Western Digital Brand My Passport USB 3.2 Gen-2 NVMe Up to 2TB SSD Series

For consumers who need to accelerate their productivity and protect their content, Western Digital Corp. introduced its WD brand My Passport SSD in capacities up to 2TB ^(*).

With a sleek, compact metal design and fast speeds powered by NVMe technology, the new palm-sized drive allows home and business users to save, access and protect the content.

“The new My Passport SSD delivers the speed, reliability and functionality consumers have come to expect from us,” said Susan Park, VP, consumer solutions. “It is a powerful and sophisticated solution for the everyday content creators, curators and hobbyists who need to move files quickly. The rounded corners, waving ridges and soft edges enhance the My Passport SSD’s portability and make it easy to carry, yet also distinctly recognizable as a member within WD’s award-winning My Passport product line-up.“

Built for everyday creators
Consumers are looking to empower their productivity by keeping their files and increasingly large content libraries with them. Creators can move and edit high-quality content nearly 2x as fast with the My Passport SSD compared to the previous version of the drive. Whether on a laptop or desktop while at home, in the office or on the go, professionals can reliably store their data on this drive.

SSD performance
My Passport SSD is designed to provide performance and a touch of luxury, inside and out. The bold metal design is both stylish and durable. It feels great in the hand and fits comfortably in a bag or pocket, enabling consumers to bring their content wherever life takes them and keep productivity flowing. It’s available gray, blue, red and gold colors.

Passport SSD offers technical features users need and want, including:

• Fast NVMe technology with read speeds of up to 1,050MB/s ⁽¹⁾ and write speeds of up to 1,000MB/s ⁽¹⁾.

• Password enabled 256-bit AES hardware encryption.

• Featuring shock and vibration resistance and drop resistant up to 6.5 feet (1.98m).

• Included software ⁽²⁾ to make it to backup large files to your drive or a cloud service account ⁽³⁾.

• USB 3.2 Gen-2 technology with a USB-C cable and a USB-A adaptor.

• Compatible with Mac and PC.

Pricing and availability
The My Passport SSD is backed by a five-year limited warranty and is available in the 500GB and 1TB capacities in Gray WW at select e-tailers and retailers, with additional colors and capacities available late this year. The drive has a retail price in the US of $119.99/500GB and $189.99/1TB.

^(*) As used for storage capacity, 1GB= one billion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less, depending on operating environment.
⁽¹⁾ As used for transfer rate, 1MB/s=one million bytes per second. Based on internal testing; performance may vary depending upon host device, usage conditions, drive capacity, and other factors.
⁽²⁾ Internet activation required.
⁽³) App or Cloud account registration may be required. Apps and Cloud services may be changed, terminated or interrupted at any time and may vary by country.