Western Digital releases its first WD Portable SSD

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2017
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Western Digital Corp has introduced its fastest WD brand portable storage drive, the My Passport SSD.

The My Passport SSD complements the company’s portfolio of My Passport palm-sized storage devices. Designed for content creators and tech enthusiasts, the new drive combines speed and portability to manage massive files on the go.
“The WD brand is focused on delivering fresh, new personal storage devices that offer amazing performance in a beautiful, yet durable design,” said Sven Rathjen, vice president of marketing, client solutions, Western Digital. “Our fastest portable drive yet, the My Passport SSD is a powerful solution for people who need to move content quickly and easily wherever life takes them.”
The company said the drive can rapidly manage large photo and video libraries and quickly back up files and important documents. “It can run virtual machines from, or expand your SSD-laptop storage anywhere you take your computer,” the company said.
The drive is available in 1TB, 512GB and 256GB capacities, and comes with WD Backup software that enables users to automatically back up content.