WD External Ssd 500GB Best Buy

WD External Ssd 500GB Best Buy

Carry your important videos, photos, documents, and data files with you wherever you go with the gray 500GB My Passport SSD USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Portable SSD from WD. This gray portable solid-state drive connects to your compatible Windows or Mac computer through a high-speed USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C connector and includes a USB Type-A adapter for convenience and compatibility. Featuring a fast NVMe solid-state drive inside a shock- and vibration-resistant metal casing, the My Passport SSD is designed to deliver read speeds of up to 1050 MB/s and write speeds of up to 1000 MB/s. With it, you can edit videos and work on projects directly from the external drive. Or use it to quickly transfer files and back up your computer with the provided WD Discovery software. The software can also be used to password-protect your data with 256-bit AES hardware encryption.

General Features

Accelerated Performance

Larger files and more content demand next-level performance. This My Passport SSD delivers read speeds of up to 1050 MB/s and write speeds of up to 1000 MB/s, and a capacity of 500GB so you can access your digital world as needed.

Password Protection

Your digital world is invaluable. Help keep your data safe with password-enabled 256-bit AES hardware encryption and simple backup.

Taking Durability to Greater Heights

Carry your data with confidence. The My Passport SSD has a bold, metal design that is tough enough to handle whatever comes your way. It is Shock and vibration resistant, plus drop resistant up to 6.5′ / 1.98m.

Simple Backup

Included backup software makes it easy to enable simple back up of high-capacity files to your drive or cloud service account, so you can set it and forget it. This SSD will need to be reformatted for use with Apple’s Time Machine.

Out of the Box Compatibility

No setup is required, as this SSD is ready to use right out of the box and compatible with Windows and Mac. Equipped with 10 Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2 technology, the My Passport SSD comes with a USB Type-C cable and USB Type-A adapter to work with legacy systems.