Western Digital has updated its popular My Passport for Mac drives with a new 5TB model and new colors to complement the fresh design.
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According to Western Digital, the new 5TB My Passport for Mac is the world's slimmest portable hard drive at its capacity. The drive is 19.15mm thick — about 3/4 of an inch.
The Windows version of My Passport uses a USB-A to USB-Micro B interface. The My Passport for Mac comes pre-formatted for macOS Mojave and is a USB-C drive, eschewing the older connectors.
Western Digital includes its WD Discovery software on the drives with offers 256-bit AES hardware encryption and a three-year warranty.
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The drive is available in several colors including blue, black, and red and the Mac-specific model comes in Midnight Blue. The drive line starts at $79.99 for the 1TB model and are available direct from Western Digital and Best Buy before opening up to more retailers.
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