August 21, 2020

Western Digital announces new WD brand My Passport SSD in capacities up to 2TB

by dhiram

Western Digital today announced new WD brand My PassportSSD in capacities up to 2TB, for consumers who need to accelerate their productivity and protect their valuable content without compromising style. With a sleek, compact metal design and blazing fast speeds powered by NVMe technology, the new palm-sized drive from Western Digital allows home and business users to save, access and protect the content that matters. The My Passport SSD delivers read speeds of up to 1050MB/s2 and write speeds of up to 1000MB/s2.  Whether on a laptop or desktop while at home, in the office or on the go, professionals can reliably store their data on this drive.

The My Passport SSD has a bold, metal design that is tough enough to handle whatever comes your way. The drive is shock and vibration resistance and drop resistant up to 6.5 feet (1.98m).  WD’s My Passport SSD is stylishly designed in a range of colors, enclosed in a compact sleek metal design. The My Passport SSD is engineered from the ground up to be a quality drive, inside and out, to deliver reliable performance. It’s a trusted drive built with WD reliability. Available in a range of modern colors, including Gray, Blue, Red and Gold, consumers can choose the drive that best fits their style.

WD’s My Passport SSD is ready to use out of the box and compatible with Mac and PC. The My Passport SSD is backed by a five-year limited warranty and is now available in the 500GB and 1TB capacities in Gray worldwide at select e-tailers and retailers, with additional colors and capacities available later this year. The new drive has a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP in USD) in the U.S. of $119.99/500GB and $189.99/1TB, respectively.