from $169.99
Color: Gold
Storage: 1TB
4 configurations available
Carry your important videos, photos, documents, and data files with you wherever you go with the gold 1TB My Passport SSD USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Portable SSD from WD . This gray portable solid-state drive connects to your compatible Windows or Mac computer through a high-speed USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C connector and includes a USB-A adapter for convenience and compatibility. Featuring a fast NVMe solid-state drive inside a shock and vibration-resistant metal casing, the My Passport SSD is designed to deliver read speeds of up to 1050 MB/s and write speeds of up to 1000 MB/s. With it, you can edit videos and work on projects directly from the external drive. Or use it to quickly transfer files and back up your computer with the provided WD Discovery software. The software can also be used to password-protect your data with 256-bit AES hardware encryption.
Form factor and generation interface dictate compatibility and speed. Prioritize drives with DRAM caches for OS boot drives, as DRAM-less drives can slow down significantly during heavy multitasking. Available from $169.99.
Solid State Drives (SSDs) have no ongoing costs and consume minimal power. Their cost of ownership is entirely the upfront price per gigabyte.
Common Failure Modes
SSDs have no moving parts, making them immune to physical shock. Failures occur through flash memory wear-out from writing massive amounts of data or sudden controller death.
Form factor and generation interface dictate compatibility and speed. Prioritize drives with DRAM caches for OS boot drives, as DRAM-less drives can slow down significantly during heavy multitasking.
SSDs have a finite number of write cycles, usually measured in Terabytes Written (TBW). For average consumers, this limit takes many years to reach.
The WD 1TB My Passport SSD USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Portable SSD (Gold) is available at bhphoto, starting at $169.99.
Solid State Drives (SSDs) have no ongoing costs and consume minimal power. Their cost of ownership is entirely the upfront price per gigabyte.
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