By Desire Athow
External drives aren’t exactly the sexiest storage devices around but thanks to solid-state memory in the form of flash hardware, engineers are now able to cut the size of storage products right down – while at the same time being a bit more innovative when it comes to form factors.
The My Passport SSD is WD’s first external SSD and has been designed in such a way that it is small enough to slip in your jeans’ front pocket, while being just big enough not to get lost amongst said pocket’s contents.
Available in 256GB, 512GB and 1TB sizes, it covers the more popular capacities and sits neatly in WD’s portfolio with the ruggedised SanDisk devices and the more business-focused G-Technology GDrive products, both of which are significantly more expensive.
Design
We reviewed the 256GB model which comes with a USB Type-C (USB 3.1 Type 2) connector, meaning that it can hit 10Gbps if connected to a compatible device. It is small, but not quite as streamlined as some of its competitors. At 90 x 45 x 10mm and weighing 120g, it looks like a small chocolate bar, with half of the device’s body clad in plastic matte black and the other half …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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