WD My Passport 1TB Portable External HDD - Black

I have bought 3 of these already (this is the 4th) and they just do the job and great insurance if you ever lose your data and need to restore. Fortunately I haven't to date but have peace of mind. I have bought 3 of these already (this is the 4th) and they just do the job and great insurance if you ever lose your data and need to restore. Fortunately I haven't to date but have peace of mind.

Bought it for work from home during lockdown period, has been working well for 2 months. Bought it for work from home during lockdown period, has been working well for 2 months.

Good HDD runs well cheap and reliable. Good HDD runs well cheap and reliable.

A great product to own if you have run out of space on your computer or console. Easy to set up and good quality USB input. A great product to own if you have run out of space on your computer or console. Easy to set up and good quality USB input.

By: JacksonT72 01/06/20

Verified Owner

Whenever I buy disk drives, internal and external, I always buy Western Digital, and have never struck a lemon. But this drive was a shocker. Problems immediately, so I ran disk-check and it hit a bad sector right at the start. It would not even re-initialise or reformat. Nothing. Then PB Tech's marvellous replacement system kicked in. They sent me an application form to fill in under warranty, promptly emailed a prepaid courier label and a data-sheet to be printed out, and the courier collected it from my letterbox. One star for this rare lemon, five stars for PB Tech. Whenever I buy disk drives, internal and external, I always buy Western Digital, and have never struck a lemon. But this drive was a shocker. Problems immediately, so I ran disk-check and it hit a bad sector right at the start. It would not even re-initialise or reformat. Nothing. Then PB Tech's marvellous replacement system kicked in. They sent me an application form to fill in under warranty, promptly emailed a prepaid courier label and a data-sheet to be printed out, and the courier collected it from my letterbox. One star for this rare lemon, five stars for PB Tech.

Purchased this to work for my TV for show recording and its working great Purchased this to work for my TV for show recording and its working great

Excellent choice for affordable external storage, and very reliable in my experience.
I have been using WD Passport drives for years and have not had a single drive fail on me yet... oops!!! wait, I have to go find some wood to touch now ;)
I personally prefer the styling of this generation compared to the last, but have also noticed this generation is slightly more compact in physical size. Excellent choice for affordable external storage, and very reliable in my experience.
I have been using WD Passport drives for years and have not had a single drive fail on me yet... oops!!! wait, I have to go find some wood to touch now ;)
I personally prefer the styling of this generation compared to the last, but have also noticed this generation is slightly more compact in physical size.

Product did not disappoint, im using it on my xbox one and its use and setup Product did not disappoint, im using it on my xbox one and its use and setup

Fantastic hard drive so much smaller (physically) than I thought it would be my mobile is both longer and wider as well as thicker than it. Other than that it works fine and does what a hard drive does stores data no problems. Thank PBTech will definitely shop again. Fantastic hard drive so much smaller (physically) than I thought it would be my mobile is both longer and wider as well as thicker than it. Other than that it works fine and does what a hard drive does stores data no problems. Thank PBTech will definitely shop again.

This was an extremely easy HD to set up and use This was an extremely easy HD to set up and use

Does what it says on the tin. Make sure you connect it to a USB 3.0 port (for maximum read/write speeds), format it correctly, and you're good to go. Does what it says on the tin. Make sure you connect it to a USB 3.0 port (for maximum read/write speeds), format it correctly, and you're good to go.

Good little portable drive. The free WD software doesn't detect it if you re-name the drive, but the free DataLifeguard software from WD works a treat with this and other drives. If you don't mind minor hassles like this it is all good.
As a side note the Courier three this package over a 2m high unlocked gate onto the concrete footpath. Its a good job that the packaging by WD and PB Tech were substantial enough for it to survive - that why I wanted drive tools to check the drive!
I would buy again but will collect in person next time. Good little portable drive. The free WD software doesn't detect it if you re-name the drive, but the free DataLifeguard software from WD works a treat with this and other drives. If you don't mind minor hassles like this it is all good.
As a side note the Courier three this package over a 2m high unlocked gate onto the concrete footpath. Its a good job that the packaging by WD and PB Tech were substantial enough for it to survive - that why I wanted drive tools to check the drive!
I would buy again but will collect in person next time.