SSDs work out more expensive per Gigabyte than spinning drives, but are faster, more durable, consume less power, and are often physically smaller too. Launched in January 2018, it essentially takes the existing My Passport Wireless model and switches the traditional spinning hard drive for a solid state drive, or SSD for short.
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The WD My Passport Wireless SSD is a portable drive with fast solid state storage, an SD slot for backing-up photos and videos without the need for a laptop, Wifi for wireless access, and a built-in battery allowing it to operate for ten hours without any cables. Alternatively get yourself a copy of my In Camera book or treat me to a coffee! Thanks! Buy it now! Check prices on the WD My Passport Wireless SSD at Amazon, B&H, or Adorama.
If you'll exploit its standalone SD backup and wireless sharing capabilities though, it comes recommended. You should also think carefully about your workflow: if you need to travel with a laptop you'll save money and space with a basic portable drive and if you only want to transfer a handful of photos to your phone most camera's offer adequate built-in Wifi solutions. On the downside, the unit is fairly large (although still smaller than any laptop), it's not water-proof, and you'll only enjoy the speed of the SSD with a direct USB connection. Meanwhile the battery can be exploited as a power bank to charge USB devices like phones.
The built-in Wifi lets you share the storage with multiple computers, tablets and phones like a wireless NAS, or as a wireless media server streaming content to DLNA or Plex compatible players like smart TVs. Its built-in SD slot can automatically copy the contents of your cards before letting you browse them wirelessly with a phone or tablet. This offers additional comfort when on move.Summary The WD My Passport Wireless SSD is a highly versatile device that lets you backup your photos in the field without lugging around a laptop or power supply. In the end, an inbuilt battery ensures up to 6 hours of uninterruptible broadcasting or up to 20 hours of operation in standby mode. This utility is also useful for configuring all user’s info (from all gadgets with My Cloud support, from all accounts in cloud services like Google Drive, DropBox, OneDrive) and unite it within a single interface. To continue, WD My Cloud option offers remote control over HDD from enabled gadgets. In addition, it’s possible to connect the drives with wireless video/photo cameras, due to FTP support, and set up automatic saving of all photo/video content. It enables trouble-free data transfer from the card directly to the hard drive or a third-party gadget. The integration of a dedicated socket for SD memory cards is the other whim of manufacturers. Moreover, MIMO technology is called to dramatically improve wireless operation by enhancing performance and broadcasting up to four HD video channels simultaneously. At the same time, the integration of Wi-Fi adapter allows the drive to create an individual wireless network with up to eight devices enabled. It ensures the highest data transfer speed, providing an ideal solution for storage, transfer and backup of operational data, archives, and other content. Pricing will rely upon the volume: up to $129 - for 500 GB model, up to $179 and $219 - for 1 TB and 2 TB models respectively.Īlong with wireless interface, My Passport features USB 3.0 port for the connection with PC. Official release is scheduled for October, 2014. Its major peculiarity is the support of Wi-Fi technology that promotes for the usage of its all facilities by varied mobile devices. Now the line of products welcomes a new, wireless external drive – My Passport Wireless. WD’s inventory of hard drives embraces a large variety of universal handheld models, as well as ultrahigh volume specialized ones.
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