The tech accessory you didn’t know you needed

No, it is not a phone, or a computer, or a tablet. It’s a piece of plastic, glass, and cable bought off Amazon for $60.

It’s the external hard drive.

My favorite is the WD My Passport Ultra. This is because it’s small, portable, and discreet. It also has the cheapest price of any external drive of a decent quality. I’ve tried many other hard drives, but this one comes out on top. For starters, it’s the quietest (spinning) drive I’ve ever owned.

I compared it to the other hard drive on my desk while I was writing this – the Toshiba 1 TB drive. I used Blackmagic to do all of my tests, using the same cable for both tests.

Write speed of the Toshiba: 80.6 MBPS

Write speed of the WD: 92.1 MBPS

Read speed of the Toshiba: 95.9 MBPS

Read speed of the WD: 98.6 MBPS

 

As you can see, the speeds on the WD drive are much faster and thus makes for a more responsive drive.

What’s your favorite tech accessory? Let me know in the comments below!

(Note: This was not a sponsored product review, but if WD wants to send me a free one I’d be open to the idea 😉

Jordan Bruce

About Jordan Bruce

My name is Jordan Bruce, and I'm a rising junior at Falmouth High School. In the past 6 months, I've received qualifications for troubleshooting and servicing Mac computers, iOS devices, and all Windows computers.