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WD My Passport, Works with USB-C (4TB) vs LaCie Mobile Drive (2022) 5TB

Our pick

LaCie Mobile Drive (2022) 5TB

Portable Hard Drives

Why this one

Its 5TB capacity suits a large portable file collection, with an included USB-C cable, exFAT formatting and recovery support; check your devices’ file-system support before using it.¹²

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What WD My Passport, Works with USB-C (4TB) offers

Choose this My Passport 4TB for a portable file archive that needs that capacity. Its stated weight is 210 g.³ It arrives formatted exFAT with a Micro-USB-to-USB-A cable and USB-C adapter. Check file-system support and the host connection on your computers.³⁴

2 models / at a glance

Key differences

Every specification ↗

WD My Passport, Works with USB-C (4TB)

Storage capacity · TB4 TB³Higher preferred ↑

Weight · g210 g³Lower preferred ↓

LaCie Mobile Drive (2022) 5TB

Storage capacity · TB5 TB¹Higher preferred ↑

Weight · g300 g²Lower preferred ↓

What differs

Specification	WD My Passport, Works with USB-C (4TB)	LaCie Mobile Drive (2022) 5TB
Storage capacity	4 TB³	5 TB¹
Connector type	Micro USB b³	USB-C¹
Weight	210 g³	300 g²

More details

Specification	WD My Passport, Works with USB-C (4TB)	LaCie Mobile Drive (2022) 5TB
Read speed	Not published	130 MB/s²
Hardware encryption	Yes³	Not published
Backup software included	Yes³	Yes⁵
Warranty	3 years³	3 years⁵

WD My Passport, Works with USB-C (4TB) vs LaCie Mobile Drive (2022) 5TB

LaCie Mobile Drive (2022) 5TB

Why this one

What WD My Passport, Works with USB-C (4TB) offers

Key differences

WD My Passport, Works with USB-C (4TB)

LaCie Mobile Drive (2022) 5TB

What differs

More details

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