I was searching for a external hard drive and someone called Itsvimal posted this up a couple weeks ago for £120 and noticed its £5 cheaper for anyone who is still interested so thanks to Itsvimal for the original find.
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cheekster
7 Sep 17#1
For just a tenner more, these latest models are also worth considering.
The My Passport range generally offer higher performance (faster write speeds for example, up to 640MBps vs 60MBps) and have a more premium design. Also come with free encryption software and carry a longer warranty (3 years vs 1 year). Hence the higher retail cost.
robo989 to cheekster
7 Sep 17#4
640MBps vs 60MBbps?
More like MBbs
degsie to robo989
8 Sep 17#11
MBbs = Mega Bytes bits per second? :thinking:
robo989 to degsie
8 Sep 17#14
No I was being hilarious. as in mega BS. The statement I quoted is literally BS
degsie to robo989
8 Sep 17#16
Ah, forgive me. Your 'hilarity' went way over my head.
techniques to cheekster
7 Sep 17#5
The new half n half design is ugly. :ninja:
cheekster to techniques
7 Sep 17#6
Yeah, it's probably not for everyone ha ha. WD seem proud of it though judging by some of their marketing. I prefer the design of the older style My Passport and also current My Passport Ultra portable drives.
techniques to cheekster
8 Sep 17#15
Sleek and smooth is how I like my storage devices
djonesuk to metalheadkicks
7 Sep 17#7
The WD Elements offers a basic styled enclosure and USB 3.0 read/write speed. It comes bundled with 30-day trial software.
The WD My Passport offers a more stylish enclosure, the same read/write speed as WD Elements but with hardware encryption. It also comes with a full version of WD Backup software
Both are offered with 2 year warranty in Europe as standard.
djonesuk
7 Sep 17#8
Also consider Seagate Maxtor M3 4TB (£104.98). Comes with AutoBackup and disk encryption software.
malhal to djonesuk
8 Sep 17#9
According to amazon reviews it's really slow (20MB/s writes) and have a high failure rate. And this WD likely has USB soldered onto the hard drive rather than a SATA connector. No great options for 4TB at 2.5" it seems.
mark6226
8 Sep 17#10
I got the maxtor m3 4tb from Amazon this week for £105. It's USB 3.1 and obviously it's extremely fast. I believe these are seagate drives under the maxtor name. I've always found seagate to be excellent
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More like MBbs
as in mega BS.
The statement I quoted is literally BS
The WD My Passport offers a more stylish enclosure, the same read/write speed as WD Elements but with hardware encryption. It also comes with a full version of WD Backup software
Both are offered with 2 year warranty in Europe as standard.
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