Western Digital External 4TB My Passport USB 3.0 Hard Disk Drive

Western Digital External 4TB My Passport USB 3.0 Hard Disk Drive

The WD My Passport 4TB is a portable external HDD built for users who need large, reliable storage with mobility and security. With 4 terabytes of capacity, it can hold thousands of hours of video, tens of thousands of high-resolution photos, or substantial amounts of documents and music. It connects via a USB 3.0 / USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gb/s) interface, while retaining backward compatibility with USB 2.0. Security is a key feature: it includes 256-bit AES hardware encryption and password protection via WD’s software tools.For backups, it offers automatic backup scheduling through WD Backup / WD Discovery utilities.It ships formatted as NTFS (in many versions) for Windows systems, though it can be reformatted for other operating systems like macOS. In terms of construction, the drive has a slim and portable design, encased in plastic, powered directly via the USB cable (no external power brick needed).Performance is subject to the limitations of mechanical hard drives; while USB 3.0 allows data rates up to ~5 Gbps at the interface, actual read/write speeds will be lower especially as the drive fills up, or with smaller/fragmented files. Regarding physical specs: the dimensions are approximately 4.22 × 2.95 × 0.75 inches (≈ 107.2 × 75.0 × 19.2 mm) and the weight is about 0.46 lb (≈ 0.21 kg).It’s built to operate in an ambient temperature range of about 5 °C to 35 °C , with storage (non-operating) temperatures from roughly −20 °C to 65 °C . Finally, warranty is typically 3 years with Western Digital.