WD 4TB My Passport, Portable External Hard Drive, Blue, backup software with defense against ransomware, and password protection, USB 3.1/USB 3.0 compatible - WDBPKJ0040BBL-WESN

Pros:+ I been buying a few of the WD 4TB external USB 3.0 hard drives+ Reliable, ~80mb-100mb read/writes+ Plug and play, auto detected+ Price, WD put a this product in a really sweet price point making it somewhat affordable for the size+ Available colors, there are so many colors to choose from vs other brands/vendorsCons:- It can get expensive off sale- Older models have slower transfer rates, slightly and higher failure rates. 1/10 failed prematurely.- LED light facing the plug side which are usually the opposite side when you want to know if there's any activity.

This is one of the best Hard drives I have ever used.Works right out of the box upon getting them new. Plug-in, do stuff. done for something that is not over $110.Not a lot of lag. Doesn't require an external AC adaptor to power it on, saving you an outlet thanks to it being a portable that only needs to be power via a single USB hook up.Also there is a lot of space on the unit despite some of it dedicated to keeping the drive to work with those 4TBs.But ya still need to know your stuff if ya need to get your non-partitioned unit to work. If ya are getting it non-partitioned, I wouldn't pay no more than $60 USD tops for such.

Reliable hard drive, using it for backup storage. I brought it in 2021 for $99 and now it's doubled in price 😲

I do lots of video production and I have over 50 external hard drives. I have used Western Digital almost exclusively for the last 15 years and have only had 2 drives go bad over all that time, and I was able to recover almost all the data from both of them. Half of my hard drives are duplicate drives just in case one goes bad and I am unable to recover the data, but that has not actually happened yet. I love these smaller 4TB passport external hard drives - this is my 4th one. I also love the password protection software they offer. I think the black colored drives look the most professional, but the different colors are allowing me to color code my drives. This is my first blue one. The drive is simple to use - you can just plug and play.

This must be a glitch though, I've bought and used these for years, and usually everything is fine.

I always liked the WD passport series, as they offer good portability when on the go, while getting the WD build quality as well. Those drive are also a great way to backup my important data and have them safely stored offline. Keep in mind that those drive are not build for constant use, but more occasional one (thus using them to backup data or when I need to transport data on the go, from a station to another).Drive is USB 3 and comes with a short cable that has USB Micro-B super speed connector on one side, and USB 3.0 (blue) on the other. Write/read speed when drive is properly connected to a USB 3.0 port was 115mb/s average.And of course I love the blue color too!

I was able to download my computer pictures and files very easily.

UPDATE MAY 20, 2024 - WARNING!Amazon only allows ONE REVIEW for My Passport, no matter whether it is 2TB, 1 TB, 4TB. This is an UPDATE FOR THE 2TB one I purchased. It DID SEEM to work when I plugged in, but ALL THOSE OTHER REVIEWERS WERE RIGHT! I backed up 1 TB of FILES, put it back in box for storage, THEN 9 days later I plugged in and ALL THE BACKED UP FILES WERE GONE!!!!! Only their 2 software were left! I already returned the 2 defective 4TB, so I just have to take the loss of THIS ONE!UPDATE MAY 13, 2024I ordered ANOTHER 2TB since THAT one DID work on my Windows 10. But the Passport sent with THIS ORDER WAS CLEARLY USED BY SOMEONE ELSE! The Box was previously cut, and the hard shell ALSO. It did, however, seem to work for my quick test, but now I am worried that it is NOT stable. I will not purchase WD again. I did try a Samsung T7 shield SSD, and that started right up and copied/pasted my quick test without any problem. More expensive but I can't ever trust WD again.UPDATE MAY 7, 2024NOW EVEN WORSE! I had ordered 2 additional 4TB (on sale) BEFORE I RECEIVED the 1st one, THAT TURNED OUT TO BE DEFECTIVE. When the additional ones arrived, THEY ARE EVEN WORSE!! Windows 10 WOULD NOT EVEN RECOGNIZE THEM AT ALL, only place Windows even acknowledges they exist is in Control Panel-Devices and Printers, but, in BOTH THESE CASES, I COULD NOT EVEN VIEW ANYTHING, verses the 1st one where I WAS AT LEAST able to ACCESS, but copy action FAILED with the "Fatal Hardware Error."Though Windows 10 DID recognize this device when I first plugged in, when I tried to copy and paste, my SYSTEM FROZE, and WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE IT AT ALL, then showed it as 'Disk 2' UNKNOWN, NOT INITIALIZED when I checked Disk Management. I SPENT 1+ HOURS following the HELP instructions try and Initialize it, using 'GPT' as its Properties shown. Response was:"THE DEVICE FAILED DUE TO A FATAL DEVICE HARDWARE ERROR"NOTE: I have previously purchased at least 10 1TB and 2TB My Passports - ALL OF THEM WORKED WELL WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS! Now, have 3 4T DEFECTIVE makes my confidence in WD at ZERO.

Sto usando il WD My Passport 4TB principalmente su Windows e la compatibilità è stata immediata: rilevato al primo collegamento senza alcuna configurazione. Le prestazioni con USB 3.2 Gen 1 / USB 3.0 sono molto buone per un HDD portatile, con trasferimenti rapidi anche su file di grandi dimensioni come video, immagini RAW e backup completi del sistema.L’inclusione del software WD per backup e gestione è un valore aggiunto: permette di programmare copie automatiche, sincronizzare cartelle e monitorare lo stato del disco in modo semplice ma completo. Utilissima anche la protezione con password, ottima per evitare accessi non autorizzati quando lo si porta in giro.Il design è solido, compatto, leggero e facilmente trasportabile. Con 4TB di spazio si può archiviare davvero tanto, ideale per lavoro, multimedia e progetti più pesanti.In sintesi: veloce, capiente, sicuro e perfetto su Windows.Un hard disk che consiglierei senza dubbio.

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This is an SMR drive, which means it will get slow when you do massive file transfers TO the drive. Running Bitlocker and creating a backup writing speed varied from 30 to 60 MB/s. Without Bitlocker the performance was a bit better but not by much. Note that this is when writing data to a new, clear disk, so there's so 'reshingling' going on in the background.WD and Amazon lost 1 star because of the lack of speed, and another one for not clearly mentioning this on the product description. Though I think all 4 TB external 2.5" are SMR these days, it is something that should be mentioned IMHO, is it severely affects use cases.

Excelente producto, seguridad, tamaño y prestaciones ideales. Muy recomendado.

J'ai utilisé beaucoup de disques durs, mais certains avaient besoin d'une alimentation complémentaire, d'autres devaient être formatés pendant des heures, d'autres marchaient de temps en temps et ont fini à la poubelle, mais c'est la première fois que je trouve un disque dur d'une telle capacité qui fonctionne au premier coup, est très rapide, solide et attrayant. Je pense que nous allons travailler ensemble longtemps...