Testseek.com have collected 60 expert reviews of the Western Digital My Passport Pro WDBRNB Thunderbolt and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital My Passport Pro WDBRNB Thunderbolt.
June 2014
(82%)
60 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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(80%)
29 Reviews
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The editors liked
Decent performance
Bus-powered
Easy-to-use software
Large capacity
Tethered Thunderbolt cable with adequate length
Bus powered RAID solution
Huge
4TB capacity in a portable drive. Speedy throughput scores. Permanently attached cable. Bus powered. RAID Level 0
1
JBOD. Three-year warranty.
The WD My Passport Pro is fast
Portable
And has some of the largest storage capacity you can find. It supports multiple RAID setups
Has a well-designed built-in Thunderbolt cable
And is comparatively affordable
Great striped drive performance. Good capacity/performance balance. Easytouse tools.
Real Thunderbolt transfer speeds of up to 233 MBps
Integrated Thunderbolt cable means one less thing to buy
RAID 0
RAID 1 or JBOD configuration
Relatively small foot print for storage of this size
The editors didn't like
Design is bulky
Doesn't support daisy chaining
Fan is infrequent but noisy
Big and bulky
No Thunderbolt pass-through. Bulky for a portable drive
The drive doesn't support USB nor does it have an extra Thunderbolt port. The 4TB version is bulky
Loud fan whirr. Thunderboltonly configuration. No SSD option
Integrated Thunderbolt cable
Could be a point of failure (not user replaceable)
Weight is on the hefty side for a portable
No extra Thunderbolt port on device for daisy chaining
The WD My Passport Pro is one of the better Thunderbolt storage solutions for those that want top-notch capacity. With the unit being bus powered, it takes the pain away from carrying around a large power brick and adds to the portability of the unit. On...
Published: 2014-05-15, Author: Stewart , review by: techgeek.com.au
No external power needed, impressive speeds
Bulky design, load whining fan, cable not userreplaceable
Video professionals will love this!In conclusion, The WD My Passport Pro offers a huge amount of storage and impressive speed results to go with it. The drive being targeted to video editors and professionals is well suited due to not needing external pow...
The WD My Passport Pro is fast, portable, and has some of the largest storage capacity you can find. It supports multiple RAID setups, has a well-designed built-in Thunderbolt cable, and is comparatively affordable
The drive doesn't support USB nor does it have an extra Thunderbolt port. The 4TB version is bulky
The WD My Passport Pro is an all-around excellent storage solution for any Thunderbolt-enabled Macs, particularly the MacBook Pro or Air....
Bus-powered over Thunderbolt, Twin hard drives in RAID 0, Neat design
Cost could be a barrier for some users, Our speed results are a little lower than WD's quoted figures
WD's My Passport Pro is designed for professionals who require lots of speed, plenty of capacity, and a neat package that's easy to use and transport. It's aimed at Mac users who need to quickly transfer loads of data, be they photos, 4K video, or uncompr...
Great striped drive performance, Good capacity/performance balance, Easytouse tools, Really nicely made
Loud fan whirr, Thunderboltonly, No SSD option at all
The My Passport Pro is smart, fast and very desirable for portable working. It's the fastest possible storage, but it's still pro-level, and offers true portability with terabytes of storage for under £250. Not a bad deal at all....
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Published: 2014-04-02, Author: Elias , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Bus-powered over Thunderbolt, Twin hard drives in RAID 0, Neat design
Cost could be a barrier for some users, Our speed results are a little lower than WD's quoted figures
WD's My Passport Pro is designed for professionals who require lots of speed, plenty of capacity, and a neat package that's easy to use and transport. It's aimed at Mac users who need to quickly transfer loads of data, be they photos, 4K video, or uncompr...
Published: 2014-07-02, Author: Andrew , review by: techadvisor.co.uk
Thanks to an enormous capacity in a still just handleable bus-powered package drive chassis, the WD My Passport Pro could prove invaluable for carrying huge volumes of data on the road. At £350 for the 4 TB version it is not pocket-change cheap but nevert...
Abstract: The key word here, I'd argue, is Thunderbolt. The 4TB version of the My Passport Pro offers transfer speeds of up to 230MB/s; the 2TB version, which Western Digital provided to us for review, does even better at 233MB/s. If you've got a Thunderbolt Mac, y...
