"Ten years is a milestone by any consumer technology standard, and having the opportunity to consistently reinvent a product line like My Passport to suit the changing needs of consumers and creative professionals is something we are especially proud of," said Tony Tate, Vice President and General Manager of WD's Content Solutions Unit.Previously, Western Digital had announced the India-launch of its Wi-Fi-enabled media player called WD TV Personal Edition. ( Also see: WD My Cloud Review: Versatile and User-Friendly)
The My Passport Ultra Metal Edition drive also includes WD SmartWare Pro software with Dropbox integration for data backup. Both drives come with regional 3-year limited warranty.
The company has not yet detailed pricing for the My Passport Ultra Anniversary Edition, but has said that it is anticipated to be available in India in limited quantities by the end of September.īoth the My Passport external hard drives include metal exteriors and incorporate a radial-spin-design aluminium enclosure, which WD claims will provide 'extra protection against the everyday knocks.' Additionally, both the drives offer hardware encryption and password protection. Whether you are a Mac user or a windows user.
The 1TB and 2TB My Passport Ultra Metal Edition hard drives have been given suggested retail prices of Rs. The 1 TB hard disk is compatible with Windows/Mac (Windows 8 or higher, Windows 7 or Windows Vista, Mac OS X). USB 3.0 Type-A (required for USB 3.0 transfer speeds or backwards compatible with USB 2.0 ports at USB 2.0 transfer speeds) A USB 3.0 host and USB 3.0 certified cable are required to obtain USB 3.0 speeds.Western Digital on Wednesday has introduced two new My Passport external hard drives - the My Passport Ultra Metal Edition, and My Passport Ultra Anniversary Edition.
The previous gen Ultra hit read and write speeds of and 109.1MB/s and 108.8MB/s.
And for peace-of-mind, we back up our reliability with a 3-year limited warranty.įormatted NTFS for Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista® Requires reformatting for Mac OS X operating systems. To test My Passport Ultra 4TB, we used the HP Z640 Workstation and compared with this prior gen portable HDD: WD My Passport Ultra 7 th Gen In our 2MB sequential test the new Ultra was able to hit 119.27MB/s write and 122.91MB/s read. WD reliability WD knows your data is important, so we build our drives to demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance and long-term reliability. Ultra-fast USB 3.0 Transfer files quickly with USB 3.0 powered directly from the USB port on your PC. You’re in control Configure, manage and diagnose your drive with WD Drive Utilities.™ Run drive diagnostics, erase and format your drive, register your drive and more.
Formatted out-of-the-box for your PC so you can quickly start saving your important documents, photos, videos and music.
Keep your private stuff private Feel secure from unauthorized access once you activate password protection and 256-bit AES hardware encryption for every photo, video, music and important file you save.īig capacity in a small package With up to 4 TB of storage you can save or back up a ton of your importantĭocuments, digital memories and entertainment – all in one convenient place.Įasy setup Just plug it in and you’re ready to go. Share and access your files securely online from anywhere, on any device with Dropbox and cloud integration. Save, share, access in the cloud Do more with My Passport Ultra Metal Edition and your Dropbox account. Cloud services, features and apps may be changed, terminated at any time and may vary by country. Or, back up the files from your Dropbox account to your My Passport Ultra Metal Edition. With scheduled backup, you choose the day, time and frequency of your backups.Ĭloud backup with Dropbox Integrate your Dropbox account using WD SmartWare Pro so you can back up your files to the cloud. Automatic and continuous backup runs quietly in the background and backs up your files every time you add or change and save a file. With a variety of backup options file/folder, category, scheduled and even cloud backup it fits into anyone’s busy life.īack up your way Safeguard your memories by choosing automatic and continuous or scheduled backup. Portable storage never looked better.Ĭomplete backup solutions WD SmartWare™ Pro backup software offers an easy way to back up and protect your important files. Striking colors and an innovative radial-spin design complement your on-the-go style. My Passport Ultra Metal Edition brings brains and beauty together. WD My Passport™ Ultra Metal Edition Portable Storage