A solid pocket hard drive, the WD My Passport Essential SE is fast and capacious. If you have a need for 1TB of portable storage that's future-proofed, get this drive.
Read the full review →
82
90-Day Price History
Critic reviews
sort by
Western Digital includes some excellent utilities with its My Passport Essential external hard drive. That said, its poor transfer times and flimsy case make the $109 asking price hard to stomach.
Read the full review →Compact and impressively fast, the Western Digital My Passport Essential SE is an ideal mass storage device for media fans on the go. That said, you will need access to a USB 3.0–capable computer to make the most of this hard drive.
Read the full review →The Western Digital My Passport series continues to offer solid value for people who need a portable hard drive. The latest version keeps things simple and offers the benefit of USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 functionality. That said, the My Passport Essential isn't the fastest USB 3.0 hard drive on the market...
Read the full review →Whether you are looking for a high capacity portable drive that is easy to install, configure and is high on accessories like most consumers, or looking for a high speed portable drive to keep you on the go, the Western Digital My Essential SE is a solid choice.
Read the full review →
Flavio
The software that comes with it is just a crap. They should remake that Smartware thing and put a real working backup solution.
Read the full review →
psiangel7
grate little drive the software sucks but u don't have to use it, @ the end of the day its a 1TB drive u can fit in your pocket with usb 3.0.
Read the full review →
joonbug
I bought my computer 5 years ago and at the time I thought 160GB (custom made Windows XP) would be more than necessary, as my iTunes library grew and as I started audio/video & podcast production hard drive space came at a premium especially since I bought a Samsung HMX H106 HD camera, this...
Read the full review →
How it stacks up
Instantly compare the Western Digital My Passport Essential SE side by side with some of the top devices on gdgt!
Compare these-
Western Digital My Passport Essential SE 82 from $79 -
Western Digital My Passport 83 from $59 -
Seagate Backup Plus Portable 85 from $89 -
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk v2 87 from $105 -
Seagate Wireless Plus 83 from $192
Other Western Digital external hard drives
-
Western Digital My Passport 83 from $59 -
Western Digital WD Elements Desktop from $74 -
Western Digital WD Elements from $118 -
Western Digital My Passport Essentials SE 2nd-gen -
Western Digital My Passport Essential from $59
Don't forget to check out these other devices by Western Digital, you might find something good!