WD My Passport For Mac Portable 5TB HDD Specifications Manufacturer If your budget allows, our advice is to get the SSD version of the WD My Passport For Mac Portable as it’s faster, more reliable and quieter. The disadvantage is that they are more expensive than HDDs and the WD My Passport For Mac SSD only goes up to 2TB. The internal drive of all new Macs use SSD technology for good reason. SSD’s have no moving parts, are faster, silent and the future of external storage drives.

However they are easily the best cheap external hard drives for Mac users and the WD My Passport For Mac Portable HDD goes up to 5TB for a little over $100 whereas the SSD version only goes up to 4TB for almost $500. HDD’s are mechanical drives with moving parts inside which are more prone to breaking if you accidentally drop the drive or move it while it’s in use.

In this review, we’ve looked at the HDD version which offers the most storage space for your money. The WD My Passport For Mac Portable external hard drive is available in either HDD or SSD versions. WD My Passport For Mac Portable Features.

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