I miss the other colors, and so will anyone who was rotating them daily for backups. That’s three fewer than the last iteration, which also came in white, orange, and yellow. The My Passport ships in three hues: black, blue, and red. (Note that if this drive is like other WD My Passports, you’ll likely find a decent discount if you shop around.) All capacities carry a three-year warranty. The 5TB My Passport measures 4.22 x 2.95 x 0.75 inches and weighs 0.46 pounds. It’s also available in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities, with the 1TB and 2TB versions being thinner at 0.44 inches and weighing only 0.27 pounds. Go there for details on competing products and how we tested them.
This review is part of our roundup of best external drives. At $150 retail, you pay $30 more than the previous top-capacity 4TB unit, but that’s the same price as its Seagate Expansion rival, as well as one-fifth the price per gigabyte of SSDs. WD’s My Passport external 2.5-inch USB 3.0 hard drive is now available in up to 5TB in capacity, which means you can stuff even more data in your pocket than with the last iteration.
