Western Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive: 5 of 8 decision facts sourced.
Samsung T5 Portable SSD 1TB: 4 of 8 decision facts sourced. Missing: Sequential read, Sequential write, Endurance (TBW), DRAM cache.
| Western Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive | Samsung T5 Portable SSD 1TB | |
|---|---|---|
| Price today | $170 | $149.99 |
| Capacity | 1TB bestbuy.com | 1000 gigabytes bestbuy.com |
| Interface | Up to 5GB/sec. bestbuy.com | USB-C (USB 3.0 Gen1) bestbuy.com |
| Sequential read | up to 5Gb/s westerndigital.com | Not yet sourced |
| Sequential write | up to 5Gb/s westerndigital.com | Not yet sourced |
| Warranty | Not yet sourced | 3 years bestbuy.com |
| Starting MSRP | $129.99 bestbuy.com | $139.99 bestbuy.com |
Not yet sourced — Western Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive: Endurance (TBW), DRAM cache, Warranty. Samsung T5 Portable SSD 1TB: Sequential read, Sequential write, Endurance (TBW), DRAM cache. No manufacturer, official or retailer source we read publishes these yet; we don't estimate them.
Verdict: On the figures both makers publish, the Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive leads with more capacity (1TB vs 1,000 GB) and lower starting price ($129.99 vs $139.99). Neither publishes endurance or DRAM cache yet.
Western Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive lists at $170 while Samsung T5 Portable SSD 1TB lists at $149.99 — Samsung T5 Portable SSD 1TB undercuts Western Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive by $20.01 (13%).
Provisional pick: Samsung T5 Portable SSD 1TB — not enough sourced decision facts for Samsung T5 Portable SSD 1TB. We don't rank on specs we can't verify.
| Western Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive | Samsung T5 Portable SSD 1TB | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 1000 gigabytes |
| Interface | Up to 5GB/sec. | USB-C (USB 3.0 Gen1) |
| Sequential read | up to 5Gb/s | — |
| Sequential write | up to 5Gb/s | — |
| Starting MSRP | $129.99 | $139.99 |
| Color Category | Black | — |
Provisional pick: Samsung T5 Portable SSD 1TB — not enough sourced decision facts for Samsung T5 Portable SSD 1TB.
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