Best Portable External Hard Drive

WD My Passport Ultra

My Passport Ultra is designed for ultimate portability with automatic cloud backup. My Passport Ultra comes with 500GB,1/2/3/4 TB option has USB 2.0 and 3.0 connectivity, has fast transfer rate and most important comes with 256 bit AES hardware encryption. It is compatible windows 7/8/10 and Mac Os. The My Passport Ultra is formatted for NTFS, so you'll need to reformat it to use it with a Mac.

My Passport Ultra Specification

Capacity  : 500GB,1/2/3/4 TB

Connectivity: USB 2.0/3.0

Colors : black, blue, red, grey

Average Transfer Speed: 90 MB/s

software   : WD Smartware

Dimensions: 8.2 x 1.6 x 11 cm

Weight: 159 g

Warranty: 3 years

Pros

Very good Design, Good storage capacity, Consistent Performance, 256-bit hardware encryption, Comes in several colors, very good transfer speed.

Cons

Needs to be reformatted to use it with an Apple MacBook.

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Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Slim

Ultra Slim is one of thinnest portable drives comes with 1 TB and 2 Tb storage. The Seagate drive comes with 200GB of Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage and is compatible with Seagate Dashboard software and Lyve app. Seagate’s Ultra Slim drives can connect to Mac OS X 10.7 or higher or Windows 7 or higher operating systems. The drives can also be connected to Android devices (3.0 or higher). NTFS driver for Mac is included. Free Seagate Rescue - 2-year data recovery plan

Seagate’s Backup Plus Ultra Slim Specifications

Capacity: 1TB, 2TB

Connectivity : USB 2.0/3.0

Colors : Platinum, Gold

Max Transfer Speed: 88 MB/s

Software : Seagate Dashboard, Lyve App

Extra Feature : OneDrive Cloud Services for 2 years

Dimensions (L x W x H mm): 113.5 x 76 x 9.6 mm

Warranty: 3 years

Pros

Slim and Sturdy, good design, included 200GB OneDrive cloud storage for 2 years, good transfer speed, NTFS drivers for MAC compatibility.

Cons

Do not have 256 AES hardware encryption.

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Seagate Backup Plus Slim

The Seagate Backup Plus Slim External Hard Drive has a sleek design with matte finish metallic body. The build quality is solid. The Seagate Backup Plus comes in three variants - 500GB, 1TB and 2TB. It is compatible windows 7/8/10 and Mac Os. The drive is formatted for NTFS, so you'll not need to reformat it to use it with a Mac. The Backup Plus Slim is the Fast and truly speedy drive.

Seagate’s Backup Plus Slim Specifications

Capacity: 500 GB, 1TB, 2TB

Connectivity : USB 2.0/3.0

Colors: red, blue, rose gold, white, black and silver

Average Transfer Speed: 84 MB/s

Software  : Seagate Dashboard

Dimensions (L x W x H mm): 113.5 x 76 x 12.1 mm

Warranty: 3 years

Pros

Great Performance, Easy-to-use management software, can work with MAC without reformatting

Cons

Do not have 256 AES hardware encryption.

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Conclusion

WD My Passport Ultra is Best drive for Speed, Security, consistent performance and Dropbox Integration.

Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Slim is Best drive for Slimness, speed, Social media and phone Backup and cloud storage.

Seagate Backup Plus Slim is Best drive for Slimness, Social media and phone Backup.