WD 500GB My Passport Go SSD Cobalt Portable External Storage, USB 3.0 - WDBMCG5000ABT-WESN

The WD 500GB My Passport Go SSD has quickly become an essential part of my tech gear. Its storage capacity is perfect for carrying critical files, backups, and media without weighing me down. Despite its slim, portable size, it doesn’t compromise on performance or functionality.One of the standout features is its heat resistance. Even during large file transfers or extended use, it remains cool and stable—no throttling or overheating issues. I’ve had zero incidents of data loss, even after accidentally dropping it, which speaks volumes about the drive quality and rugged build.It also wins big on compatibility. I’ve used it across Windows, macOS, and even Linux systems without a hitch. Whether I’m working from a desktop, laptop, or docking it into a workstation, it performs flawlessly.All in all, this SSD is a perfect balance of speed, durability, and convenience. Western Digital nailed it with this one.

I have been using my portable WD ssd for over 4 years. No issues at all. No heat issues like some other portable ssd drives. So far so very good. I'm very happy. The cable is very short; so you may need to get a usb hub if you're taking with you to work or at other venues. I bought a second one as I am very happy with this product. If you want a longer cable, then look at a Samsung portable ssd.

Absolutely phenomenal product, it came in it’s box properly packaged, it’s lightweight and works perfectly for my Xbox One. Whether you’re buying this to increase storage on a gaming console or store data for traveling, I would highly recommend this product.It’s slim and small enough to fit in my small compartments of my backpack. The ONLY problem I have with this product, and it’s minute enough to not warrant a 4-star, is that while it’s advertised as 2 TB of storage, in reality it’s only 1.8 TB of storage. I don't quite understand the specifics of why it has 200 GB less than advertised, but I can imagine during the converting/formatting of the product during manufacturing has caused it to no longer “see” where the 200 GB has gone.I’m sure I could use their tech support to have fixed this issue, however, I've committed it and converted it to the Xbox One’s game storage and do not feel that tech support would be able to fix this issue without suggesting I format the SSD and lose about 1.2 TB of games.

The speeds are what they nearly projected.Hasn't Failed yet.About 37 less GB than it said it should be.What's up with that?

I had a good experience with these but at first it was very frustrating. I don't know if it's WD fault, but basically when they came there was no drive letter assigned to them so they didn't show up in the file explorer. But I found a solution so I thought I'd put it out there. Open Control Pannel, type in Disk Management, right click on the drive with no letter, and choose to assign it. You may also want to format it to NFTS instead of exFAT so you can compress files and because it's basically an upgrade.Also, if your files aren't copying, it might be just one corrupted file and the others are okay, so instead of copying the whole folder, copy sub-folders a few at a time so you can narrow down where the problem is and move it away or delete it.There's been some hiccups, but once I figured out what was going on, these turned out to be really nice, really fast little hard drives.

Great product easy to use very compact to take anywhere. Highly recommend.

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I use on for macbook airs. I use for photos and music, as well as backing up 4 different macbook airs. Love the speed of the SSD as well as the dependability. I purchased this one because of an accident while backing up my macbook with my last back up HD. It was an HHD so it had the movable parts with the disks and the reading arm. It fell during back up and I lost everything on the drive. I love the security and speed of the SSD. Great purchase!