IFA: Western Digital Refreshed My Passport and My Passport for Mac With Up to 5TB 2.5-Inch USB 3.2 Gen 1 Portable HDD

At IFA 2019, Western Digital Corp. (WDC) introduced its refreshed WD-brand My Passport and My Passport for Mac drives.

The My Passport line features the slimmest 5TB portable HDD in the company’s brand portfolio at 0.75 in (19.15mm) thick. The design fits in the palm of a hand, yet has space to store, organize and share an amount of photos, videos, music and documents.

My Passport for Mac HDD

“For years, consumers have trusted the My Passport drive to store their content, from meaningful home videos to important documents, wherever their journey takes them,” says David Ellis, VP, content solutions, Western Digital. “People want more storage in a smaller package and designs that complement their personal styles and the latest devices. Our goal is to offer best-in-class solutions that keep users’ digital lives backed up and preserved so they can enjoy their precious memories for years to come.“

This drives feature a fresh look and are available in capacities up to 5TB ^(*). The My Passport drive comes in new colors including black, blue and red, while the My Passport for Mac drive is midnight blue. It is formatted for Windows 10 and will feature a USB 3.0 connector that is compatible with USB 2.0. The My Passport for Mac drive is formatted for macOS Mojave and will have a USB-C connector to deliver plug, and-play storage.

To help consumers protect their content, the drives feature WD Discovery software for WD Security (password protection and 256-bit AES hardware encryption), social media and cloud storage import (like Facebook, Dropbox and Google Drive) ^(**) and WD Drive Utilities. All of these drives come with a 3-year limited warranty.

The slim drives are available starting at $79.99 MSRP in USA for 1TB from the company’s webstore and Best Buy, and are slated to be available at other popular retailers later this fall.

^(*) 1TB = one trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less, depending on the operating environment.
^(**) Social Media and Cloud services may be changed, terminated or interrupted at any time and may vary by country.