It's also a heck of a lot easier to use than older external HDDs as well. It does, at least, come with a three-year warranty (the same as what you get with the Samsung T5 and WD My Passport), so at least you get some peace of mind for those first few years. I'd still be conscious of it if I had it in my bag, for example, and I'd be worried that every knock or accidental shoulder barge was going to harm it somehow. The Black P10 does help to mitigate those fears a bit with its rugged-looking design and tough metal exterior, but when WD makes no mention of whether it's got any kind of shock or drop resistance, for example (either on the box, its product page or its specs sheet), I wouldn't be surprised if part of its shipping container-esque looks is largely for show. Trust me, RPS vid bud Matthew has broken so many external HDDs going to and from work over the years that our house could almost double up as a HDD graveyard. SSDs don't have any moving parts like HDDs do, so there's much less that can go wrong if you happen to drop it, bash it against your desk, or are just generally a bit rough with it when you're transporting it from A to B. I must admit, part of the appeal of external SSDs is that they're much less likely to break after being carted about in a bag for any length of time. Indeed, why spend £269 / $300 on a 2TB Samsung T5 when you could pay a fraction of that price and get the £88 / $80 2TB Black P10 instead? Or the 5TB model for £144 / $150? Yes, its read and write times are a heck of a lot slower, but when it comes to value for money, WD's Black P10 really does have it nailed. That's why external HDDs like WD's new Black P10 drive are still vital bits of kit for those who regularly deal with large files on the go or, in my case, need to back up lots of games so they don't clog up my PC's internal drives.
They're just too darn expensive for most of us, especially if you're after an external SSD like our Samsung's T5 or its very close rival, the WD's My Passport.
Wd passport ultra vs elements windows#
We can often justify the latter if we're getting a small, internal drive for installing things like Windows or a couple of games on, but once you're into the realms of 2TB and above in SSD land, you're going to need to start handing over a few body parts in addition those buckets of cold hard cash. Hard disk drives (or HDDs) are slow but cheap.
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