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Passport To 2 TB Of Portable Storage!
As mentioned earlier, the Western Digital My Passport 2 TB portable hard disk drive is only available in black with a top textured surface, and a matte finish on the underside.
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Although it appears just as blocky as Seagate's 1.5 TB FreeAgent GoFlex drive, the 2 TB My Passport is actually smaller and lighter than the Seagate drive. Here's quick comparison of its size and weight versus those of other 2.5" external drives :
2.5" External Hard Disk Drives |
Height |
Width |
Length |
Weight |
15 mm |
83 mm |
110 mm |
140 g |
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14 mm |
83 mm |
111 mm |
150 g |
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18.5 mm |
83 mm |
124 mm |
180 g |
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Western Digital My Passport (2 TB) |
21 mm |
82 mm |
111 mm |
230 g |
22 mm |
89 mm |
120 mm |
280 g |
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22 mm |
89 mm |
120 mm |
280 g |
In the pictures below, we compared the 2 TB My Passport to the 500 GB My Passport Essential and the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex (1.5 TB). From left to right (first picture) and from top to bottom (second picture) are the 2 TB My Passport, the 500 GB My Passport Essential, and the 1.5 TB FreeAgent GoFlex.
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The greater size and weight of this FreeAgent GoFlex model suggests that Seagate is pairing two 750 GB hard disk drives internally to deliver the 1.5 TB storage capacity. The SATA-to-USB adaptor itself is not part of the drive. We will delve into that later.
Specifications
Model |
• WDBY8L0020BBK |
Formatted Capacity |
• 2,000,000 MB |
Guaranteed Sectors |
• NA |
Bytes Per Sector |
• 512 bytes (Emulated) |
Spindle Speed |
• 5400 RPM |
Cache Buffer |
• 8 MB |
Interface |
• USB 3.0 (backward compatible with USB 2.0) |
Supported USB Transfer Modes |
• 5.0 Gbits/s (USB 3.0) |
Drive Ready Time |
• NA |
Maximum Height |
• 21 mm (0.82 inches) |
Maximum Width |
• 82 mm (3.20 inches) |
Maximum Length |
• 111 mm (4.40 inches) |
Maximum Weight |
• 230 g (0.51 lbs) |
Power Consumption |
• NA |
Operating Temperature |
• 5° C to 35° C (41° F to 95° F) |
Non-Operating Temperature |
• -20° C to 65° C (-4° F to 149° F) |
Maximum Shock |
• NA |
Drive Acoustics |
• NA |
Non-Recoverable Read Errors |
• NA |
Encryption |
• None |
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