WD, a Western Digital company recently introduced My Passport® Pro, the first portable, Thunderbolt™-powered dual-drive solution. This truly mobile solution offers high performance and capacity for creative professionals and enthusiasts. For Mac systems, My Passport Pro delivers user-selectable RAID functionality to give high performance for the most demanding applications in the field. The drive is bus-powered without the need for power adapters or extra cables. My Passport Pro is available in 2 TB and 4 TB capacities. The device is strictly for professionals who need on the go super fast connectivity and promises a combination of speed and portability. Earlier this year, WD had launched the My Passport Wireless which allows one to transfer data without any cables. You can check the detailed review here.
The My Passport Pro Dual Drive is directly powered via the integrated Thunderbolt cable — a design unique to WD . The performance of My Passport Pro clocks in at speeds up to 233 MB/s which is truly path breaking. This extremely fast speed allows super-fast transfer, edit and backup capabilities which is what most professionals desire. Another key feature of My Passport Pro is its user-selectable RAID function, which lets users choose data striping (RAID 0) for high performance or mirroring (RAID 1) for data redundancy. Superior to both FireWire 800 and USB 3.0, the Thunderbolt technology of My Passport Pro makes video manipulation quick and easy—with the ability to copy a 22 GB high-definition video file in half the time typically required by a USB 3.0 drive working in RAID 0 format.
In terms of the design and buid, the WD My Passport Pro is made up of two 2.5-inch hard drives housed in a sleek aluminum enclosure, My Passport Pro is thoroughly shock-tested for extra durability to perform reliably when working on the go. My Passport Pro is available immediately and comes with a two-year limited regional warranty. We were able to find it on eBay and Amazon. Pricing for the 2 TB My Passport Pro is approximately Rs. 24,000 and the 4 TB model is approximately Rs. 33,000.
