#Western digital my passport 4tb setup portable
#Western digital my passport 4tb setup pro

On the plastic feet side of things, I had two of the four feet fall off of the bottom of the device after a month of use. Now for the downsides of the design: the plastic feet are terrible, and there is no way to replace the Thunderbolt cable. When not in use, the cable wraps around the side of the device, making for quick and easy storage. Additionally, a Western Digital representative tells me that this makes the transfer speeds somewhat faster as data doesnвЂ™t have to travel through an external cable. This means that, unlike other Thunderbolt drives, you donвЂ™t have to purchase a $49 cable to use your new hard drive.

#Western digital my passport 4tb setup pro

On the bright side, the driveвЂ™s exterior is crafted from smooth aluminum and plastic that both looks nice and is scratch-resistant, something important when working on-the-go out of a backpack.ДЄnother nice feature of the My Passport Pro is the fact that the Thunderbolt cable is built into the drive itself. Yeah, Thunderbolt is pretty damn fast.Дesign-wise, the My Passport Pro is a beautiful external drive, but it has its flaws. By comparison, an off-brand 5400RPM, USB 2.0 drive I have brought in speeds of only 35MB/s write and 38MB/s read. When running a 1GB Blackmagic Speed Test on the drive in a RAID 0 configuration, I clocked speeds of up to 212MB/s write and 217.9MB/s read with an overall score of 186.2MB/s write and 167MB/s read, making high-resolution video editing a breeze on the drive. Note: For this review, I was using a 2TB My Passport Pro in a RAID 0 setup on an early-2013 MacBook Pro with Retina Display.ДЄs far as drive speeds go, I found the drive more than adequate for backups and large file transfers. The My Passport Pro itself contains two, 5400rpm Western Digital Blue drives. ItвЂ™s also worth noting that you can set the My Passport Pro up in a RAID 1 setting, meaning the capacity is cut in half, but reliability is increased as the data is mirrored on both drives. Both versions feature two internal drives that are paired in a RAID 0 configuration out of the box.

#Western digital my passport 4tb setup portable

This drive is one of the latest additions to Western DigitalвЂ™s portable hard drive lineup and their highest performing drive.ДЇor a little background on the My Passport Pro, the drive is available in two configurations: 2TB and 4TB. My options were pretty limited, that is, until I found the My Passport Pro by Western Digital at Macworld 2014.

IвЂ™ve wanted to get an externalВ Thunderbolt drive for quite some time, but IвЂ™ve also wanted something portable that doesnвЂ™t require an external power source.