Western Digital WDBKVX0010PSL-WESN My Passport Portable SSD 1TB, Black/Silver

I have had this SSD for nearly a year now and I am seeing loads of reviews of the SSD failing them after a couple of months. Either they broke it or tired to overwork it somehow. I am a uni student and needed this as I would have to transfer files from the uni computer to my laptop. I did find the USB C lead to be a bit short but it makes sense as if you buy velcro straps and place on the laptop lid and put velcro on the SSD then it becomes very convenient as you can have it virtually anywhere without worrying about it moving around, very secure. I used this on both mac and PC with no problems. I also have a lot of games on the SSD and the download speed and upload is stupidly fast, anyone who says its slow either works for NASA or is picky. No joke I transferred a 14GB file in 30 seconds. I was worried that if I used it for a long time it would heat up and yes it does it gets hot but it still works at optimum no problems. But you should not have it on all the time like that, not its main purpose if you are considering getting an actual large storage hard drive that is designed for long period of time use like the WD Ultra with USB c connection. This SSD is mainly for travel and easy convenience. I have not had a failure to this data and just remember this is a WD product so expect a quality product for the price. I have also dropped it a few times and after it worked fine no damage.

The SSD is much smaller than I expected, especially when comparing to the WD equivalent non-SSD hard drive. It’s about half the width and very light. It’s made from high quality materials and seems very sturdy in construction. I use it for photo editing and transfer speeds have been respectable but nothing special. The only real issue is the fact that the provided USB-C cable is built in a way that makes it proprietary to this hard drive. This means it cannot be used with other devices. Would recommend.

You wouldn’t believe just how small this is. 512gb and it’s smaller than an iPhone SE (5s). Amazing reliability as always from western digital. Build quality did worry me a bit but it’s not too bad, wish the metal bit didn’t dirty up the second you touch it. Other than that, really portable. I use it as my MacBook pro’s Main working SSD (can’t upgrade inner SSD plus it’s good to work off externals and then create back ups especially if your computer is touch and go or your work is important).

I’ve always bought Western Digital drives as I’ve found them to be the most reliable and stable. I purchased this SSD drive when the price was in excess of £600 (2TB version) for video editing and design work. I found the speed of the transfer of data to be excellent. Having read other reviews about the long length of the cable to be an issue, I had to agree. As the drive itself is so light, the long cable meant the drive moved about a lot and was difficult to position when used with a laptop. After a few weeks the drive started to disconnect by itself, which is incredibly dangerous for data. The problem got progressively worse, sometimes the drive wouldn’t mount at all. As I use the drive for my work in progress (I’m self employed and have no server to work on) I couldn’t risk the loss of files, so I decided to buy a second identical drive, to then try formatting the original one to see if that resolved the issue. To my horror and delight, I found that the same drive had dropped in price by around £200 in that short time! As soon as the new drive arrived I noticed the new drive was supplied with a shorter cable than the original. I transferred all the files to the new drive in batches, carefully checking each and everything copied properly, which it did. I then reformatted the original drive, but that made no difference, it still kept disconnecting. After a lot of trial and error I found that the supplied cable was actually at fault, even though it looks perfect and has been treated with the utmost respect. These drives come with a very respectable three year warranty. After contacting SanDisk (who actually make these drives) they told me the cable isn’t covered by the warranty so I now have to purchase a new one. Poor show in my opinion on such an expensive item when the supplied cable is clearly not fit for purpose.

A great buy, from all points of view. I bought it to pair it with my XBOX ONE X, with the aim of being able to shorten the loading times of the games. Inside the package you will find the small SSD, the cable and a USC type C -> USB 3.0 adapter Once connected it was immediately recognized by both MacMini and XBOX. Loading is wonderfully fast (up to 540 MB / s). It is not the first SSD I use, another SSD is installed in my MacMini, also Western Digital, from the "Blue" series. As I said in that review, the MacMini is reborn. However I can anticipate you that the loading times of the games have HALT. So I recommend it to all those who work with very large files or software, which require quite long loading times. Excellent transportability, you will not feel the weight of this SSD inside your bag at all and will also take up very little space on your desk. The manufacturer's 3-year warranty is the icing on the cake. Symbol of the seriousness and professionalism that has always distinguished the Western Digital brand. Have a good day and good shopping.

I’ve bought two of these fairly recently and they can’t be bettered. The only comment I would add is that the connecting cable is very short and stiff, and the plug at either end is turned slightly In relation to each other - this means that when plugged in the SSD box doesn’t sit flat on the desk, but at an elevated angle. Not smart!

Es de un tamaño muy reducido y se guarda en cualquier hueco. Velocidades correctas en usb c, en 3.0 cae un poco, pero en general muy buen ssd

I purchased this WD My Passport SSD drive to use as a boot drive for my Apple Mac Mini (2012). Essentially cloning the existing hard drive to the SSD was very easy (just Google it...) and worked flawlessly with MacOS High Sierra. This 512GB SSD drive is essentially the same size as the drive already in my Mac Mini. Because it comes ready to go as an external drive there's no need to purchase any cables or enclosures to use it. It will work for both Mac (High Sierra and El Capitan) and PCs (Windows 7, 8's and 10) too. The drive comes with a USB-C and an adapter for USB-C to USB-A. Backwards compatible to USB 2.0 it is USB 3.1 compatibility rated. The drive does come with WD Discovery software for backup and security installed. To use this as a boot drive, users will need to format (erase) the drive prior to installing their own computer's operating system on the drive. The drive is very small and lightweight. It's in a shock-resistant case that probably would be OK if dropped a few times from 3-4', but I'd not expect it to be abuse-worthy. It does get warm on the silver part of the drive case, but not hot to the touch. It is powered by its connection to your PC or Mac - there's no external power source needed to power the drive. The drive has a 3 year warranty through Western Digital, with the serial number on the back of the drive which is needed for registration. The drive can reach speeds up to 540MbS, but that will depend upon how the drive works with your existing system. The Mac Mini I have didn't reach those transfer speeds with a core i5 processor (2.1Ghz) and 16GB of memory, but I didn't expect it to. I was pleasantly surprised by the boost in speed over the internal hard drive though. Using BlackMagic Disk Speed Test app, I had speeds of 71MbS write and 73MbS read with the internal hard drive. Using the WD My Passport SSD I was able to get 370MbS write and 420MbS read speeds. A fantastic leap to 5-6x's faster speeds overall using the WD SSD! Boot time was also cut in half using the USB connected SSD (USB 2.0 connection) versus the internal drive. I'm very pleased with this drive. It's compact size, speed and the ease with which I was able to upgrade and bring new life to an aging Mac have me singing this drive's praises and looking to buy another one. Highly recommend this drive for anyone who wants a speedy connection or a way to boost the performance of their Mac Mini.

Petit, léger, rapide ! Tout ce qu’il faut quand on a peut de mémoire sur son ordi et qu’on se déplace souvent. De plus il est compatible directement avec Mac sans avoir besoin de le formater 😊

大きな容量のSSDストレージが欲しくて購入しました。まだ少ししか使用してませんが満足しています。 ●速度について 主にファイルの保管を目的として購入しましたが、HDDと比べると流石に高速です。数GBあるファイルを複数移動してもすぐに移動できます。 ●発熱について 確かにやや熱を持ちますが、そこまで発熱して温度が高いとは感じません。2.5インチのHDDを動作させた時よりも発熱は低いので、普通に使用してて壊れてしまうということは無さそうです。 ●本体、デザインについて 上下2トーンに分かれたデザインになります。全てプラスチック製ですが、安っぽさは感じません。シルバーの部分は指紋がやや目立ちます。コンパクトさも相まって所有感はある方だと思います。付属のケーブルも短くて使いやすいです。 ●総評 本体価格も安く、コンパクトで速度もそこそことバランスのいい製品に感じました。NVMe接続の製品が今後出てくるとは思いますが価格や発熱の問題もあるため、一旦この製品を購入してしばらくは様子見がいいのではないでしょうか。 ●その他 一度目に注文した時に届いた製品は箱が潰れており、本体にも傷があり、新品かどうか怪しいものが届きました。流石にストレージ製品がこのような扱いで送られても使う気になれなかったので、一度返品したところ、箱も本体も綺麗な新品が届きました。もし、Amazonであっても届いた製品に疑問が有れば、きちんと返品をした方がいいと感じました。

Die Festplatte ist schön klein ich nutze Sie als DJ um meine Musik darauf zu speichern da nicht jedes Gerät Strom liefert für eine alte HDD. Dieses kleine Ding ist super schnell und hat genügend Speicher meiner Meinung passt das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnisse absolut. Würde es immer wieder kaufen.