WD 4TB My Passport, Portable External Hard Drive, Blue, backup software with defense against ransomware, and password protection, USB 3.1/USB 3.0 compatible - WDBPKJ0040BBL-WESN

Pros: + I been buying a few of the WD 4TB external USB 3.0 hard drives + Reliable, ~80mb-100mb read/writes + Plug and play, auto detected + Price, WD put a this product in a really sweet price point making it somewhat affordable for the size + Available colors, there are so many colors to choose from vs other brands/vendors Cons: - It can get expensive off sale - Older models have slower transfer rates, slightly and higher failure rates. 1/10 failed prematurely. - LED light facing the plug side which are usually the opposite side when you want to know if there's any activity.

This is one of the best Hard drives I have ever used. Works right out of the box upon getting them new. Plug-in, do stuff. done for something that is not over $110. Not a lot of lag. Doesn't require an external AC adaptor to power it on, saving you an outlet thanks to it being a portable that only needs to be power via a single USB hook up. Also there is a lot of space on the unit despite some of it dedicated to keeping the drive to work with those 4TBs. But ya still need to know your stuff if ya need to get your non-partitioned unit to work. If ya are getting it non-partitioned, I wouldn't pay no more than $60 USD tops for such.

I always liked the WD passport series, as they offer good portability when on the go, while getting the WD build quality as well. Those drive are also a great way to backup my important data and have them safely stored offline. Keep in mind that those drive are not build for constant use, but more occasional one (thus using them to backup data or when I need to transport data on the go, from a station to another). Drive is USB 3 and comes with a short cable that has USB Micro-B super speed connector on one side, and USB 3.0 (blue) on the other. Write/read speed when drive is properly connected to a USB 3.0 port was 115mb/s average. And of course I love the blue color too!

This must be a glitch though, I've bought and used these for years, and usually everything is fine.

I do lots of video production and I have over 50 external hard drives. I have used Western Digital almost exclusively for the last 15 years and have only had 2 drives go bad over all that time, and I was able to recover almost all the data from both of them. Half of my hard drives are duplicate drives just in case one goes bad and I am unable to recover the data, but that has not actually happened yet. I love these smaller 4TB passport external hard drives - this is my 4th one. I also love the password protection software they offer. I think the black colored drives look the most professional, but the different colors are allowing me to color code my drives. This is my first blue one. The drive is simple to use - you can just plug and play.

Happy with this drive. Some don't work for Mac without a big setup.

UPDATE MAY 20, 2024 - WARNING! Amazon only allows ONE REVIEW for My Passport, no matter whether it is 2TB, 1 TB, 4TB. This is an UPDATE FOR THE 2TB one I purchased. It DID SEEM to work when I plugged in, but ALL THOSE OTHER REVIEWERS WERE RIGHT! I backed up 1 TB of FILES, put it back in box for storage, THEN 9 days later I plugged in and ALL THE BACKED UP FILES WERE GONE!!!!! Only their 2 software were left! I already returned the 2 defective 4TB, so I just have to take the loss of THIS ONE! UPDATE MAY 13, 2024 I ordered ANOTHER 2TB since THAT one DID work on my Windows 10. But the Passport sent with THIS ORDER WAS CLEARLY USED BY SOMEONE ELSE! The Box was previously cut, and the hard shell ALSO. It did, however, seem to work for my quick test, but now I am worried that it is NOT stable. I will not purchase WD again. I did try a Samsung T7 shield SSD, and that started right up and copied/pasted my quick test without any problem. More expensive but I can't ever trust WD again. UPDATE MAY 7, 2024 NOW EVEN WORSE! I had ordered 2 additional 4TB (on sale) BEFORE I RECEIVED the 1st one, THAT TURNED OUT TO BE DEFECTIVE. When the additional ones arrived, THEY ARE EVEN WORSE!! Windows 10 WOULD NOT EVEN RECOGNIZE THEM AT ALL, only place Windows even acknowledges they exist is in Control Panel-Devices and Printers, but, in BOTH THESE CASES, I COULD NOT EVEN VIEW ANYTHING, verses the 1st one where I WAS AT LEAST able to ACCESS, but copy action FAILED with the "Fatal Hardware Error." Though Windows 10 DID recognize this device when I first plugged in, when I tried to copy and paste, my SYSTEM FROZE, and WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE IT AT ALL, then showed it as 'Disk 2' UNKNOWN, NOT INITIALIZED when I checked Disk Management. I SPENT 1+ HOURS following the HELP instructions try and Initialize it, using 'GPT' as its Properties shown. Response was: "THE DEVICE FAILED DUE TO A FATAL DEVICE HARDWARE ERROR" NOTE: I have previously purchased at least 10 1TB and 2TB My Passports - ALL OF THEM WORKED WELL WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS! Now, have 3 4T DEFECTIVE makes my confidence in WD at ZERO.

I was able to download my computer pictures and files very easily.

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☝️A PREVIEW TO PURCHASE : *********************************** I like to keep backups of backups of my lifetime collected data & thus have over 15 TB of external harddisks in my arsenal with a dominant share of Western digital disks( both passport & elements ) & few others like Transcend , Samsung SSD & a seagate ( old usb 2.0 ). 🔶️ Now , whenever we opt to go for a new external Disk purchase, the following challenges are encountered & if you are planning to invest thousands in purchase - my detailed review, even though a bit lengthy is worth reading. 👉 HDDs vs SSDs : ********************** While none of the mechanical HDDs can reach the blazing fast speeds of SSDs in excess of 500 MB/s R/W, The HDDs definitely offer a better value for money per MB of storage. Also if data is corrupted in a SSD its almost never retrievable while in a HDD , there is always a hope depending upon extent of damage. 🔷️ So for majority bulk backup - HDD are a better option to costlier SSDs. 👉 WD vs Seagate : ********************* This is again a topmost struggle making a decision. 🔸️Now both are giant reputed american storage brands & preference is mostly based upon personal usage experiences. 🔸️I read somewhere that seagate offers better speeds& WD better reliability but i dont feel its true as speeds depend upon type of files being transferred & reliability upon manufacturing processes , which is hard to doubt for both brands. 🔸️ Regarding price WD is a bit costlier to seagate for same capacity. 🔸️ Both offer same warranties of 3 years. I had a wd failure & my friend had seagate failure - yet we both got replacements with data restored from their service centres. 🔸️ Regarding inbuilt software , i suppose WD is better as it comes with WD discovery that can link with all your social portals for backup too. 🔷️ So you can go for any of these brands - WD being my personal favourite. 🔷️ To ensure failsafe operation , testing for bad sectors before use ( using WD utility or any other HDD inspection software like HD sentinel etc ) is always a good idea. 🔷️ Store these drives horizontally in a dry case & not vertically or inclined , as in latter case the heads and platters tend to deform & get stuck. I learnt it the hard way. 💝 I bought the latest 2019 4 TB passport drive and 3.63 TB of usable space was available in it. 🔸️ The packing as usual was good enough with an instruction manual & 8 inches of connecting cable. 5/5 ⭐ 🔸️ The HD enclosure is premium ABS plastic which can surely withstand few non- severe slips & falls. A periphery cushioning or base padding with shock absorbent rubber would additionaly be great. 4.2 /5 ⭐ 🔸️ The design & looks of this new drive aren't as elegant & classy, as previous passports & elements as my personal opinion. 2/5 ⭐ 🔸️ The drive is very compact, sturdy & light weight too. 5/5 ⭐ 🔸️ It was formatted in NTFS mode with 4096 bytes of allocation unit size. ExFat is another option & you can play with allocation size also for better speeds but a bit less space. 5/5 ⭐ 🔸️ With a mixed media & software file folder transfer of 5 GB , i registered - a write speed of 112 MB /s & a read speed of 160 MB /s on my HP omen core i7 configuration , which i suppose is fair enough for a mechanical Hard drive. 5/5 ⭐ 🔸️ The new Hard disk has softwares for mac & windows backup both. 5/5 ⭐ 🔸️ The HD has a very small point like white led indication for status & won't bother much in dark rooms. 5/5 ⭐ 🔸️ The HD is very silent during operation & doesn't heat much even after few hours of backup. 5/5 ⭐ 🔸️ Warranty offered is 3 years which is contemporary to industry standards & similar to seagate. As already quoted earlier , i had one harddisk replaced & data restored in warranty like 6 years back by WD. So no issues there, noone is going to offer pick & drop at home - be assured. 🤏 Final Verdict : ********************** All in all , I have always been a WD guy & this new 2019 version further restores my faith in the same.

Me encanta. Pierde un poco de capacidad cuando llega (como todos los dispositivos de este tipo) pero teniendo en cuenta eso... sigo pensando que vale la pena. Mi ordenador lo reconoce sin problema (y eso que mi portátil es viejo). No hace nada de ruido, lo cual se agradece y es muy ligero. Viene con el cable incluido. Lo único que os recomiendo es que os compréis una funda si lo queréis para llevaroslo fuera de casa a la oficina o a la universidad.

Ürün biraz sesli çalışıyor ama ısınma sorunu yaşamadım. Xbox series s ile kullandım Konsoldan Hdd'ye Cyberpunk 10 dakika 30 saniye ortalama hız 85 mb/sn Hdd'den Konsola Cyberpunk 9 dakika 35 saniye ortalama hız 90 mb/sn Daha hızlı bir performans istiyorsanız Game Drive özellikli hdd bakın derim. Net hafızası 3.60TB

This is an SMR drive, which means it will get slow when you do massive file transfers TO the drive. Running Bitlocker and creating a backup writing speed varied from 30 to 60 MB/s. Without Bitlocker the performance was a bit better but not by much. Note that this is when writing data to a new, clear disk, so there's so 'reshingling' going on in the background. WD and Amazon lost 1 star because of the lack of speed, and another one for not clearly mentioning this on the product description. Though I think all 4 TB external 2.5" are SMR these days, it is something that should be mentioned IMHO, is it severely affects use cases.