WS Expands Storage Capacity Of Several Drives In The My Passport Line Up To 4TB

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Western Digital Corporation today announced the launch of its My Passport® Ultra, and upcoming My Passport for Mac and My Passport Ultra Metal portable hard drives, with up to 4TB capacity, filling the need for people to physically carry massive personal collections of videos, photos and other content with them, in a device roughly the size of a smartphone. The perfect blend of style and functionality, these My Passport® portable hard drives meet the needs of today’s consumers with features people love like easy-to-use backup software, password protection and portable style in multiple colors, coupled with USB 3.0 connectivity.

Perfect for students, business people and general consumers on-the-go who prefer to carry their device with them, these My Passport portable hard drives are dependable, with easy-to-use WD Backup™ automatic backup software with cloud-ready Dropbox™ integration and 256-bit AES hardware encryption with password protection to help safeguard against unauthorized drive access. With these My Passport drives, it's now easier than ever to have a content protection plan that fits everyone’s busy life.
 
4TB in a 2.5" drive for $150? I wonder how these puppies will work shucked and installed in a RAID.
 
Any negatives for choosing 2.5 over 3.5 for a small raid 1. Would just be using for storage. I like the idea of using smaller drives which I'm guessing put out less heat.
 
Any negatives for choosing 2.5 over 3.5 for a small raid 1. Would just be using for storage. I like the idea of using smaller drives which I'm guessing put out less heat.


Nothing about the 2.5" format is worse for RAID in and of itself. In fact many large Enterprise server drives and chassis are designed specifically for 2.5" drives these days.

The downside with these specific drives - however - is that you likely won't get any TLER, which could cause problems in RAID. Of course that will be the same with consumer 3.5" drives (unless you go with WD Reds)

Also, unlike the Enterprise 2.5" server drives which are usually 7200rpm, these are going to be slower.
 
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