WD My Passport Ultra 1TB Portable Hard Drive Review

For those who like a little extra when purchasing a portable drive, WD’s My Passport Ultra offers a compelling package. In addition to the inclusion of a soft pouch that helps keep the drive looking new, a robust backup solution is also included that’s easy-to-use and effective – and even sports the option of backing-up to the cloud, via Dropbox.

When we took a look at WD’s My Passport last summer, we were left impressed for a couple of reasons. For starters, it performed well, and who wouldn’t love 2TB in such a small form-factor? Then there was the robust (but clunky) backup software, a durable, good-looking design, and for those who want to take advantage of it, hardware encryption.

This summer, WD followed-up to that series with “Ultra”, which overall looks pretty similar but does have a couple of notable differences. At the forefront, cloud backups are here, and as long as Dropbox is your solution of choice, WD has got you covered. Second, the Pro version of SmartWare is included, allowing you to backup with more than just WD drives. It might be a small touch, but an included soft pouch rounds out the deal, and overall, it’s a good addition.

WD’s My Passport Ultra drives come in black, red, silver and blue. I’ll let you take a guess as to the one we’re dealing with.

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