Reddit reviews WD 2TB Black My Passport  Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBYFT0020BBK-WESN

Friends don't let friends buy seagate...

Pay a few bucks more and get a Western Digital drive like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Passport-Portable-External-Drive/dp/B01LQQHF2W/ref=dp_ob_title_ce

These probably will go cheaper on or near black friday too, unless something is a killer deal I would not jump on it right now, I got that western digital drive (2015 version) not long ago (a few months back) for $69 from newegg.

Don't mean to bash but WD has a way lower failure rate than Seagate does.

I know it’s nothing special, but this is my macsetup! I work primarily on video editing projects, some Photoshopping, with some Wordpress website building sprinkled in there. But this setup is used mostly for generic browsing, YouTube/Netflix, and Plex server hosting.


So this is my setup that I’ve built over the course of 4 years.

• Monitor - ASUS Designo MX279H 27”
  
• Wallpapers - Reddit user u/aenami
  
• Computer - Apple 13” Retina MacBook Pro (Late 2013), 4GB RAM, 128 GB SSD
  
• Computer Stand - twelvesouth HiRise for MacBook
  
• Desk mat - PRÖJS from IKEA
  
• Keyboard - Apple Magic Keyboard (AA battery version)
  
• Mouse - Logitech MX Master Wireless Mouse
  
• Tablet - Apple iPad Air 2, 64 GB, Gold
  
• Tablet Stand - Griffin A-Frame
  
• Phone - Apple iPhone 6, 64 GB, Space Grey
  
• Phone Stand - Twelve South HiRise for iPhone/iPad
  
• Speakers - M-Audio AV32
  
• Headphones - Audio-Technica ATH-M50x
  
• USB Power Hub - Not sure exactly what brand it is, but it’s similar to this one.
  
• USB Data Hub - Anker USB 3.0 7-Port Hub
  
• WD easystore 8TB (Not pictured)
  
• 2x - Western Digital 4TB My Book
  
• 2x - Western Digital 2TB My Passport
  Hard Drive Toaster - StarTech.com HDD Docking Station
  
• UPS - APC Back-UPS Pro 1500VA UPS (Not pictured)
  
  
  Little sumo man was a gift from a friend. Custom R2-series astromech droid was purchased a trip to Disney Paris. And I name my external hard drives after characters in movies and TV shows that I enjoy.
  
  
  Let me know if you have any questions!

WD is a reputable brand. This one's pretty cheap and works great. I have one plugged into my Ps4

2TB WD is currently $74.75 on Amazon and $79.99 at Best Buy, B&H,
Newegg and Office Depot.

Seagate has the highest failure rate of all major HDD manufacturers. I would consider a comparable Western Digital instead. Looks like they're out of stock on the 2 TB for a couple more days, but they have other sizes in stock, and it comes in a multitude of colors.

I got this and its been working great. It's a external hd which idk if you can just pop it out of the case and throw it in.
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Passport-Portable-External-Drive/dp/B01LQQHF2W/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1511631481&sr=1-2&keywords=WD+2TB+Black+My+Passport

Sorry. $75 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01LQQHF2W/ref=dp_ob_neva_mobile

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01LQQHF2W/ref=mp_s_a_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492786593&sr=8-1-spell&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=2+tb+wd+passpodt

This one?

I have a couple of Western Digital My Passport drives that I use for movies and such. I would recommend buying one exclusively for Time Machine and using that to back up. Then buy one for your other random stuff. Time Machine doesn't like sharing drives, although you can if you partition it. But the drives are so inexpensive that it's easier to just buy one exclusive drive for it. Mine are 2TB and cost around $80-90:

WD 2TB Black My Passport for Mac Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBCGL0020BSL-NESN https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WJOVCOS/

WD 2TB Black My Passport for Mac Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBP6A0020BBK-WESN https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LQQH8E2/

Those are preformatted for macOS. You can buy the regular one too, but at least for Time Machine you would want to reformat it if you did that. If you are sharing between a Mac and PC, you would want the non Mac version:

WD 2TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBU6Y0020BBK-WESN https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D0L5BH8/

WD 2TB Black USB 3.0 My Passport Portable External Hard Drive (WDBYFT0020BBK-WESN) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LQQHF2W/


You will also need USB-C to USB Micro-B adapters for them. I have these and they work great:

CableCreation USB 3.1 Type C (USB-C) to USB 3.0 Micro-B Cable, Micro USB 3.1 USB-C for Apple The Macbook, Chromebook Pixel and More, 1ft/0.3M in Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B012V56992/

This??

WD 2TB Black My Passport  Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBYFT0020BBK-WESN https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LQQHF2W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Fr9kDb1T60V38

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LQQHF2W

Go for 4TB.

Yup! I got that brand for my PS4. It's actually on sale right now at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LQQHF2W/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01LQQHF2W/ref=psdcmw_595048_t3_B00D0L5BH8 this is the one I have. You can plug it in and format it from the ps4.

This one is $69 for 2 TB. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01LQQHF2W/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1522989539&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=external%2Bhard%2Bdrive&dpPl=1&dpID=41u14pVvuiL&ref=plSrch&th=1&psc=1

I have no issues loading games from my 3TB external. Plus you can choose to have some games on your internal and the rest on the external

WD 2TB Black My Passport  Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBYFT0020BBK-WESN https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LQQHF2W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_t0JIzbCQ34VWS

I've been using this: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Passport-Portable-External-WDBYFT0020BBK-WESN/dp/B01LQQHF2W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491895917&sr=8-1&keywords=wd+passport+2tb

Connect it when you want to play a game that's on it, disconnect it formally when you're not going to use it anymore (hold ps button, stop using external, then unplug). I've played Dark Souls 3, Nioh, and several other games on it with no performance issues. Initial loading/booting up the games seem slightly longer but nothing huge. And regarding in game loading times if they are longer it is not noticeable. Multiplayer has also been fine (SFV, DS3, BB, Nioh).


You can also read through this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/5y8lr6/ps4_external_hdd_tipsinfomegathread/

And this for moving games from internal to external: https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/5yel9x/how_to_move_existing_applications_games_to_an/

I bought a 2tb Western Digital My Passport from Walmart for $69. I have all my games installed to it other than Horizon (it has something like 1.6 tb of content installed on it) and everything runs fine. https://www.amazon.com/Black-Passport-Portable-External-Drive/dp/B01LQQHF2W

Any USB 3.0 PC compatible external hard drive should work fine. I've seen some labeled for Mac computers and I might stay away from those (though I suspect they're just formatted differently).

I bought a Western Digital My Passport 2TB drive for my Pro a few months ago and it works great. Link for Amazon page so you can see the model is below:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LQQHF2W/ref=twister_B073BYZKJ8?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I would say an SSD would be best as they don't have any moving parts and can take a beating.
Also found this site with video sizes if that could help.
https://www.digitalrebellion.com/webapps/videocalc
--Edit--
found this https://www.amazon.com/Black-Passport-Portable-External-Drive/dp/B01LQQHF2W?tag=georiot-pcg-21&ascsubtag=hawk-332481241-20