Testseek.co.uk have collected 211 expert reviews of the Western Digital My Passport Wireless USB3/WiFi WDBAMJ / WDBDAF / WDBK8Z / WDBLJT and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital My Passport Wireless USB3/WiFi WDBAMJ / WDBDAF / WDBK8Z / WDBLJT.
November 2014
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211 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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191 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Support for FTP
Bundled card reader
Power button
Two
Year warranty
The WD My Passport Wireless has a built-in SD card slot and supports faster Wi-Fi standard than competing devices. The device is versatile
Easy to use
And provides up to 2TB of mobile storage space
In-built SD card reader
Drop-resistant rubber bumper
Excellent USB transfer speeds
All-day battery
Good design
Supports lots of devices
Builtin battery is useful
Can be used as a regular hard drive
The editors didn't like
Higher than expected price
Only average performance
The device's battery life is comparatively short. Its mobile app has limited file format support
Can be confusing for new users
And takes a long time to load photos
Premium price
Extra SSD speed useless over Wi-Fi
Hard to use with USB C-only laptops
Battery life not good enough for long journeys with multiple users
WiFi speeds may be too restricted for professional users
Published: 2015-06-16, Author: Joel , review by: au.pcmag.com
Good bang for the buck, Protective rubberized exterior, Security features such as secure browsing and portable Microsoft Outlook access, 128-bit AES encryption
Only single-headed mini USB cable
Ruggedized for travel, the Western Digital Passport is a good companion for the desktop-bound commuter. With it, you can take your files home or back them up for posterity...
Published: 2015-05-14, Author: terry , review by: dpexpert.com.au
This device provides a massive addon storage for a phone or padlet which typically have only a few gigabytes of memory. Photos can be mailed or uploaded to various cloud servers direct from the My Passport via the phone/computer or they can be opened in a
File transfer from SD card to hard drive is slow
The WD My Passport is a good answer to the question “How do I backup and protect my photos while travelling?” Even if you were to exceed the drive capacity you can still transfer photos to a cloud service and free up space on My Passport. The only caveat...
Support for FTP, Bundled card reader, Power button, Twoyear warranty
Higher than expected price, Only average performance
All in all, the My Passport Wireless offers average value for money. It's heavier and bulkier than the competition, and the drive's performance won't set the world on fire. If you are not interested in its advanced features, then there are other products...
Abstract: Smartphones and tablets are a great way to consume media, but with limited storage space you can't exactly build up much of a library. Fortunately there are a range of storage options that can help you manage your media on the go. Wireless portable hard d...
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Published: 2014-12-05, Author: Michael , review by: gizmodo.com.au
Battery powered, Excellent companion app, Backs up from SD cards on the go
Slow, Confusing indicators, Oddly designed in places
Probably not. In the end, I never got comfortable using the MyPassport Wireless as a dependable way to offload SD card data wirelessly. Copying from the SD card took too damn long, and there were just too many vague signals coming from the device that le...
Abstract: Our demands for memory and storage are steadily on the rise and the new WD My Passport Wireless makes it easier stream and view content on our devices anywhere.WD's My Passport Wireless offers all of the benefits of a regular portable hard drive but adds ...
Published: 2014-10-18, Author: Ray , review by: itwire.com
Abstract: Hard disk maker WD has added a Wi-Fi version to its popular My Passport series of external hard disk storage devices.The My Passport Wireless drive broadcasts its own 80211.N dual stream 2 x 2 wireless network that allows up to eight devices to connect at...
The WD My Passport Wireless has a built-in SD card slot and supports faster Wi-Fi standard than competing devices. The device is versatile, easy to use, and provides up to 2TB of mobile storage space
The device's battery life is comparatively short. Its mobile app has limited file format support, can be confusing for new users, and takes a long time to load photos
Despite the rather short battery life and confusing apps, the WD My Passport Wireless is an excellent mobile media drive, especially for photographers....
Abstract: Holding up a tablet at a wedding or party to take snapshots: fair game, or just lame? The etiquette jury's still out on that score, but wherever you fall on the issue, we bet you've used your tablet or smartphone to create photos, videos, data, or files y...
