Though the new WD My Passport Ultra 2019 keeps the same name as its previous products, it contains many new features and technology. What’s new in it? I’ll show you the details in the following content. If you are interested in knowing this WD portable storage better or buying a new one, please read with care.
WD My Passport Ultra 2019 Is out
My Passport is a famous series of HDD (hard disk drive) released by Western Digital. WD keeps releasing new models of external HDD every year. In the first quarter, the new WD My Passport Ultra 2019 was introduced to the public.
To meet users’ different demands for capacity, Western Digital offers three choices: 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB. The promo price of them on Western Digital website is: $59.99, $89.99, and $119.99. Besides, it offers two choices in terms of color: silver and blue black.
My Passport Ultra vs My Passport
What the new My Passport Ultra and the old My Passport share in common are:
- The compact design (both of them can be carried around conveniently)
- The USB 3 interface (it can be backwards-compatible with USB 2 devices)
- The capacity (both ranges from 1TB to 4TB)
Well, the differences include:
- External finish
- Bundled software
- USB-C interface (only available in My Passport Ultra 2019)
New WD My Passport Ultra Review
To figure out how to use My Passport Ultra in an efficient way, you should know better about this newly released WD portable storage.
FYI: you should read this post in case that you need to recover data from the WD portable/external HDD on your own:
Main Features
- User-friendly: it is easy to use even for green hands.
- Large storage space: it offers up to 4TB capacity.
- Strong compatibility: My Passport Ultra is USB-C and USB 3.0 compatible.
- Good looking: the new WD external HDD is in innovative style with refined metal cover.
- High safety: automatic backup, 256-bit AES hardware encryption, password protection, and more.
- 3-year limited warranty
- Helpful bundled software
Ready for Future Use
After taking a look at the new WD Passport Ultra, you’ll be impressed by the modern anodized metal and textures (in both the silver finish and dark blue finish). The adding of the USB-C technology provides you with a simple method for expanding your storage. The fantastic modern metal design suits your PC well. Besides, with the USB-C interface and USB 3.0 adapter, it is able to work well with many current and future devices.
What’s more, My Passport Ultra 2019 is Windows 10-ready out of the box. It offers plug-and-play storage all the time. It’s a good way to enhance the security of your content through password protection and hardware encryption. You are able to get storage to rely on for the next few years thanks to the 3-year limited warranty and 4TB of storage.
Useful Bundled Software
Indeed, there are a lot of software come with the My Passport Ultra drive. With the software, you are allowed to do the following things:
- Set up automatic backup options according to needs.
- Enable password protection for higher safety.
- Import files with ease (such as cloud images, Facebook documents, Dropbox files, and OneDrive photos).
Here’s how to recover permanently deleted pictures from OneDrive.
The WD Discovery software is a wonderful tool to help you back up files to WD My Passport Ultra 2019. In addition to this, it gives support to the import of files from popular social media (like Facebook and Instagram) and cloud storage services (like OneDrive and Google Drive). Besides, the WD Discovery software can also help you to manage the new WD portable storage drive (such as controlling LED and reformatting drive).
Q: How to fix when I find WD My Passport Ultra not detected?
You’d better read this page to know the possible reasons for causing this problem and the corresponding solutions.