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2 TB Portable External HDD Duel: Seagate Backup Plus Slim vs. WD My Passport Ultra

Let’s test two 2 TB portable external hard disk drives: the Seagate Backup Plus Slim and the Western Digital My Passport Ultra, and see which one is the best.

Home » 2 TB Portable External HDD Duel: Seagate Backup Plus Slim vs. WD My Passport Ultra

Introduction

Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2 TB
  • 3. Inside the Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2 TB
  • 4. The Western Digital My Passport Ultra 2 TB
  • 5. Inside the Western Digital My Passport Ultra 2 TB
  • 6. How We Tested
  • 7. DiskSpeed32
  • 8. CrystalDiskMark
  • 9. Conclusions

Users are always damanding more and more storage space, not only inside their computers, but also as portable external hard disk drives. Nowadays, 2 TB portable external drives are becoming popular, and we will test two models: the Seagate 2 TB Backup Plus Slim and the Western Digital 2 TB My Passport Ultra. They are both compact drives and make use of the USB 3.0 interface. Let’s check for the results!

Preview Product
Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB External Hard Drive Portable HDD – Blue USB 3.0 for PC Laptop and Mac, 2 Months Adobe CC Photography (STDR2000102) Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB External Hard Drive Portable HDD – Blue USB 3.0 for PC Laptop and... Buy on Amazon
WD 2TB Black My Passport Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBS4B0020BBK-WESN WD 2TB Black My Passport Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBS4B0020BBK-WESN Buy on Amazon

Portable external hard drives make use of 2.5” hard disk drives internally, which is the same kind of hard drives used in portable computers (desktop hard drives are usually available in the 3.5”, which is obviously bigger). The power for those drives come from the USB port itself.
The following table shows the main characteristics of the devices we are testing.

Manufacturer Model Model # Nominal Capacity Price
Seagate Backup Plus Slim STDR2000102 2 TB USD 100
Western Digital My Passport Ultra WDBMWV0020BBK 2 TB USD 100

Now let’s take a closer look at the tested drives.

Last update on 2023-02-06 at 16:26 / Affiliate links / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API

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