Western Digital My Passport 4TB Portable External Hard Drive vs Samsung T7 Portable SSD 2TB

Western Digital My Passport 4TB Portable External Hard Drive
Samsung T7 Portable SSD 2TB

Decision sheet: the facts that decide it

Western Digital My Passport 4TB Portable External Hard Drive: 2 of 8 decision facts sourced. Missing: Interface, Sequential write, Endurance (TBW), DRAM cache, Warranty, Starting MSRP.

Samsung T7 Portable SSD 2TB: 5 of 8 decision facts sourced.

Western Digital My Passport 4TB Portable External Hard DriveSamsung T7 Portable SSD 2TB
Price todayPrice not yet checkedPrice not yet checked
Capacity4TB westerndigital.com2000 gigabytes bestbuy.com
InterfaceNot yet sourcedUSB Type C (USB 3.0 Gen1) bestbuy.com
Sequential readup to 5Gb/s westerndigital.com1,050MB/s samsung.com
Sequential writeNot yet sourced1,000MB/s samsung.com
Starting MSRPNot yet sourced$549.99 samsung.com

Not yet sourced — Western Digital My Passport 4TB Portable External Hard Drive: Interface, Sequential write, Endurance (TBW), DRAM cache, Warranty, Starting MSRP. Samsung T7 Portable SSD 2TB: 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 4TB Portable External Hard Drive if

Skip both if

  • Neither publishes endurance, DRAM cache or warranty yet.

Verdict: Pick Western Digital My Passport 4TB if you need maximum storage capacity and lower cost; Pick Samsung T7 2TB if you prioritize faster interface, encryption and fingerprint security; Skip both if you need more than 2TB SSD speed or larger than 4TB capacity. The Samsung T7 wins on performance and security, while the WD My Passport wins on capacity and price.

Western Digital My Passport 4TB Portable External Hard Drive lists at $99.99 while Samsung T7 Portable SSD 2TB lists at $200 — Western Digital My Passport 4TB Portable External Hard Drive undercuts Samsung T7 Portable SSD 2TB by $100.01 (100%).

Provisional pick: Samsung T7 Portable SSD 2TB — not enough sourced decision facts for Western Digital My Passport 4TB Portable External Hard Drive. We don't rank on specs we can't verify.

Spec-by-spec comparison

Western Digital My Passport 4TB Portable External Hard DriveSamsung T7 Portable SSD 2TB
Capacity4TB2000 gigabytes
Sequential readup to 5Gb/s1,050MB/s
Interface—USB Type C (USB 3.0 Gen1)
Sequential write—1,000MB/s
Starting MSRP—$549.99
Encryption Algorithm—256-bit AES

Western Digital My Passport 4TB Portable External Hard Drive

What works

  • Large 4TB storage capacity
  • Sequential read speed up to 5Gb/s

Samsung T7 Portable SSD 2TB

What works

  • 256-bit AES hardware encryption
  • Fingerprint reader for secure access
  • USB‑C interface for fast data transfer

What doesn't

  • Trails the Digital My Passport 4TB Portable External Hard Drive on capacity — 2,000 GB vs 4TB
  • Trails the Digital My Passport 4TB Portable External Hard Drive on price — $200 vs $99.99

Bottom line

Provisional pick: Samsung T7 Portable SSD 2TB — not enough sourced decision facts for Western Digital My Passport 4TB Portable External Hard Drive.

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