WD 256GB My Passport SSD External Portable Drive, USB 3.1, Up to 540 MB/s - WDBKVX2560PSL-WESN

I have a 2017 15 MBP with 256gb drive and needed more space as I am headed into creating videos. I am also a software developer and needed an external drive that wouldnt lag. I received this drive and tested it by completely rebuilding my iOS app. It took 1min 39sec on my internal drive and only 1min 42sec on this external drive. Thats a negligible impact and exactly what I hoped it would be. Highly recommended.

I bought this SSD to extend storage on my Playstation 4 and, I kid you not, overall gameplay experience (boot-up speed, game loading times, access to character settings, etc.) has skyrocketed. I love it. Im also very pleased with delivery speed by the shipper, and the great packaging. I ended buying two of them, one for me and my son.

I got this unit to replace my old WD passport for my mac. It works great and was really fast. I got the 1TB and love the SSD on it. Its really compact for easy storage.

This is the perfect external hard drive for backing up selective computer files, photos or even a entire computer. The solid state construction makes for an extremely rugged storage device and much faster data transfer than traditional rotating disc drives. I now have established a regular schedule for backups with less time being spent. The expected reliability of this SSD, small size and fast transfer are great features.

I wasnt expecting this thing to be as fast as it was on reads and writes. If your main drive is SSD-based, youre in for a treat. Transfers files pretty much as fast as your USB port will send them out.

Works great right out of the box. My only complaint with the product is with the USB-C cable + USB A adapter. It has a groove on both the adapter and cable allowing it to plug in only one way which is a bit annoying. Other than that this is a superb product

I bought this ssd drive for being the “Startup” drive on my Mac computer. It works great! The computer speed has been raised and improved dramatically. Actually it is a “new” computer while using that external drive. By the way it is connected via the usb 3, it works much better then I expected.

Using this as back up and to hold my FLAC music files, picture, and school stuff to keep my computer running smooth and clean. Havent had any problems, runs fast and smooth.

Limited testing on an Inspiron 7573. No optimization beyond token attempts to keep drivers up to date. Windows 10, usable as D: second I plugged it into a port. No issues moving to other ports. Approximately the same size as a business or credit card, although not as wide. Will be lost the first time My kids unplug it. Downloading an installing a single Steam game at 10MB/sec Connected to usb-c port (has DisplayPort logo next to it) Writes to drive burst above 30MB/s but mostly stayed around 20-25ish. Avg response time 3-8ms. Connected to USB port marked SS for superspeed Writes solid at 20-23is, no burst, but response time 10-20ms. Please note, connected to usb-c i’ve seen write bursts to 140MB/sec. I don’t know if I can truly say the top speed of this drive, but the port on your machine may make a significant different

Works great, however it does get warm and stays warm while connected even if it’s idle. The 1TB Samsung SSD I have only gets warm to the touch when being used above 75%. But no problem yet with the WD.