My Passport for Mac: 14 Day Review (GREAT BUT...there's ONE FLAW)

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Комментарии • 65

  • @dandenton2438
    @dandenton2438 5 месяцев назад +1

    Perfect for backing up and playing games on by the way on a pc. the speed of it surprised me, actually. Because usb3

  • @sherwintongco6879
    @sherwintongco6879 Год назад +11

    Just put Rubber Wristband.

  • @ggsplace7566
    @ggsplace7566 Год назад +2

    Any reason for me NOT to go with the My Passport ULTRA? it's a little faster, has usb c / c cable, and SOME rubber feet for traction -- and on sale for Labor Day, 2023... You briefly mentioned it, and I assume you'd have discouraged us from buying it if there were issues.... Also, just LOVE watching your review; very clever graphics when doing timer countdowns... Thanks !

    • @UpDive8
      @UpDive8  Год назад +1

      I’m actually pretty happy with mine, ht he’s I wish mine has rubber feet. So I wouldn’t need it treat it likes it’s so damn fragile. 🤓

    • @ggsplace7566
      @ggsplace7566 Год назад

      @@UpDive8 very helpful; ty.

    • @tiagorandom9250
      @tiagorandom9250 10 месяцев назад

      Hello, how do you know the My passport ultra is faster?

    • @susanmiles5895
      @susanmiles5895 10 месяцев назад

      I have 3 of these and love them!!

  • @tonybrown9779
    @tonybrown9779 Год назад +4

    I loved this drive until one day it totally failed. Suddenly not recognised on MacBook Air. Try to isolate the problem by trying different MacBooks, cables and USB ports on the Satechi adaptor. (Note: USB ports were removed from MacBooks about 3 years ago). The massive Australian retailer JB Hi sold hundreds of them and, going by reviews, about 40% failed within 3 years. The rest are no doubt about to fail, so I'd suggest you buy an SSD drive and definitely not Western Digital.

    • @NoBite2
      @NoBite2 10 месяцев назад

      I am experiencing this problem right now! Suddenly, my Time Machine backups to this drive stopped. The drive now states it is read-only and Disc Repair can’t run on it. I tried to erase and reformat, but erase failed. Out of options. What is a dependable HD to use for Time Machine backups on my M2 Mac Mini?

    • @Cyan_Nightingale
      @Cyan_Nightingale 7 месяцев назад

      Same. I regret buying WD Passports without reading the reviews. I bought *twice* (!). And all failed. First one in 2019, failed in May 2023. Second I bought in July 2023, finally failed in less than a year in April 2024.

    • @juanzamarripa3778
      @juanzamarripa3778 23 дня назад

      @@Cyan_Nightingale were you constantly using them? I mean were they powered on at all times? Or did you store them away as archival drives?

    • @Cyan_Nightingale
      @Cyan_Nightingale 23 дня назад

      @@juanzamarripa3778 The first one, I used it for works, so it did move here and there, I have protected it with a protective bump case. Then became unreadable.
      The second one I rarely move it outside of my apartment, only for watching films. But also failed in less than a year of usage.
      Compare this with HGST Touro 1TB external HDD that I bought in November 2016, it's still working even today. So I sworn not to buy any WD My Passport again

  • @krsvllano2778
    @krsvllano2778 Год назад +3

    love the review. You have a potential to go big on yt!

    • @TML0677
      @TML0677 Год назад

      nice trolling

  • @chocuu2912
    @chocuu2912 7 месяцев назад

    do you recommend this for storing offline games, and can it run well?

  • @cli4g67graS
    @cli4g67graS Год назад +1

    I have bee using WD external HDD for twenty years. I had one MyBook drive and its enclosure became faulty after some years of usage. Other ones seem OK up to now.

    • @juanzamarripa3778
      @juanzamarripa3778 23 дня назад

      So what you’re saying is the 5Volt external hard drives are far more reliable than the MyBook?

  • @JaiSequoia
    @JaiSequoia 9 месяцев назад

    Can you partition this drive? I’d want to have half of it for Time Machine and the rest for extra storage

  • @claudevieaul1465
    @claudevieaul1465 Год назад

    I've been using a Passport (1TB) for a while as an external drive connected to my Blu-ray player - to watch downloaded videos on, but it has had multiple issues with its NTFS filing system...
    To the point where I've (repeatedly) had to format the entire drive, and copy everything I wanted, back on there.
    It's terribly frustrating.
    After the most recent time I went through that malarkey I couldn't even access the drive from any other computer, unless I bought some software...
    Finally managed to format the drive (NTFS again), copy some of the previous content back on, and within a few weeks the problem returned.
    It seems to me there's a vulnerability to the disc's file management system, and it just isn't as reliable as Western Digital would have you believe.
    Mine is going out the virtual window: I'm physically destroying it.
    After that I'm shopping for an alternative means to watch videos on my TV...

  • @MiNkOYu
    @MiNkOYu Год назад +1

    Ordered the 5Tb . Thanks 🙏

    • @jaboutt
      @jaboutt Год назад +1

      Same

    • @MiNkOYu
      @MiNkOYu Год назад

      @@jaboutt my iPad recognises it but it’s not working properly. Any solution?

  • @nos44-
    @nos44- Год назад +2

    i bought the 2 tb version of this ... its new .. but it makes very very very tiny click sounds in between is that okay ?

    • @UpDive8
      @UpDive8  Год назад

      hmmm that's weird. Mine is really quiet

    • @juanzamarripa3778
      @juanzamarripa3778 23 дня назад

      The emphasis of the tiny is normal, because mine do the same.

  • @tiagorandom9250
    @tiagorandom9250 10 месяцев назад

    Hello, what’s the difference between my passport 5tb and my passport ultra 5tb?

    • @Mrcheesydancer
      @Mrcheesydancer 9 месяцев назад

      Apparently ultra is a metal casing, besides that everything is the same

  • @WhatTheFact1104
    @WhatTheFact1104 Месяц назад

    you mean iphone X/XS. Great video BTW

  • @wimvandervelde1774
    @wimvandervelde1774 9 месяцев назад

    This seems so slow? It should be able to do Max 130MBps Read and 120MBps Write.

  • @RooRooRoo16
    @RooRooRoo16 2 года назад +1

    Thank youuu, very informative.

    • @UpDive8
      @UpDive8  2 года назад

      Thanks Raghad😄

  • @gouthamhn6878
    @gouthamhn6878 2 года назад +1

    Does your hard drive vibrates?

    • @UpDive8
      @UpDive8  2 года назад +1

      Sorry missed this. But no, not really? Is it serious for you?

    • @gouthamhn6878
      @gouthamhn6878 2 года назад +2

      @@UpDive8 I purchased 4tb one . .. . it vibrates some times, that's why I asked

    • @vamonosraza4361
      @vamonosraza4361 Год назад

      @@gouthamhn6878 I think it just the disk spinning inside. Every hard drive spins (vibratees)

  • @michaelgeller1538
    @michaelgeller1538 Год назад

    Would this work in an IPad?

  • @rodrigosebast
    @rodrigosebast Год назад

    llevo media hora intentando llevar archivos a este disco duro y me sale el icono que no se puede, he realizado descargas de pagina y sigue sin funcionar, no es como lo indicas.

  • @tiagorandom9250
    @tiagorandom9250 10 месяцев назад

    5:01 hello, what cable are you talking about?

  • @Axel-dc1xp
    @Axel-dc1xp Год назад

    How hard wood it be to adjust this to stor and boot games that won't normally fit on my pc?

  • @josephwilson8391
    @josephwilson8391 2 года назад +1

    What format do I make it so it works with both mac and windows? Is that exfat? Is exfat the one that allows for larger file sizes over 4 gigs? I believe it's different than fat32 which limits to less than 4gb.

    • @UpDive8
      @UpDive8  2 года назад +1

      Think exfat was the one

    • @Feiloh
      @Feiloh 2 года назад +1

      Yes, you need to format exFAT to use windows and mac.

    • @newinsights5496
      @newinsights5496 8 месяцев назад

      Tech & Design on YT has a video on how to do that with the WD My Passport 2022

  • @nandocame620
    @nandocame620 Год назад

    How long do these external drives last for? I have WD my passport ~ 3/4years old, use ~ once a fortnight. my passport for windows can easily be reformatted so mac compatible using ExFat correct?

    • @Cyan_Nightingale
      @Cyan_Nightingale 7 месяцев назад

      I have 2 of these. First I bought in 2019, failed after 3 years ( 2023 ). Second I bought in July 2023, failed in April 2024.

  • @depthofshine
    @depthofshine 2 месяца назад

    Don't trust them, mine lasted 8 months and lost 100hrs of footage and WD dont warranty lost footage unless pay for data backup from their webshop.

  • @BomTrady21
    @BomTrady21 Год назад

    Does anyone know if this will work on Xbox series x?

  • @ryanng328
    @ryanng328 Год назад

    Straight to the point video!
    Thanks for your review!

  • @juandeespinoza2440
    @juandeespinoza2440 Год назад +1

    is it sdd or hdd?

  • @ransfordraansford3489
    @ransfordraansford3489 4 месяца назад

    reviewer: don't drop it
    me: dropping it and losing all my files

  • @kemparaj565
    @kemparaj565 2 года назад

    Does this also work with Windows also?

    • @UpDive8
      @UpDive8  2 года назад

      Not this particularly one. The windows one is a separate model.
      This is specifically for the Mac and is a different colour

    • @sevenhelmets
      @sevenhelmets Год назад

      @@UpDive8 are you sure? WD's documentation on their own site says "*Work with Mac and Windows*", and under the description "We provide a downloadable HFS+ driver for Windows 10+ to enable you to read and write to your drive without reformatting". This is for model # WDBA2F0040BBL-WESN

  • @zhenhuagu3819
    @zhenhuagu3819 2 года назад

    从b站来的,支持博主!可以安排些亿万的解说吗😻

    • @UpDive8
      @UpDive8  2 года назад

      谢谢支持!不过自从Axelrod离开了亿万之后,好像整个连续剧都没了灵魂 😅 哟、我没有剧透吧

  • @skm8838
    @skm8838 Год назад

    bud thats not an iphone 11

    • @m90nray
      @m90nray Год назад

      Lmfao ik 😂

  • @LittleIzzyWRX
    @LittleIzzyWRX 3 месяца назад

    I love mine only use it for Wii Roms GC Wii and N64 and works perfect unlike these other fake ones what claim to be 1tb when its only 500 🤣

  • @bobbyf.4406
    @bobbyf.4406 2 года назад

    I thought Apple issued a type of passport 😅

    • @UpDive8
      @UpDive8  2 года назад

      Haha yeah it is a very strange name

  • @BartlomiejZielinski
    @BartlomiejZielinski 2 года назад

    It's funny that there is no such important information as transfer speed in the copy window.... OS for kids xD