Besides the new look, the latest models increase the capacities offered, upping the previous cap at 500GB to 750GB and 1TB.

In this review we take a look at the more affordable 1TB My Passport for Mac, which offers a stylish all-plastic case and a USB 2.0 interface with the price listed at 129.

The USB port is actually a Micro-USB connection on the drive, a nice touch since most users have done away with dated mini-USB cords.

Its a small thing for sure, but we still see new drives released with old interface designs.

With a little effort from a fingernail and an old credit card, we were able to split the case open without damaging it, exposing custom hard drive within.

The drive is similar to the 1TB WD10TPVT found in the My Passport Studio, although this one integrates the USB 2.0 controller with the circuit board of the drive, allowing for fewer internal components and circuitry.

While not as fast as eSATA or FireWire 800, it can still transfer photos, movies, and documents without much hassle.

We measured peak sequential transfers speed of 34.5MBs read and 28.5MBs write using CrystalDiskMark, which is close to the upper-range of USB 2.0 capabilities.

WD Drive Utilities handles diagnostics and other drive management duties.

Users can run three drive tests ranging for a simple check of SMART data to a more robust full media scan that checks for bad sectors on the drive.

My Passport 1 Tb Registration Form With

WD includes a drive erase function and a simple product registration form with three form fields to complete.

Also handy is the bright red warning from WD, WD cannot retrieve your password.

If you forget your password, you will permanently lose access to your data.

The case is well made and actually looks better than we expected for an all plastic effort youd think its metal until you hold it.

My Passport 1 Tb Software Tools And

Add in the easy to use and understand software tools and WD has a good external for the masses who want big capacity without any headaches.

Overall we were very pleased with the design and capacity improvements between this and the previous generation My Passport for Mac.

Our emphasis is on storage solutions for the midmarket and enterprise, with limited coverage of core brands that offer client storage solutions.

My Passport For Mac 1 Tb