Western Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive vs Seagate Backup Plus 4TB

Western Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive
Seagate Backup Plus 4TB

Decision sheet: the facts that decide it

Western Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive: 5 of 8 decision facts sourced.

Seagate Backup Plus 4TB: 2 of 6 decision facts sourced. Missing: Power, Capacity, Dimensions, Warranty.

Western Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard DriveSeagate Backup Plus 4TB
Price today$62$94.98
Capacity1TB bestbuy.comNot yet sourced
InterfaceUp to 5GB/sec. bestbuy.comNot yet sourced
Sequential readup to 5Gb/s westerndigital.comNot yet sourced
Sequential writeup to 5Gb/s westerndigital.comNot yet sourced
Starting MSRP$129.99 bestbuy.com$119.99 bestbuy.com

Not yet sourced — Western Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive: Endurance (TBW), DRAM cache, Warranty. Seagate Backup Plus 4TB: Power, Capacity, Dimensions, Warranty. No manufacturer, official or retailer source we read publishes these yet; we don't estimate them.

Pick Seagate Backup Plus 4TB if

Skip both if

  • Neither publishes endurance, DRAM cache or warranty yet.
Verified Confidence: 88%

Verdict: Pick Western Digital My Passport 1TB if you need a truly portable drive with built‑in password protection; pick Seagate Backup Plus 4TB if you value higher capacity and a lower price point. Both share USB 3.0 and similar price ranges, but WD is $10 more expensive while offering portability, whereas Seagate is $10 cheaper but bulkier.

Western Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive lists at $62 while Seagate Backup Plus 4TB lists at $94.98 — Western Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive undercuts Seagate Backup Plus 4TB by $32.98 (53%).

Provisional pick: Western Digital My Passport 1TB — not enough sourced decision facts for Seagate Backup Plus 4TB. We don't rank on specs we can't verify.

Spec-by-spec comparison

Western Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard DriveSeagate Backup Plus 4TB
Capacity1TB—
InterfaceUp to 5GB/sec.—
Sequential readup to 5Gb/s—
Sequential writeup to 5Gb/s—
Starting MSRP$129.99$119.99
Color CategoryBlack—

Western Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive

What works

  • USB 3.0 connectivity

What doesn't

  • Requires reformatting for newer macOS versions

Seagate Backup Plus 4TB

What works

  • Leads the Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive on starting MSRP — $119.99 vs $129.99

Bottom line

Provisional pick: Western Digital My Passport 1TB — not enough sourced decision facts for Seagate Backup Plus 4TB.

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