WD Elements Portable 3.0 2.5" WDBUZG5000ABK 500 GB

Thoughtful body

External hard drives with high-speed USB 3.0 interface remain the most popular means of storing large amounts of data that do not fit on the internal drive of a laptop or PC. One of the most interesting options among inexpensive and reliable "outsiders" is WD Elements Portable 3.0.

The case of the drive is made of strong plastic, in which the front side is matte with a small edging, and the back is rougher, so that it does not slip on the surface of the table or in the hands. Outwardly, the disc looks quite restrained, not without originality. Connection to a computer is carried out using USB ports of the second and third versions.

Serious reserve

Inside the Elements Portable is a 500 GB HDD of the company's own production with a rotation speed of 5400 rpm, 8 MB of cache and decent read and write speeds. In the Crystaldiskmark test, the drive showed the same results at 108 MB / s for both reading and writing.

WD Security Data Protection System

Among the small bonuses, it is worth highlighting the Auto Local & Cloud Backup utility, which allows you to set up data backup, including making a copy to the Dropbox cloud service. And the WD Security app allows you to use hardware-based encryption to protect data on the drive or simply “password” it. As the saying goes, there is no such thing as too much caution. Also, the drive itself is initially formatted as a single volume with the NTFS file system, which ensures its compatibility with operating systems of the Windows family.