Western Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive: 5 of 8 decision facts sourced.
Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB External Hard Drive: 3 of 8 decision facts sourced. Missing: Sequential read, Sequential write, Endurance (TBW), DRAM cache, Warranty.
| Western Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive | Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB External Hard Drive | |
|---|---|---|
| Price today | $149.99 | Price not yet checked |
| Capacity | 1TB bestbuy.com | 5TB seagate.com |
| Interface | Up to 5GB/sec. bestbuy.com | USB 3.0 seagate.com |
| Sequential read | up to 5Gb/s westerndigital.com | Not yet sourced |
| Sequential write | up to 5Gb/s westerndigital.com | Not yet sourced |
| Starting MSRP | $129.99 bestbuy.com | $62.49 bestbuy.com |
Not yet sourced — Western Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive: Endurance (TBW), DRAM cache, Warranty. Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB External Hard Drive: Sequential read, Sequential write, Endurance (TBW), DRAM cache, Warranty. No manufacturer, official or retailer source we read publishes these yet; we don't estimate them.
Verdict: On the figures both makers publish, the Backup Plus Slim 1TB External Hard Drive leads with more capacity (5TB vs 1TB) and lower starting price ($62.49 vs $129.99). Neither publishes endurance, DRAM cache or warranty yet.
Western Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive lists at $149.99 while Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB External Hard Drive lists at $119.99 — Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB External Hard Drive undercuts Western Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive by $30 (25%).
Provisional pick: Close call — not enough sourced decision facts for Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB External Hard Drive. We don't rank on specs we can't verify.
| Western Digital My Passport 1TB Portable External Hard Drive | Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB External Hard Drive | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 5TB |
| Interface | Up to 5GB/sec. | USB 3.0 |
| Sequential read | up to 5Gb/s | — |
| Sequential write | up to 5Gb/s | — |
| Starting MSRP | $129.99 | $62.49 |
| Color Category | Black | — |
Provisional pick: Close call — not enough sourced decision facts for Seagate Backup Plus Slim 1TB External Hard Drive.
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