Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive vs SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 2TB

Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive
SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 2TB

Decision sheet: the facts that decide it

Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive: 1 of 8 decision facts sourced. Missing: Interface, Sequential read, Sequential write, Endurance (TBW), DRAM cache, Warranty, Starting MSRP.

SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 2TB: 5 of 8 decision facts sourced.

Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard DriveSanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 2TB
Price today$139.99$244.99
Capacity2TB westerndigital.com2000 gigabytes bestbuy.com
InterfaceNot yet sourcedUSB-C (USB 3.2 Gen2) bestbuy.com
Sequential readNot yet sourced1000MB/s sandisk.com
WarrantyNot yet sourced5 years bestbuy.com
Starting MSRPNot yet sourced$423.99 bestbuy.com

Not yet sourced — Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive: Interface, Sequential read, Sequential write, Endurance (TBW), DRAM cache, Warranty, Starting MSRP. SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 2TB: Sequential write, Endurance (TBW), DRAM cache. No manufacturer, official or retailer source we read publishes these yet; we don't estimate them.

Pick Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive if

Skip both if

  • Neither publishes sequential write, endurance or DRAM cache yet.

Verdict: On the figures both makers publish, the Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive leads with more capacity (2TB vs 2,000 GB) and lower price today ($139.99 vs $244.99). Neither publishes sequential write, endurance or DRAM cache yet.

Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive lists at $139.99 while SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 2TB lists at $244.99 — Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive undercuts SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 2TB by $105 (75%).

Provisional pick: SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 2TB — not enough sourced decision facts for Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive. We don't rank on specs we can't verify.

Spec-by-spec comparison

Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard DriveSanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 2TB
Capacity2TB2000 gigabytes
Interface—USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen2)
Sequential read—1000MB/s
Warranty—5 years
Starting MSRP—$423.99
Encryption Algorithm—256-bit AES

Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive

What works

  • Compatible with Windows 10 and macOS v10.9+

What doesn't

  • No published sequential read/write speeds

SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 2TB

What works

  • USB-C 3.2 Gen2 interface for fast data transfer
  • 256-bit AES hardware encryption
  • 5‑year warranty

What doesn't

  • No published sequential write speed

Bottom line

Provisional pick: SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 2TB — not enough sourced decision facts for Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive.

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