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

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

Decision sheet: the facts that decide it

Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive - Black: 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 Drive - BlackSamsung T7 Portable SSD 1TB
Price todayPrice not yet checkedPrice not yet checked
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 - Black: 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 - Black if

Skip both if

  • Neither publishes endurance, DRAM cache or warranty yet.

Verdict: On the figures both makers publish, the Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive - Black leads with more capacity (2TB vs 1,000 GB) and lower price today ($60 vs $149.99). Neither publishes endurance, DRAM cache or warranty yet.

Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive Black lists at $60 while Samsung T7 Portable SSD 1TB lists at $149.99 — Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive Black undercuts Samsung T7 Portable SSD 1TB by $89.99 (150%).

Provisional pick: Samsung T7 Portable SSD 1TB — not enough sourced decision facts for Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive - Black. We don't rank on specs we can't verify.

Spec-by-spec comparison

Western Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive BlackSamsung 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 Black

What works

  • High storage capacity of 2TB for backups
  • Portable form factor for easy transport
  • Works with Windows, macOS, and Android

What doesn't

  • Slower HDD performance compared to SSDs

Samsung T7 Portable SSD 1TB

What works

  • Fingerprint reader provides hardware encryption
  • Fast SSD performance (implied by SSD type)

What doesn't

  • Trails the Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive - Black on capacity — 1,000 GB vs 2TB
  • Trails the Digital My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive - Black on price — $149.99 vs $60

Bottom line

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

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