Customer reviews from Western Digital
Western Digital - WD 5TB My Passport Ultra Portable Storage External Hard Drive USB-C for Mac (WDBPMV0050BSL-WESN) - Silver
Average customer rating
4.1
(20 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 20 reviews
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50%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Western Digital - WD 5TB My Passport Ultra Portable Storage External Hard Drive USB-C for Mac (WDBPMV0050BSL-WESN) - Silver
Posted by: coffeetime
Verified Purchase:Yes
When I first got it and I ran speed test using Black Magic right away while the drive is still empty, it was about 100MB+/s. After files are filled and I ran test again, it is now about 70MB/s. This USB-C interface is not any faster than the Micro-B USB/USB-A version. But the cool thing is right out of the box, it's already Mac formatted. There is only one cable supplied and it's an end-to-end USB-C cable with one USB-A adapter for one end only. One star less due to speed decreases after the drive is filled up with 3.8TB of data. If you are doing video, avoid this and get SSD external drive instead. For small file size, this works fine. If you work on very large files everyday, SSD external drive is highly recommended.
Written by a customer while visiting Western Digital
Posted by: Shawn S
Verified Purchase:Yes
With the USB type C connection, the drive transfers files quickly. I have several of these drives, I use them to archive media - video, music, and photos. A couple of them are used for work, so, they are used a lot. I've never had one go down.
Written by a customer while visiting Western Digital
Posted by: LAAW
Verified Purchase:Yes
I have only had this back up a few days, but it was a great value and seems to work well. It is small, light, and cute which is important because I do not like my desk to look cluttered. I bought this because my husband had one and recommended it.
Written by a customer while visiting Western Digital
Posted by: Anonymous
Verified Purchase:Yes
WD 5TB My Passport Ultra for Mac is a reliable storage source of all my files.
Written by a customer while visiting Western Digital
Customer Rating
5
excellent portable drive
on October 14, 2021
Posted by: Duckman66nl
I'm using it now over a year with no issues. This little drive is excellent in performance, I use it for recording music as the drive that has all the samples on it. Will get another one for sure
Written by a customer while visiting Western Digital
Posted by: bbajoras
Verified Purchase:Yes
Easy to set up. Created two partitions, one for Time Machine and one for my backup script. Works great.
Written by a customer while visiting Western Digital
Posted by: Rob_
Verified Purchase:Yes
I've been using WD discs for 22 years now and this is another great disc they produced!
Written by a customer while visiting Western Digital
Posted by: woman in KY
Verified Purchase:Yes
The drive is fast. The size works for me especially because it holds so many files.
Written by a customer while visiting Western Digital