WD 256GB My Passport SSD External Portable Drive, USB 3.1, Up to 540 MB/s - WDBKVX2560PSL-WESN

I bought one of these three years ago, to use as a backup drive. Its fast and reliable, and I can store it in a small space. Im about to order another, because have a need for more backups.

Got this SSD for my 2015 4K iMac due to it being non upgradable internally. I have OSX and Windows 10 as bootable partitions on it. My iMac was sluggish with a lot of big programs running. Now it is plenty fast. Upgraded my 2008 MacBook Pro similarly. Now it’s like a new computer. The SSD is small, silent — no moving parts — and durable. The cable it comes with is very short. Overall excellent product for the price point.

I love this little beast, but sometimes it can be very frustrating to use. I use this drive with a 2015 MacBook Pro that usually works fine unless either (1) the computer dies with the hard drive still plgged in, or (2) the drive is not safely ejected. In either case, the drive is no longer recognized when I plug it in again and I need to run a disk repair using the Disk Utility app. Sometimes the repair fails and I need to either restart my computer or unplug/replug the drive several times for the repair to work. Thankfully, this does not happen often and none of my files are lost/corrupted. However I havent seen this behavior with other hard drives. Other than that it is a great product - super fast transfer speeds and it comes in an amazing size. Overall, Id still recommend this product.

Much smaller in size than expected... and much much lighter .. works perfectly and super fast.. Have a look at the pic to see actual size.. about 3 inches tall and practically weightless, I think the included cable weighs more ;) Im definitely going to buy a couple more of these and back up all my data from my older hard disks before they die on me.

I wanted to speed up my load times on my PS4. This did the trick. The times decreased about 20-30 seconds on Anthem. The only negative is the cable is short.

I use this to transfer files form a windows work computer to my Arch system at home. Works fine, my only 2 gripes are the case is a tad bulky but more important, the cable they give you is maybe 6 inches long. Would recommend just buying a new cable or this will dangle from just about any USB port you plug it into.

It doesnt automatically load, I have to drag each individual folder/document to the drive if I want to backup. When calling the company for assistance, the first rep told me yes, it was possible to copy multiple documents and gave me instructions. It didnt work and I had to call back. This rep said that wasnt possible and everything had to be transferred manually. I tried using the online submission to update my incident hoping that maybe someone would be able to understand what i was asking but somehow my request was converted to me asking how to transfer from my PC to a Mac ??? I never mentioned a Mac. Unfortunately, by the time I got around to using this SSD, my return window had already closed. So, now Im back to backing up to the Cloud - something I was trying to get away from when I purchased this drive. Incredibly disappointed and absolutely would not recommend this product.

Best drive ever, blazing speed on my MacBook Pro, I highly recommend it for timeMachine backups and restores Even while encrypted is light speed fast. A MUST have in my opinion. Ohh almost forgot, it is really small y light

Although portable, I use this mounted to the side of my Mac Mini to add much needed storage for photos and work files. Plug it in and forget about it.

My first SSD drive, and though its more expensive than a standard drive, there is a big level of ease, knowing that there are no moving parts to crash and destroy the platter... and of course all of the data on it. Very happy to have it, after going through the agony of 2 hd crashes in the last 6 months, and nearly losing a ton of photography and writing. Very compact and well mad.