Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive vs Samsung T7 Portable SSD 1TB

Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive
Samsung T7 Portable SSD 1TB

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.

Samsung T7 Portable SSD 1TB: 5 of 8 decision facts sourced.

Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard DriveSamsung T7 Portable SSD 1TB
Price today$139.99$150
Capacity2TB westerndigital.com1000 gigabytes bestbuy.com
InterfaceNot yet sourcedUSB Type C (USB 3.0 Gen1) bestbuy.com
Sequential readNot yet sourced1,050MB/s samsung.com
Sequential writeNot yet sourced1,000MB/s samsung.com
Starting MSRPNot yet sourced$274.99 samsung.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. Samsung T7 Portable SSD 1TB: Endurance (TBW), DRAM cache, Warranty. 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 endurance, DRAM cache or warranty yet.

Verdict: Pick Western Digital My Passport 2TB if you need the larger 2TB capacity for bulk backup. Pick Samsung T7 1TB if you prioritize built‑in encryption, fingerprint security, and SSD speed. Neither publishes sequential read, sequential write, endurance, DRAM cache or warranty yet.

Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive lists at $139.99 while Samsung T7 Portable SSD 1TB lists at $150 — Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive undercuts Samsung T7 Portable SSD 1TB by $10.01 (7%).

Provisional pick: Samsung T7 Portable SSD 1TB — 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 DriveSamsung T7 Portable SSD 1TB
Capacity2TB1000 gigabytes
Interface—USB Type C (USB 3.0 Gen1)
Sequential read—1,050MB/s
Sequential write—1,000MB/s
Starting MSRP—$274.99
Encryption Algorithm—256-bit AES

Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive

What works

  • Capacity 2TB

Samsung T7 Portable SSD 1TB

What works

  • 256‑bit AES encryption

What doesn't

  • Trails the Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive on capacity — 1,000 GB vs 2TB
  • Trails the Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive on price — $150 vs $139.99

Bottom line

Provisional pick: Samsung T7 Portable SSD 1TB — not enough sourced decision facts for Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive.

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