--- title: Western Digital My Passport Pro date: 2014-04-28 09:20:11 permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2014/04/28/western-digital-my-passport-pro/ author: Lester Chan categories: - Storage tags: - hard drive - My Passport - My Passport Pro - portable hard drive - RAID - Thunderbolt - Western Digital --- [Western Digital My Passport Pro](http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=1240) was announced last month on the 31st March 2014. It is the first portable, Thunderbolt-powered dual-drive with integrated Thunderbolt cable. Because it is powered by Thunderbolt, you do not need a separate power source. It is meant to be used with a Mac and hence it will come pre-formatted with HFS+ J. And of course, you can expect it to work with Apple Time Machine. The internals consist of two 2.5-inch hard drives housed in a sleek aluminium enclosure and it is thoroughly shock-tested for extra durability to perform reliably when working on the go. Because it has two hard drives, you can configure it to be RAID 0, RAID 1 or JBOD. It measures 143.4mm (length) x 88.5mm (width) x 44.2mm (height) and weighs 718g. It is available in two sizes, the 2TB will be retailing for **S$499** and the 4TB will be retailing for **S$699**. [![Western Digital My Passport Pro - Box Front](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/13693106115_784431473d_c.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Box Front")](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/13693106115_ed8731c1b7_o.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Box Front") [![Western Digital My Passport Pro - Box Back](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7415/13693105865_49b8fa6426_c.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Box Back")](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7415/13693105865_7c93e731c2_o.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Box Back") [![Western Digital My Passport Pro - Box](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7426/13693131693_19867e23f5_c.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Box")](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7426/13693131693_621c9e3a1e_o.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Box") [![Western Digital My Passport Pro - Box Internal](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7324/13693105825_ef7f177f70_c.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Box Internal")](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7324/13693105825_2af97a38d2_o.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Box Internal") [![Western Digital My Passport Pro - Box Open](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7254/13693132353_33f654a6a2_c.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Box Open")](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7254/13693132353_6910820e08_o.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Box Open") [![Western Digital My Passport Pro - Box Open](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2880/13693132213_ef8827b3d7_c.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Box Open")](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2880/13693132213_179ae1d727_o.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Box Open") [![Western Digital My Passport Pro - Box Contents](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/13693449994_e71ee8138c_c.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Box Contents")](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/13693449994_9c73b4f81d_o.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Box Contents") [![Western Digital My Passport Pro - Top](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7374/13693105205_a14aff6c2f_c.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Top")](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7374/13693105205_c201526dcb_o.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Top") [![Western Digital My Passport Pro - Bottom](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2885/13693132023_e8ed8c5a64_c.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Bottom")](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2885/13693132023_a59316ca1b_o.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Bottom") [![Western Digital My Passport Pro - Side](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7428/13693104365_23a8ddd0b2_c.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Side")](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7428/13693104365_a487986434_o.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Side") [![Western Digital My Passport Pro - Integrated Thunderbolt Cable](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2880/13693130993_c19a8be746_c.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Integrated Thunderbolt Cable")](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2880/13693130993_2c92415a30_o.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Integrated Thunderbolt Cable") [![Western Digital My Passport Pro - Integrated Thunderbolt Cable Holder](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2885/13693131313_243373a415_c.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Integrated Thunderbolt Cable Holder")](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2885/13693131313_ef1168fb51_o.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Integrated Thunderbolt Cable Holder") [![Western Digital My Passport Pro - With Western Digital My Passport Essential SE](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/13695446123_b922996450_c.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - With Western Digital My Passport Essential SE")](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/13695446123_e92ec1f14c_o.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - With Western Digital My Passport Essential SE") [![Western Digital My Passport Pro - With Western Digital My Passport Essential SE](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7137/13695414025_2b91d0a281_c.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - With Western Digital My Passport Essential SE")](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7137/13695414025_d0778dcda7_o.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - With Western Digital My Passport Essential SE") [![Western Digital My Passport Pro - Indicator Light](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2877/13695766004_bec8d9b20d_c.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Indicator Light")](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2877/13695766004_1692498092_o.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro - Indicator Light") On paper, Western Digital claims it can go up to 233MB/s for both read and write speed. I tested the speed using [Blackmagic Disk Speed Test](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blackmagic-disk-speed-test/id425264550?mt=12) and I got pretty close. For RAID 0, I got about 198.6MB/s for write and 205.8MB/s for read. For RAID 1, I got 100.4MB/s for write and 103.3MB/s for read. In contract with USB 3.0 on my [Western Digital My Passport Essential SE](https://lesterchan.net/blog/2010/11/26/western-digital-my-passport-essential-se-usb-3-0/), I got about 58MB/s for both read and write. [![RAID 1 - Disk Speed Test](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2900/13693784964_e74f137855_c.jpg "RAID 1 - Disk Speed Test")](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2900/13693784964_97c32ab905_o.png "RAID 1 - Disk Speed Test") [![RAID 0 - Disk Speed Test](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3691/13693466243_3712638e64_c.jpg "RAID 0 - Disk Speed Test")](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3691/13693466243_d8e5f2cd35_o.png "RAID 0 - Disk Speed Test") [![USB 3.0 - Disk Speed Test](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3783/13695460355_ecd673665e_c.jpg "USB 3.0 - Disk Speed Test")](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3783/13695460355_678cc1cc37_o.png "USB 3.0 - Disk Speed Test") [![WD Utilities](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3793/13693439535_2dc87f5dbc_o.png "WD Utilities")](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3793/13693439535_2dc87f5dbc_o.png "WD Utilities") [![Western Digital My Passport Pro](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7440/13693131763_5b70e9b8e4_c.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro")](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7440/13693131763_7ff6197192_o.jpg "Western Digital My Passport Pro")