WDC With First Portable SSD (not Including SanDisk): My Passport With USB Type-C

Western Digital Corporation (WDC) introduced its fastest WD brand portable drive yet, the My Passport SSD.

Featuring fast speeds and award-winning design, tIt compliments My Passport palm-sized storage devices. Designed for content creators and tech enthusiasts, It combines speed and portability to manage massive files on the go.

“The WD brand is focused on delivering fresh, new personal storage devices that offer amazing performance in a beautiful, yet durable design,” said Sven Rathjen, VP, marketing, client solutions, Western Digital. “Our fastest portable drive yet, the My Passport SSD is a powerful solution for people who need to move content quickly and easily wherever life takes them.“

New state of storage
Featuring speeds of up to 515 MB/s ^(*), the My Passport SSD is the fastest My Passport drive offered by the company’s brand. This drive is designed for the latest generation of computers with a USB Type-C port and is USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gb/s) ready with a USB Type-C to Type-C cable and an adapter to use with the more traditional USB Type-A ports found on many computers. Built for PC and compatible with Mac, it offers 256-bit AES hardware encryption and password protection, and is also 6.5-foot drop tested for shock-resistance to withstand 1500G of force.

My Passport SSD is a storage solution to rapidly manage large photo and video libraries, quickly backup files and important documents, run VMs from, or expand SSD-laptop storage anywhere. It is available in 1TB, 512GB and 256GB capacities ^(**), and comes with WD Backup software that enables users to automatically backup their stuff.

The My Passport SSD is backed by a three-year limited warranty, and is available in the U.S. from BestBuy.com, and available worldwide at select e-tailers and retailers this quarter.

It has a MSRP in the U.S. of $399.99/1TB, $199.99/512GB and $99.99/256GB respectively. In France MSRP is €449, €249 and €149 respectively.

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^(*) As used for transfer rate, MB per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second.
^(**) As used for storage capacity, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment.