Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable Hard Drive Review

Rob Williams · 07-12-2012, 02:14 AM

Need big storage on the go, but refuse to lug about a full-sized hard drive enclosure? If the term "2TB" sound good to you, then Western Digital's got you covered. The company recently updated its My Passport line to include the beefiest storage possible in such a small enclosure, so join us as we take a look at just what it's made of.

Read through our look at WD's 2TB mobile drive and discuss it here!

GTVic · 07-13-2012, 02:42 PM

No info on the cable? My current WD Passport has a proprietary cable jack and only supports a very short cable about 8". Typically you would want a couple extra cables so you don't have to carry those around but not if they cost $15 a piece.

Also, the cable on my existing drive can easily come out unintentionally just because of the short stiff cord so I often have to prop up the drive to get it close to the USB port and to avoid any stress on the connection. I would need to know they've fixed those problems before buying another WD Passport. Thx.

Rob Williams · 07-13-2012, 02:52 PM

If your drive is USB 3.0, then the cable isn't proprietary... it's just a standard USB 3.0 cable:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Co...GP6033_wp_.jpg

Without hauling out a ruler, I'd have to guess the cable with this drive is 10-12". As for replacement cables, in a quick check on Newegg, there are quite a few for much less than $15:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...B+Male&x=0&y=0

07-12-2012, 02:14 AM	#1
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07-13-2012, 02:42 PM	#2
GTVic Obliviot Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 2	No info on the cable? My current WD Passport has a proprietary cable jack and only supports a very short cable about 8". Typically you would want a couple extra cables so you don't have to carry those around but not if they cost $15 a piece. Also, the cable on my existing drive can easily come out unintentionally just because of the short stiff cord so I often have to prop up the drive to get it close to the USB port and to avoid any stress on the connection. I would need to know they've fixed those problems before buying another WD Passport. Thx. Last edited by GTVic; 07-13-2012 at 02:46 PM.

07-13-2012, 02:52 PM	#3
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	If your drive is USB 3.0, then the cable isn't proprietary... it's just a standard USB 3.0 cable: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Co...GP6033_wp_.jpg Without hauling out a ruler, I'd have to guess the cable with this drive is 10-12". As for replacement cables, in a quick check on Newegg, there are quite a few for much less than $15: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...B+Male&x=0&y=0 __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

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