SSD technology is much more affordable than it used to be, but you can still get a much cheaper drive (or more capacity) if you don't need the lightning speeds the My Passport SSD offers. There is no shortage of external Mac hard drives on the market. It took us less than 60 seconds, and you'll run into this sort of thing with basically any drive that works on both Mac and Windows. Reformatting the drive is a very mild inconvenience simply head to Disk Utility, select 'Partition,' pick a name for your drive, select AFPS from the drop-down, and you're done. That means that the first time you plug it into a Mac, you'll be able to read and see the device but not write to it or make any changes. Given the proliferation of Windows versus Mac, this is understandable the hard drive is advertised as a drive for both Mac and Windows users and simply ships in the most popular format, NTFS. If you don't' want to risk misplacing either, you might want to supplement your purchase with a longer USB-C cable or use one that you already have.Īs we noted, the My Passport SSD ships in NTFS format. This cable is handy for use with either USB 3 or USB-C ports, but the cable (pictured) is pretty short, and the adapter (like all adapters) is small and easy to lose. The My Passport SSD comes with a very short USB cable and a small USB-C to USB-A adapter. Given the high speeds and small form factor, this isn't totally unexpected, however, and didn't lead to any performance issues. The drive does run hot and is noticeably warm to the touch after just a few minutes of use. We've given the My Passport SSD five stars, but it isn't perfect. Western Digital My Passport Review (Image credit: Stephen Warwick / iMore)

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