We looked at port availability for each device, such as whether they came equipped with an SD slot, USB slot, or otherwise, and tested the battery life for each.

Since the My Passport contains a high performance SDD, you can connect it directly via USB to your computer to function as a fast external hard drive.Let’s take a look at the detailed specifications of the WD My Passport Wireless SSD. Specifications But while a direct USB connection is massively faster, it does restrict the drive to being accessed by one device at a time; ideal if you’re simply dumping a load of data to or from it, but in effect no different to a basic portable hard disk. The benefit of connecting to the My Passport Wireless SSD over Wifi is being able to treat the drive like a wireless NAS, a storage volume accessible by multiple devices simultaneously. In addition, without the RAW file to edit on my iPad, I’d not be able to make effective edits to white balance, nor really dig into the file’s data. JPGs are fine for a simple mobile edit, but without the RAW, you’re limiting yourself.

As this list of best wireless drives shows, there are no shortage of options when it comes to deciding on which device is the best for you. Answer ID 7254: My Passport Wireless Pro & SSD: Camera Fails to Transfer Content when USB ConnectedThe web interface's glaring weakness is that there's no easy file access like there is on the mobile app. To access files on your computer, you'll have to mount your My Passport Wireless SSD as a network drive in Windows Explorer or in Finder on the Mac.

For everyone else, there’s a massive 6,400mAh battery built into the device. This lets the drive be used completely free of wires over 2.4GHz or 5GHz channels. When it’s wired up, however, don’t expect cutting-edge connection tech, as the My Passport Wireless Pro uses only USB Type-B to Type-A. Completely absent is the latest and greatest USB-C connection.For some reason, Western Digital only provided maximum read speed for the drive in its technical specifications, which was advertised at “up to 390 MB/sec”. I benchmarked the WD My Passport Wireless SSD using CrystalDiskMark and it turned out that the advertised speed is in fact pretty darn accurate – I was able to reach around 387.4 MB/sec of sequential read speed. Interestingly, the write speed was also pretty similar – I was able to get 384.9 MB/sec sequential write speed. You can see the results for yourself below: Above: Using the My Cloud Android app to browse a large folder of images from the Sony A7 III. Note the ARW RAW format of the A7 III was readable even though it’s not yet on WD’s compatibility list. Below the setup tabs you will find a nice summary of what’s going on in the device. The chart, along with the information to the right of it, will display how much content you are storing on the device, grouped by type. To the right of that, you will find a battery level indicator, below which WiFi information is also provided. Lastly, you will find the model of your device, along with the firmware on the bottom of this screen.