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• WD My Passport Wireless Pro ( )​ Although the original WD My Passport Wireless was groundbreaking for my photography, it had a number of shortcomings that are typical and expected from a new product. My primary complaint was the speed of the drive or, to be more accurate, the lack of it. First, after pressing the Power button, it takes forever for the drive to boot before it becomes fully functional. Second, the process of automatically transferring photos from an SD card to the drive is painfully slow.

At the same time, I have to admit that the drive’s slow speed did not affect my photography because I am rarely pressed with time during my travels. I treated the drive’s lack of speed as an annoyance rather than a design flaw. I expected WD to address the issue in the second iteration. I was happy in 2016 when WD purchased SanDisk to address the lack of solid state memory technologies.

I was certain that the second iteration of the WD My Passport Wireless would have a solid state drive (SSD) replacing the spinning hard drive, which makes it more compact and more reliable with a longer battery life. I was ready to pay extra for such a drive. But, WD took a very unexpected direction with the second edition of the WD My Passport Wireless by adding PRO to the name of the drive. What does that mean? WD My Passport Wireless (left), WD My Passport Wireless Pro (right) My Passport Wireless Pro First, let me say that WD addressed most of the shortcomings of the original edition. The speed drastically improved with the Pro. The startup time is much faster.

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After replacing a USB 2.0 SD card reader with a USB 3.0 version, the file transfer speed increased by a factor of nearly 3. It is definitely faster.

After upgrading the battery capacity from 3400 mAh to 6400 mAh, the battery life doubled. Now, you can even use the drive as a battery bank to charge various mobile devices using a USB cable. At the same time, the new Pro edition comes with unexpected and puzzling features. It still has a spinning hard drive, which was not replaced with a solid state drive (SSD, nor was there an SSD option. But, what was most surprising is that WD increased the weight and size of the drive. It is now almost twice its size and heavier. This is something I did not expect—I was hoping for a size and weight reduction!

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After I went through the drive specifications and saw that WD added support for a Plex Media Streaming Server, I realized that the second edition of the drive was not designed with travelers and photographers in mind. Do not get me wrong, the WD My Passport Wireless Pro is still the central piece of my travel photography and I use it on a daily basis during my travels. I recognize that, for driving trips, the size of the drive is not critical but it does increase the weight and size of my photography bag. It’s bigger size only becomes an issue for longer hiking trips.

Now, I’m waiting for the third edition of the drive with the hopes it will have an SSD option. ​ My Passport Wireles My Passport Wireles PRO Drive Capacity 500Mb, 1TB, 2TB 1TB, 2TB, 3TB Hard Drive Speed 5,400RPM 5,400RPM Memory 512 MB 512 MB Battery Capacity 3400 mAh 6400 mAh Battery Life up to 5 hrs up to 11 hrs SD Card Reader USB 2.0 USB 3.0 Transfer Speed (SD Reader) 25 MB/sec 70 MB/sec Weight 250 g (8.8 oz) 446 g (15.7 oz) Width 86 mm (3.4 ') 126 mm (5') Length 126 mm (5') 126 mm (5') Height 24 mm (0.94') 22 mm (0.86') The Positives • The initial setup process is streamlined. The simple sticker on the top of the drive with the Wi-Fi password made a huge difference. • Long battery life (up to 11 hours) • Backup photos from any type of memory card using external memory card readers (USB 2.0 only) • Ability to charge external devices using the drive as a battery bank. • Fast file transfer when using the built-in USB 3.0 SD card reader. Negatives • Uninspiring design • Too big and too heavy • No SSD version • There is still no way to preview RAW images using the MyCloud app Extra Observation If you check WD My Passport Wireless Pro on Amazon, you can see it does not have stellar reviews. The average star rating is only 3.4.

But if you dig deeper, you can see that the majority of complaints are related to conflicts with Plex Media Server and not related to the reliability of drive itself and SD card transfer. Not surprisingly, that on B&H Photo store the drive is listed as a Top Seller with the much better reviews.

Conclusion The new edition of WD My Passport Wireless Pro comes with the wide range of positive features and improvements. The speed, reliability and longer battery life contribute to much-improved travel photography workflow, making it more reliable and simple. But the completed change of the original design, increase in size and weight might negatively impact travel experience for some photographers.