WD 3 TB My Passport Wireless Pro, Black

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Next is the USB 3 port, used for charging the device and to connect it directly to computers for the fastest data transfer speed.

This would have been a great solution, since it would have given the option to the end user on how they want to transport the device and what part(s) they want to take with them. There are three main ways to connect to the WD My Passport Wireless SSD: first, by wirelessly connecting your device direct to the drive’s own Wifi network, secondly, by connecting to the drive wirelessly via a shared access point (like a home or office access point), and third, by connecting a computer directly to the drive using a USB 3 cable. Keep in mind that the same four LED lights on the top left side of the unit that are used to check the charge progress are also used during the SD card backup process.

When I had lots of images in a folder including many similar-looking ones, I often found it hard to pinpoint the exact one I was looking for, switching back and forth between thumbnail and full-screen views.

I'd considered Gnarbox but the company was in trouble earlier in the year and it's not clear where they stand now. To reach the benchmark numbers provided below, you will need to plug the included USB cable into the device (with the micro USB 3. This made navigating through large folders of images so much easier, and the app overall felt more confident and responsive, generating thumbnails quickly and making it easy to save them onto the device for subsequent posting or sharing. Within here you’ll find folders labeled by date, and within these, folders labeled by time, and finally within those, a folder with the card identification name which itself contains the actual backup itself.There’s LaCie’s DJI Copilot hard drive, not to mention Kickstarter projects like the Gnarbox, currently gearing-up to launch its version 2 model by the end of 2018. However, if you do insist on going this route by mapping the device over the network, you will need to install the SMB 1. WD isn’t the only company to offer self-contained storage solutions designed to operate without a laptop. Above: The WD My Passport SSD shares the same square case design as its disk-based predecessors, although is now supplied with a rubber bumper sleeve which fits snugly around the corners and provides some protection against knocks and falls.

Initially I was worried that the My Passport Wireless SSD was a solution for a problem that didn’t exist, but the more I used it, the more I found that it can actually complement what many of us do already. In truth a pair of pants can weigh more than a laptop, so one fewer makes room, though I usually have no trouble with room in the photo backpack I carry on board as my “personal item”. But if you can see yourself exploiting the standalone capabilities of the My Passport Wireless SSD for backing-up SD cards in the field and wirelessly sharing its contents, then it’s a product I can recommend.Using an integrated 6,400 mAh power bank, you get the perfect travel partner to keep your devices running. Each bar represents roughly 25%, so if you see three bars light up and the fourth one flashing, it means that the charge is currently above 75%. Once your device is connected to the drive’s Wifi access point, follow the instructions in the WD My Cloud app or via the web interface on a browser pointed to the drive’s default IP address.