even another storage drive.For people who plan to primarily back up data from their smartphones and tablets, I'm happy to report that the drive is ready for use with most phones out there using the USB-C adapter included in the box.
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