Product Comparison: WD My Passport SSD vs Samsung T5

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WD My Passport SSD Portable Storage — USB 3.1 Type-C

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Samsung T5 External SSD — USB 3.1 Type-C

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General Specifications

Brand

Western Digital

Samsung

Model

My Passport SSD

Origin

China

About the Product

My Passport SSD is portable storage with blazing-fast transfers. Password protection with hardware encryption helps keep your content secure. Easy to use, it’s shock-resistant, compact storage in a cool, durable design.

Take everything, all your work and entertainment, with you. The Portable SSD T5 gives you simple and efficient access to your massive data so you can complete tasks quickly and on the move. Take along your documents, large-sized photos or videos, and get things done wherever you go.

Key Specs

Type

Portable

Available Capacities

256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB

250 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB

Max. Transfer Speed

540 MB/sec

Max. Transfer Speed

What customers say about "Key Specs"

WD My Passport SSD Portable Storage — USB 3.1 Type-C

The drive can reach speeds up to 540MbS, but that will depend upon how the drive works with your existing system.
Other than that it is a great product - super fast transfer speeds and it comes in an amazing size. Overall, I'd still recommend this product.
The combination of low cost, large capacity, speed of USB-C interface makes this a very appealing drive.
Fast, small, light, and the size surprised me enough that I took my wife's key and put it beside it to take a picture.
No matter how small you think it is, it’s smaller. It’s a solid value for the speed and convenience.

Samsung T5 External SSD — USB 3.1 Type-C

The transfer speed is also faster than I expected. I will by upgrading to 1TB (or higher) strictly for video soon.
While I'm not seeing the quoted average "up to" speeds of 500+ MB/s, they are still impressive.
I really love this portable speed demon. It's built very well and is the perfect size for putting in your pocket or laptop bag.
The transfer speeds between the internal SSD and the T5 are just quick.
Extremely slow on USB 3.0. Writing a 20GB file only does so at 24MB per second.

Size & Weight

Color

Black / Silver

Black

Height

3.5 in.

2.26 in.

Width

1.8 in.

2.91 in.

Depth

0.39 in.

0.41 in.

Weight

1.44 oz.

1.8 oz.

Features

OS Compatibility

Windows, Mac OS X

Interfaces

USB 3.0

USB 3.0, USB 3.1 Gen 2

Password Setting

Optional

Data Protection

AES 256-bit encryption, Shock-resistant

Extras

Blazing Fast, Cutting-edge Technology, Trusted drive built with WD reliability

Ready anytime, anywhere, Metal minimalism, Compact and light

What customers say about "Features"

WD My Passport SSD Portable Storage — USB 3.1 Type-C

Boot time was also cut in half using the USB connected SSD (USB 2.0 connection) versus the internal drive.
Highest transfer speed I could get was 128MB/sec, MSI GT83 with 4GB SSD internal drive via Thurnderbolt 3 to this SSD Drive.
The drive comes with a USB-C cable, along with an adapter that allows it to be used on USB 3.1, 3.0, or 2.0 if needed.
It also comes with an attachment for the cord that lets you plug into a standard USB 2.0-3.0 and that snaps off to let you plug into the USB 3.1 SSD slot, it saves me some USB space. I highly recommend this!
Okay, so the speed is great. I love how portable this is. My only concern is that it gets scalding hot (not just warm).

Samsung T5 External SSD — USB 3.1 Type-C

Rugged metal case means I don't have to worry about dropping it.
It is encrypted which is another very valuable feature. It is a great failsafe!
The samsung software for Mac, providing password encryption and other features, does NOT work with Mac Sierra or Mojave OS.
I should also mention, it has a password function to allow the user to put in a password. The is a nice feature.
Adding a slot that would ingest SD cards dynamically like the Gnar box would be a cool feature. Get the biggest size you will use it.

Included

Additional Accessories

USB-C cable

Software

WD Backup software, WD Security, WD Drive Utilities

Samsumg Portable SSD Software

Power

Power Supply

5V/0.5A

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

3 year(s)