WD4TB My Passport Portable SSD, External NVMe Solid State Drive, USB-C, up to 1050 MB/s, Works with PC, Xbox and Playstation, 2-meters drop resistance, Space Grey

I connected the ssd drive to my laptop to use Time Machine, backup software. After TM did the formatting, it was ready for backup. Initially, I had some trouble restarting Time Machine and connecting to ssd so I had to reboot the laptop to get it to work again. However, once it began backing up, it was impressively fast—160 GB in just an hour. The drive did become quite hot during the process, which is a bit concerning. Overall, I'm pleased with its performance, but I'm worried about potential mounting issues or damage due to the heat it generates.

Easy to reformat to suit an M1 Macbook Air and working well as an encrypted time machine back up, it writes quickly as well.

This sleek and colourful WD drive just arrived ...and it initially 'looks' promising and seems fast at 'write speeds' when copying single files ( Multiple files... and like every other drive, it slows down considerably ) Heft is sometimes thought of... as a barometer of quality. This feels plasticky, but that could also be considered a benefit, as it's exceptionally lightweight. I'm not sure how long the very striking 'plasticky' body of this so-called 'metallic' drive will last, or how it might look after a couple of months in back pockets and of day to day use? I've photographed it ( upside down for some reason? ) next to the Sandisk Extreme and you can see that the Sandisk is marginally smaller and not as bulky as the WD drive. The Sandisk also has a rubberised coating, that looks like it might withstand a drop. Can't imagine the WD surviving a similar drop as well as WD says it will? In summary, the drive looks good, performs OK, but is plasticky in a way that says 'cheap'. Purchased on a 'special deal' and I'm not sure I'd chose this option again, over the Samsung 'T' range or the Sandisk if it weren't.

It's amazing how much storage can be compressed into such a small space! Every time I buy external storage it comes in a smaller package. I've loaded it with a lot of data, it's in use every day, and there is no evidence of any faults. Perfectly adequate speed for everyday use. Comes with a very short USB-C to USB-C cable.

Works as it should. Recommended

Just what I needed, easy to use.

I ordered this Western Digital product, having bought others of good quality made by them. I was very disappointed because it immediately malfunctioned when I tried to format it in Mac-OS journaled, one of the file formats which is best for Macs. Whatever the design of this device, it should have been able to cope with this. I know of no other storage device which cannot manage being formatted in this way. After it failed its formatting, it was no longer recognised and was useless. I don't know if the original FAT32 format is more useful for other applications (I have never used it) and maybe, in hindsight, I should not have tried to re-format the drive, but I do not remember any advice of this type on the description. Next time I will make sure I only buy drives pre-formatted for Macs. Western Digital do make these, and I will stick to them in future.

best hard drive ever: lightweight, beautiful design, small, powerful, fast