WD My Passport Edge review: Solid USB 3.0 hard drive for mobile users

The WD My Passport Edge isn't exactly thin enough to cut anything, but it's indeed noticeably thinner and more compact than most other portable drives on the market, and it's also very good-looking.

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WD My Passport Edge

The Good

The <b>WD My Passport Edge</b> is compact, and offers fast USB 3.0 performance as well as useful software.

The Bad

The My Passport Edge is comparatively more expensive than other drives of the same capacity.

The Bottom Line

Thanks to its compact physical size and bundled software, the WD My Passport Edge is a very good companion for mobile users.

The new portable drive is based on an ultrathin internal drive, and currently comes with just one capacity of 500GB. Supporting USB 3.0 (USB 2.0-compatible), the Edge offered fast performance in my testing and didn't get hot at all, despite its compact size.

The new My Passport Edge isn't the thinnest portable drive on the market; the Seagate GoFlex Slim is about 0.15 inch thinner. For this reason, at the current street price of $110, the new Edge doesn't really edge out the Slim, which costs just $80 and offers the same storage space.

Personally, however, I prefer the included software that WD has for the My Passport. If you're looking for a cool way to back things up and keep data secure while on the go, the WD My Passport Edge still makes for a very decent investment.